Tomás Aragón, M.D., Dr.P.H.
Director, Center for Infectious Diseases & Emergency Readiness
PHONE: (510) 643-4935
FAX: (510) 643-4926
LOCATION: 1918 University Avenue, 4th Floor
E-MAIL: aragon@berkeley.edu
WEBSITES: Center for Infectious Diseases & Emergency Readiness, medepi.com
Courses
- PH 251D: Applied Epidemiology Using R (Fall)
- PH 253B: Epidemiology & Control of Infectious Diseases (Spring)
- PH 257B: Public Health Preparedness & Emergency Response (Fall)
Research Interests
- Epidemiology & control of infectious diseases
- Public health emergency preparedness
- Epidemiologic methods & computing
- Community & Population health
Publications
Aragón TJ, Lichtensztajn DY, Katcher BS, Reiter R, Katz MH. Calculating expected years of life lost for assessing local ethnic disparities in causes of premature death. BMC Public Health. 2008;8:116.
Aragón TJ, Vugia DJ, Shallow S, Samuel MC, Reingold A, Angulo FJ, Bradford WZ. Case-control study of shigellosis in San Francisco: the role of sexual transmission and HIV infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2007;44(3):327-34. PMID: 17205436. See commentary: Daskalakis DC, Blaser MJ. Another perfect storm: Shigella, men who have sex with men, and HIV. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Feb 1;44(3):327-34. PMID: 17205437
Porco TC, Holbrook KA, Fernyak SE, Portnoy DL, Reiter R,Aragón TJ. Logistics of community smallpox control through contact tracing and ring vaccination: a stochastic network model. BMC Public Health. 2004;4:34. PMID: 15298713
Aragón TJ, Fernyak SE. The risks and benefits of pre-event smallpox vaccination: where you stand depends on where you sit. Ann Emerg Med. 2003;42(5):681-4. Review. PMID: 14581921
Aragón TJ, Ulrich S, Fernyak S, Rutherford GW. Risks of seriouscomplications and death from smallpox vaccination: A systematic review of the United States experience, 1963-1968. BMC Public Health. 2003;3:26. PMID: 12911836
Aragón TJ, Novotny S, Enanoria W, Vugia DJ, Khalakdina A, Katz MH. Endemic cryptosporidiosis and exposure to municipal tap water in persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): a case-control study. BMC Public Health. 2003;3:2. PMID: 12515584
Porco TC, Aragón TJ, Fernyak SE, Cody SH, Vugia DJ, Katz MH, Bangsberg DR. Risk of infection from needle reuse at a phlebotomy center. Am J Public Health. 2001;91(4):636-8. PMID: 11291380
Aragón TJ, Fernyak S, Reiter R. Risk of the hemolytic-uremic syndrome after antibiotic treatment of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections. N Engl J Med. 2000;343(17):1271-2. PMID: 11183357
Other Interests
- Youth soccer coach
- Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Profile Updated: August 21, 2009