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Eugene Richardson, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
617-432-1292

Dr. Richardson received his MD from Cornell University Medical College and his PhD in Anthropology from Stanford University. He completed residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine at Stanford University Medical Center.

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Address
641 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02115

Dr. Richardson previously served as the clinical lead for Partners In Health’s Ebola response in Kono District, Sierra Leone, where he continues to conduct research on the social epidemiology of Ebola virus disease and COVID-19. He also worked as a clinical case management consultant for the WHO’s Ebola riposte in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo. More recently, he was seconded to the Africa CDC to join their COVID-19 response. His overall focus is on biosocial approaches to epidemic disease prevention, containment, and treatment as well as the health effects of climate change. As part of these efforts, he is co-chair of the Walter and Patricia Rodney Commission on Reparations and co-chair of the Global Environmental Change Commission on Climate Justice.

SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence in Sierra Leone, March 2021: a cross-sectional, nationally representative, age-stratified serosurvey.
Authors: Authors: Barrie MB, Lakoh S, Kelly JD, Kanu JS, Squire J, Koroma Z, Bah S, Sankoh O, Brima A, Ansumana R, Goldberg SA, Chitre S, Osuagwu C, Maeda J, Barekye B, Numbere TW, Abdulaziz M, Mounts A, Blanton C, Singh T, Samai M, Vandi MA, Richardson ET.
medRxiv
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Reparations for Black American descendants of persons enslaved in the U.S. and their potential impact on SARS-CoV-2 transmission.
Authors: Authors: Richardson ET, Malik MM, Darity WA, Mullen AK, Morse ME, Malik M, Maybank A, Bassett MT, Farmer PE, Worden L, Jones JH.
Soc Sci Med
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Persistence and Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in an Immunocompromised Host.
Authors: Authors: Choi B, Choudhary MC, Regan J, Sparks JA, Padera RF, Qiu X, Solomon IH, Kuo HH, Boucau J, Bowman K, Adhikari UD, Winkler ML, Mueller AA, Hsu TY, Desjardins M, Baden LR, Chan BT, Walker BD, Lichterfeld M, Brigl M, Kwon DS, Kanjilal S, Richardson ET, Jonsson AH, Alter G, Barczak AK, Hanage WP, Yu XG, Gaiha GD, Seaman MS, Cernadas M, Li JZ.
N Engl J Med
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Literacy is power: structural drivers of child malnutrition in rural Liberia.
Authors: Authors: Kumeh OW, Fallah MP, Desai IK, Gilbert HN, Silverstein JB, Beste S, Beste J, Mukherjee JS, Richardson ET.
BMJ Nutr Prev Health
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Reparations for Black American Descendants of Persons Enslaved in the U.S. and Their Estimated Impact on SARS-CoV-2 Transmission.
Authors: Authors: Richardson ET, Malik MM, Darity WA, Mullen AK, Malik M, Benton A, Bassett MT, Farmer PE, Worden L, Jones JH.
medRxiv
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The impact of different types of violence on Ebola virus disease transmission during the 2018-2020 outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Authors: Authors: Kelly JD, Wannier SR, Sinai C, Moe CA, Hoff NA, Blumberg S, Selo B, Mossoko M, Chowell-Puente G, Jones JH, Okitolonda-Wemakoy E, Rutherford GW, Lietman TM, Muyembe-Tamfum JJ, Rimoin AW, Porco TC, Richardson ET.
J Infect Dis
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Pandemicity, COVID-19 and the limits of public health 'science'.
Authors: Authors: Richardson ET.
BMJ Glob Health
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Estimating the impact of violent events on transmission in Ebola virus disease outbreak, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2018-2019.
Authors: Authors: Wannier SR, Worden L, Hoff NA, Amezcua E, Selo B, Sinai C, Mossoko M, Njoloko B, Okitolonda-Wemakoy E, Mbala-Kingebeni P, Ahuka-Mundeke S, Muyembe-Tamfum JJ, Richardson ET, Rutherford GW, Jones JH, Lietman TM, Rimoin AW, Porco TC, Kelly JD.
Epidemics
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The genesis of the Ebola virus outbreak in west Africa.
Authors: Authors: Richardson ET, Fallah MP.
Lancet Infect Dis
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Ebola and the narrative of mistrust.
Authors: Authors: Richardson ET, McGinnis T, Frankfurter R.
BMJ Glob Health
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