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Moyses Szklo, M.D., M.P.H.

Moyses Szklo, M.D., M.P.H.

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  • Joint Appointment in Medicine

Background

Dr. Moyses Szklo is a native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He received his MD degree from the State University of Rio de Janeiro and his master’s and doctoral degrees from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine (Cardiology) at the Johns Hopkins University, Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Epidemiology, and director of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Summer Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. He has published more than 300 peer reviewed papers. He has been recipient of several awards, including the NIH Robert Gordon Lectureship Award and the title of “Commander of the Brazilian Government” from the Brazilian Government. Dr. Szklo was principal investigator of two landmark studies of cardiovascular diseases, the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study and the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).  He is past President of the Society of Epidemiologic Research, and past Chair (Epidemiology Section) and honorary Vice-President of the American Public Health Association.  He is currently principal investigator of a population-wide study of 85,000 Brazilian adolescents (Study of Cardiovascular Risk in Adolescents, (Portuguese acronym, ERICA).  

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Titles

  • Joint Appointment in Medicine

Departments / Divisions

Research & Publications

Research Summary

Cardiovascular epidemiology in adults, cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents. Past principal investigator of the first cohort study to examine subclinical atherosclerosis (intimal-medial thickness of the carotid arteries), the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study and of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), which also included evaluation of coronary calcification and other markers of subclinical atherosclerosis. Principal investigator of a population-wide study in Brazil, the Study of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adolescents (Portuguese acronym, ERICA), which enrolled a random sample of about 80,000 individuals aged 12-17 years, almost half of which had blood samples drawn. 

Selected Publications

Szklo AS, Volchan E, Thrasher JF, Perez C, Szklo M, de Almeida LM. Do more graphic and aversive cigarette health warning labels affect Brazilian smokers' likelihood of quitting? Addict Behav. 2016;60:209-12.

Ogilvie RP, Redline S, Bertoni AG, Chen X, Ouyang P, Szklo M, Lutsey PL. Actigraphy Measured Sleep Indices and Adiposity: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Sleep. 2016 2016;39:1701-8

Ebong IA, Watson KE, Hairston KG, Carnethon MR, Ouyang P, Szklo M, Bertoni AG. Body fat distribution, menopausal hormone therapy and incident type 2 diabetes in postmenopausal women of the MESA study. Maturitas. 2016;91:147-52

Szklo AS, Volchan E, Thrasher JF, Perez C, Szklo M, de Almeida LM. Do more graphic and aversive cigarette health warning labels affect Brazilian smokers' likelihood of quitting? Addict Behav. 2016;60:209-12

Raffield LM, Agarwal S, Hsu FC, de Boer IH, Ix JH, Siscovick D, Szklo M, Burke GL, Frazier-Wood AC, Herrington DM. The association of calcium supplementation and incident cardiovascular events in the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2016;26:899-907

Academic Affiliations & Courses

Courses and Syllabi

  • Epidemiologic Methods for Clinical Research (main instructor)
    Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
  • Clinical Epidemiology (co-instructor)
    Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
  • Epidemiologic Methods in Evaluating Health Services, Bielefeld, Germany
  • Case-control studies, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Holland
  • Case-control studies, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Activities & Honors

Honors

  • Fellow, World Health Organization, 1968 - 1969
  • Institutional Fellow, Pan American Health Organization, 1971 - 1974
  • "Golden Apple Award," presented by the Student Assembly of The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, for excellence in teaching, 1979 - 1980
  • Member, Delta Omega Honorary Society, Alpha Chapter, The The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, 1980 - 1981
  • Fellow, American College of Epidemiology (elected), 1981 - 1982
  • Fellow, American Epidemiological Society (elected), 1983 - 1984
  • Fellow, American Heart Association, Council on Epidemiology (elected), 1984 - 1985
  • Visiting Scientist, National Research Council, Brazil, 1984 - 1985
  • Visiting Scientist, National Health Institute, Italy, 1984 - 1985
  • Visiting Scientist, Palermo University, Italy, 1984 - 1985
  • President, Society for Epidemiologic Research, 1989 - 1990
  • Visiting Scientist, National Health Institute, Italy, 1991 - 1992
  • Golden Apple Award presented by the Student Assembly of The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, for excellence in teaching, 1996 - 1997
  • Chairman, Epidemiology Section, American Public Health Association, 1997 - 1998
  • Member, Cardiorespiratory Council, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, 1997 - 1998
  • Honorary Vice-President for the U.S., American Public Health Association, 2001 - 2002
  • Ernest Lyman Stebbins Award for excellence in educational activities, Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, 2001 - 2002
  • Foreign member, Brazilian National Academy of Medicine (elected), 2002 - 2003
  • Abraham Lilienfeld Award conferred by the Epidemiology Section, American Public Health Association, for contributions to the teaching of Epidemiology, 2002 - 2003
  • Physician's Merit Medal from the Brazilian President, José Lula da Silva (Conferred the title “Commander of the Brazilian Government”), 2011 - 2012
  • Merit award, Surveillance Division, Brazilian Ministry of Health, 2012 - 2013
  • Brazilian Academy of Sciences (elected), 2013 - 2014
  • Cutter Lecture Speaker, Harvard University (invited), 2013 - 2014
  • Robert S. Gordon Lecture Speaker, NIH (invited), 2013 - 2014
  • John Cassel Lecture Speaker, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, 2015 - 2016
  • The Distinguished Alumnus Award, Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, 2016

Memberships

  • American Public Health Association
  • Society for Epidemiologic Research
  • American Epidemiological Society
  • American Heart Association
  • World Federation of Scientists
  • International Epidemiological Association
  • American College of Epidemiology

Professional Activities

  • Ad-hoc Committee on Aging
  • Ad-hoc Committee to Evaluate the Department of International Health
  • Advisory Committee on Cultural Affairs (2000-01)
  • Cardiorespiratory Council (2000-01)
  • Committee on Library Services (Chairman)
  • Committee on Admissions and Credentials, Department of Epidemiology
  • Faculty Assembly, Member-at-Large
  • MPH Academic Program Advisory Committee
  • Doctoral Programs Subcommittee (Chairman)
  • Delta Omega Membership Committee
  • Appointments & Promotions Committee
  • Patents and Licensing Committee
  • Search Committee for Dean of the School of Hygiene and Public Health
  • Committee to Review the Department of Population Dynamics (Chairman)
  • Curriculum Committee, Department of Epidemiology (Chairman)
  • Committee for Tenure Track Position, Cardiovascular Epidemiology Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health (Chairman)
  • Committee on Conflict of Interest (Chairman)
  • Committee on Comprehensive Examination, Department of Epidemiology (Chairman)
  • Committee on Honors and Awards (Chairman)
  • Faculty Executive Committee (Co-Chairman)

Videos & Media

Lectures and Presentations

  • 2013: Cutter Lecture Speaker
    Lecture
    Harvard University
  • 2013: Robert S. Gordon Lecture Speaker
    Lecture
    NIH
  • 2015: John Cassel Lecture Speaker
    Lecture
    University of North Carolina School of Public Health
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