Contributions to Public Health
David Savitz has contributed to public health through a substantial volume of research in the areas of perinatal and environmental epidemiology in particular. He has also written a number of articles in books on the interpretation and application of epidemiology and held leadership positions at several academic institutions and professional organizations.
Education
- BA, Psychology, Brandeis University, 1975
- MS, Preventative Medicine, The Ohio State University, 1978
- PhD, Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, 1982
Selected Publications
- Savitz DA, Wellenius GA, Trikalinos TA. The Problem With Mechanistic Risk of Bias Assessments in Evidence Synthesis of Observational Studies and a Practical Alternative: Assessing the Impact of Specific Sources of Potential Bias. Am J Epidemiol. 2019 Sep 1;188(9):1581-1585. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwz131. PMID: 31145434.
- Steenland K, Fletcher T, Stein CR, Bartell SM, Darrow L, Lopez-Espinosa MJ, Barry Ryan P, Savitz DA. Review: Evolution of evidence on PFOA and health following the assessments of the C8 Science Panel. Environ Int. 2020 Dec;145:106125. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.106125. Epub 2020 Sep 18. PMID: 32950793. Steenland K, Fletcher T, Stein CR, Bartell SM, Darrow L, Lopez-Espinosa MJ, Barry Ryan P, Savitz DA. Review: Evolution of evidence on PFOA and health following the assessments of the C8 Science Panel. Environ Int. 2020 Dec;145:106125. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.106125. Epub 2020 Sep 18. PMID: 32950793.
- Fell DB, Dimitris MC, Hutcheon JA, Ortiz JR, Platt RW, Regan AK, Savitz DA. Guidance for design and analysis of observational studies of fetal and newborn outcomes following COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy. Vaccine. 2021 Apr 1;39(14):1882-1886. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.02.070. Epub 2021 Mar 2. PMID: 33715900; PMCID: PMC7923848.
- Savitz DA, Hu H. Ambient heat and stillbirth in Northern and Central Florida. Environ Res. 2021 Aug;199:111262. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111262. Epub 2021 May 8. PMID: 33974845; PMCID: PMC8638076.
- Savitz DA, Danilack VA, Cochancela J, Hughes BL, Rouse DJ, Gutmann R. Health Outcomes Associated With Clinician-initiated Delivery for Hypertensive Disorders at 34-38 Weeks' Gestation. Epidemiology. 2022 Mar 1;33(2):260-268. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001442. PMID: 34799472; PMCID: PMC8810678.
- Savitz DA, Wellenius GA. Can Cross-Sectional Studies Contribute to Causal Inference? It Depends. Am J Epidemiol. 2023 Apr 6;192(4):514-516. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwac037. PMID: 35231933.
- Stein CR, Wu H, Bellinger DC, Smith DR, Wolff MS, Savitz DA. Exposure to metal mixtures and neuropsychological functioning in middle childhood. Neurotoxicology. 2022 Dec;93:84-91. doi: 10.1016/j.neuro.2022.09.003. Epub 2022 Sep 16. PMID: 36122627; PMCID: PMC10513744.
- Savitz DA, Hattersley AM. Evaluating Chemical Mixtures in Epidemiological Studies to Inform Regulatory Decisions. Environ Health Perspect. 2023 Apr;131(4):45001. doi: 10.1289/EHP11899. Epub 2023 Apr 6. PMID: 37022726; PMCID: PMC10078806.
- Savitz DA, Wise LA, Bond JC, Hatch EE, Ncube CN, Wesselink AK, Willis MD, Yland JJ, Rothman KJ. Responding to Reviewers and Editors About Statistical Significance Testing. Ann Intern Med. 2024 Mar;177(3):385-386. doi: 10.7326/M23-2430. Epub 2024 Feb 20. PMID: 38373303.
- Savitz DA, Woskie SR, Bello A, Gaither R, Gasper J, Jiang L, Rennix C, Wellenius GA, Trivedi AN. Deployment to Military Bases With Open Burn Pits and Respiratory and Cardiovascular Disease. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Apr 1;7(4):e247629. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.7629. PMID: 38662371; PMCID: PMC11046344.
