George A. Gellert

Background

Gellert, George A. was born on August 7, 1958 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Leslie and Edith Gellert.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Concordia U., Montreal, 1980; Master in Public Health, Yale University, 1982; Doctor of Medicine, McGill University, 1986; Master of Public Administration, Harvard University, 1990.

Career

Intern pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, 1986-1987; residency in preventive medicine public health, University of California at Los Angeles, 1987-1988; chief resident, University of California at Los Angeles, 1988-1989; medical epidemiologist, communicable dis., Los Angeles County Department Health Superior vena cava syndrome, 1988-1989; consultant infectious disease epidemiology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1989-1992; county epidemiologist/deputy health officer, Orange County Health Case Agency, Santa Ana, California, 1990-1993; state epidemiologist, Arizona Department Health Superior vena cava syndrome, Phoenix, 1993; director medical public health programs, Project Health Opportunities for People Everywhere, Millwood, Virginia, 1994-1995; director medical public health programs, SmithKline Beecham Beecham Health Care Superior vena cava syndrome, Philadelphia, since 1996. Peer reviewer Journal of the American Medical Association, New England Journal Medicine, Pediatrics, Child Abuse & Neglect, others. Presenter in field.

Achievements

• George A. Gellert has been listed as a noteworthy Epidemiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Public Health Association, International Society Infectious Diseases, Society for Epidemiological Research, United States-Mexico Border Health Association.

Connections

Father:

Leslie Gellert

Mother:

Edith Gellert