Stefan Baral
Assistant Scientist
Departmental Affiliation
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Epidemiology
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Primary
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- Key Populations
Departmental Address
615 N. Wolfe Street, Suite E7146
Baltimore, MD 21205
Research and Professional Experience
Stefan Baral is a physician epidemiologist who is a member of the faculty in the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Stefan completed his undergraduate education at McGill University, followed by graduate training in gene therapeutics and vaccine development at McMaster University, and medical education at Queen's University. He received certification by the Canadian Coucil of Family Physicians and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada with training at the University of Toronto in Family Medicine and Public Health Medicine, respectively.
Stefan has been involved with a series of global initiatives focused on HIV among key populations with the goal of being part of a team that rewrites the narrative of the epidemiology of HIV worldwide. HE has led projects with with the World Bank, amfAR MSM Initiative, Global Fund, UNDP, and UNFPA. Stefan has led data collection characterizing HIV epidemiology and associated risk factors for key populations in numerous countries in Southern, Eastern, and Western Africa including Malawi, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, Lesotho, Zambia, Guinea-Bissau, Swaziland, The Gambia, Zimbabwe as well as in parts of Asia. Stefan is also leading HIV Prevention projects funded by NIH, USAID, and others for key populations in several settings including Malawi, South Africa, Kenya, Senegal, and Nigeria. Stefan acts as Associate Director for key populations of the Center for Public Health and Human Rights.
Keywords
epidemiology, men who have sex with men, most at risk populations, criminalization, human rights abuses, HIV, sexually transmitted infections, Africa, sex work, injection drug users
Honors and Awards
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2009
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C.P. Shah Award for Resident Research Project, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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2009
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Designated as one of the “Leaders of Tomorrow”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
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2008
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Award for Best Resident Research Project, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
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2008
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Patient Advocacy Award, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
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2006
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High Commendation, 90/10 Health Gap Essay Competition, , Global Forum for Health Research
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2004
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Medical Student Citizenship Award, Professional Association of Residents and Interns of Ontario (PAIRO)
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2003
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Betty O’Neil Scanlon & Dr. Francis Cannella Bursary, Faculty of Medicine, Queen’s University
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Selected Publications
1. Trapence G, Collins C, Avrett S, Carr R, Sanchez H, Baral, S. (2012) From personal survival to public health: community leadership by men who have sex with men in the response to HIV. Lancet 380: 400-410.
2. Semugoma P, Nemande S, Baral SD (2012) The irony of homophobia in Africa. Lancet 380: 312-314.
3. Beyrer C, Baral SD, van Griensven F, Goodreau SM, Chariyalertsak S, et al. (2012) Global epidemiology of HIV infection in men who have sex with men. Lancet 380: 367-377.
4. Grosso AL, Hoan Tram K, Ryan O, Baral S (2012) Countries Where HIV Is Concentrated Among Most-At-Risk Populations Get Disproportionally Lower Funding From PEPFAR. Health Aff (Millwood) 31: 1519-1528.
5. Dutta A, Wirtz AL, Baral S, Beyrer C, Cleghorn FR (2012) Key harm reduction interventions and their impact on the reduction of risky behavior and HIV incidence among people who ...
