Dr. Julie Gaither

Biography

Julie R. Gaither is an Assistant Professor at the Yale School of Medicine, specializing in General Pediatrics and Chronic Disease Epidemiology. She completed her PhD in Epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health in 2015 and also holds an MPH from Boston University. Dr. Gaither's research primarily focuses on the impact of the opioid crisis on vulnerable populations, a pursuit she began over a decade ago as part of her dissertation research. Her influential work has included studies on opioid prescribing practices and all-cause mortality among U.S. veterans, as well as national publications on pediatric opioid poisonings. Dr. Gaither has published 56 papers in peer-reviewed journals, supported by notable funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Center for Advancing Translational Science, and others. She is currently involved in various projects that bridge adult medicine and pediatrics, aiming to shed light on pediatric deaths related to opioids. In her academic career, she has collaborated frequently with other researchers, contributing significantly to the field of public health and epidemiology.

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