Dr. Mathuram Santosham

Director, Health Systems Program

Director, Center for American Indian Health

Professor, International Health and Pediatrics

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Dr. Mathuram Santosham is the Director of the Center for American Indian Health at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, where he also serves as international health professor in the Department of Pediatrics.

Dr. Santosham is an expert in oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and childhood vaccines. He has conducted numerous vaccine trials for rotavirus, H. influenzae type b (Hib), and pneumococcal vaccines in Asia and among American Indian populations. Dr. Santosham serves on national and international committees on infant vaccines and ORT. He has acted as consultant for international agencies including the World Health Organization, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United Nations Children's Fund. He has served as a child survival consultant in over 30 countries.

Dr. Santosham is a member of the Executive Committee of the Hib Initiative, an effort funded by the GAVI Alliance to promote the integration of the Hib vaccine into immunization programs around the world. Dr. Santosham has written over 200 articles in peer reviewed journals and serves as a reviewer for several international medical journals. Dr. Santosham is the recipient of the prestigious Thrasher Research Award for Excellence in Research. He was also nominated as Ambassador for Research America in January 09.