Judd Walson
Judd L. Walson is an infectious disease physician whose research focuses on improving child survival, growth and development among populations in low- and middle-income settings.[1][2] Walson currently holds the inaugural Robert E. Black Chair of the Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.[3] He is also a Professor of International Health, Medicine (Infectious Disease) and Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins.[3] He joined Johns Hopkins University in 2023 and continues to hold affiliate faculty appointments at the University of Washington.[4]
He is the Co-Director of Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition Network (CHAIN), a research collaboration of experts from organizations across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia that investigates how to reduce mortality among acutely ill children.[5]
Education
Walson holds an MD and MPH from Tufts University and a BA in Anthropology from Pitzer College.[6][7][8] He did his Internal Medicine and Pediatrics training at Duke University and completed a fellowship in Infectious Disease at the University of Washington.[6]
Select publications
- Ajjampur, Sitara Swarna Rao; et al. (2025). "Feasibility of interrupting the transmission of soil-transmitted helminths: The DeWorm3 community cluster-randomised controlled trial in Benin, India, and Malawi". The Lancet. 406 (10502): 475–488. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00766-4. PMID 40752908.
- Diallo, Abdoulaye Hama; et al. (2023). "Characterising paediatric mortality during and after acute illness in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: A secondary analysis of the CHAIN cohort using a machine learning approach". eClinicalMedicine. 57 101838. doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.101838. PMC 9941052. PMID 36825237.
- Diallo, Abdoulaye Hama; et al. (2022). "Childhood mortality during and after acute illness in Africa and south Asia: A prospective cohort study". The Lancet Global Health. 10 (5): e673–e684. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00118-8. PMC 9023747. PMID 35427524.
- Ahmed, Tahmeed; et al. (2021). "Effect of 3 Days of Oral Azithromycin on Young Children with Acute Diarrhea in Low-Resource Settings". JAMA Network Open. 4 (12): e2136726. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.36726. PMC 8678692. PMID 34913980.
- Pavlinac, Patricia B.; Singa, Benson O.; Tickell, Kirkby D.; Brander, Rebecca L.; McGrath, Christine J.; Amondi, Mary; Otieno, Joyce; Akinyi, Elizabeth; Rwigi, Doreen; Carreon, Joseph D.; Tornberg-Belanger, Stephanie N.; Nduati, Ruth; Babigumira, Joseph B.; Meshak, Liru; Bogonko, George; Kariuki, Samuel; Richardson, Barbra A.; John-Stewart, Grace C.; Walson, Judd L. (2021). "Azithromycin for the prevention of rehospitalisation and death among Kenyan children being discharged from hospital: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised controlled trial". The Lancet Global Health. 9 (11): e1569–e1578. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00347-8. PMC 8638697. PMID 34559992.
- Diallo, Abdoulaye Hama; et al. (2022). "Childhood mortality during and after acute illness in Africa and south Asia: A prospective cohort study". The Lancet Global Health. 10 (5): e673–e684. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00118-8. PMC 9023747. PMID 35427524.
References
- ^ Schwiegershausen, Erica (2025-08-08). "What Starvation Does to a Child's Body". The Cut. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ "Johns Hopkins University to let more than 2,000 workers go after Trump's USAID cuts". NBC News. 2025-03-15. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ a b "Should the U.S. Rejoin the World Health Organization? Yes..." The Ripon Society. 2025-06-24. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ "Judd L Walson | University of Washington - Department of Global Health". globalhealth.washington.edu. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ Diseases, PLOS Neglected Tropical (2019-03-15). "Changing of the Guard: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases bids farewell to Professor Judd Walson and welcomes Dr. Shaden Kamhawi". Speaking of Medicine and Health. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ a b "Dr Judd Walson". LCNTDR. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ "The Magic of Trying". UW School of Medicine Alumni Association. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ "Judd Walson Named Department of Global Health Vice Chair". globalhealth.washington.edu. 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2025-10-07.