José F. Cordero
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Gordhan L. Virginia B. “Jinx” Patel Distinguished Professor of Public Health
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Gordhan L. Virginia B. “Jinx” Patel Distinguished Professor of Public Health
Education
MD, University of Puerto Rico, 1973
MPH, Harvard University, 1979
BS, Biology, University of Puerto Rico, 1969
Areas of Expertise
Research: maternal and child health, environmental epidemiology, developmental disabilities, preterm births, Zika, Dengue
Teaching: maternal and child health epidemiology, field epidemiology, cohort studies, case-control studies
Honors, Awards, and Achievements
Sedgwick Memorial Medal for Distinguished Service, American Public Health Association, 2017
Josef Warkany Lecturer, Teratology Society, 2017
Leadership Award, March of Dimes, 2006
Lifetime Achievement Award, Fragile X Association, 2006
Special Recognition Award, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, 2006
John Snow Award, Epidemiology Section, American Public Health Association, 2006
The EP Maxwell J Schleifer Distinguished Service Award, Exceptional Parents, 2004
Surgeon General Exemplary Service Medal, Public Health Service, 2002, 2006
Secretary’s Award for Distinguished Services, Department of Health and Human Services, 2000
Meritorious Service Award, Public Health Service, 1993
Arthur S. Flemming Award, Outstanding Government Scientist, Washington, DC Downtown Jaycees, 1988
Affiliations
American Public Health Association
Teratology Society
American Academy of Pediatrics,
Society for Pediatric Research
American Pediatric Society
American Epidemiology Society
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Course Instruction
EPID 8100: Clinical Epidemiology
EPID 8120: Screening and Prevention
EPID 7410: Field Epidemiology
EPID 7010: Introduction to Epidemiology
Research Interests
Dr. Cordero’s research centers on examining the role of endocrine disruptors and oxidative stress on preterm births and neurodevelopment. He is conducting a large cohort of pregnant women in Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Testsite for Exploring Contamination Threats (PROTECT) and following up the children born to PROTECT mothers through the Center for Research of Early Childhood Exposure and Development in Puerto Rico (CRECE). He is also a member of the consortium called Zika in Pregnancy (ZIP) that is examining the risk of Zika infection to pregnant women and their babies.
