Sten Halvor Vermund

Background

Vermund, Sten Halvor was born on January 31, 1954 in Minneapolis. Son of Halvor and Karen Vermund.

Education

Bachelor, Stanford University, 1974; Doctor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1977; Master of Science, London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 1981; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1990.

Career

Intern, Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, 1977-1978; resident in pediatrics, Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, 1978-1980; assistant professor, Columbia University, New York City, 1982-1985; assistant professor, Albert Einstein College Medicine, Bronx, New York, 1985-1988; chief epidemiology branch division Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland., 1988-1992; chief vaccine trials and epidemiology branch division Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, 1992-1994; professor epidemiology, international health, medicine & pediatrics, U. Alabama, Birmingham, since 1994; department chairman epidemiology, director division geographic medicine, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1994-1998; senior scientist Comprehensive Cancer Center, U. Alabama, Birmingham, since 1994; associate director Center for Acuired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Research, U. Alabama, Birmingham, since 1994; president Gorgas Memorial Institute, U. Alabama, Birmingham, since 1995. Consultant New York City Department Environmental Protection, 1986-1988, Medical Board National Council Churches, New York City, 1984-1985, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, since 1989, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland., 1991-1994, National Institutes of Health, since 1994. Member Institute Medicine Panel on Perinatal Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, 1997-1998.

Achievements

• Sten Halvor Vermund has been listed as a noteworthy Infectious disease and epidemiology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of advisory board health research training program New York City Department Health, 1986-1988;member science advisory board World Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Foundation, 1994-1995. Fellow American Academy Pediatrics (secretary, founding member regional commission on homeless children 1986-1988), American College Epidemiology, Society Adolescent Medicine, Royal Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Infectious Disease Society American. Member APHA, International Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Society, International Epidemiologic Association, American Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Interests

• Avocations: hiking, tennis, violin, table tennis.

Connections

Married Pilar Vargas, April 8, 1978. Children: Julian, Gabriel.

Father:

Halvor Vermund

Mother:

Karen Vermund

Spouse:

Pilar Vargas

child:

Gabriel Vermund

child:

Julian Vermund