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Robert H. Gilman

Robert H. Gilman, MD

Highlights

Languages

  • English

Gender

Male

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:

  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

About Robert H. Gilman

Background

Dr. Robert Gilman is a professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a professor of international health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He also holds a joint appointment in molecular microbiology and immunology. 

His research focuses on disease control and has led to the development of microscopic-observation drug-susceptibility (MODS), a rapid tuberculosis diagnostic technique. 

He is currently engaged in ongoing infectious disease research based at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Peru. 

Dr. Gilman earned his M.D. from SUNY Downstate Medical College. He joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 1991.  

Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Dr. Gilman worked with the U.S. Public Health Service and served as an assistant professor at the University of Maryland Hospital. He was also the chief of infectious disease at Wyman Park Hospital.

Centers and Institutes

Global Health, Center for

Clinical Trial Keywords

Infection; Infection control; Infectious diseases; Parasitic diseases

Clinical Trials Summary

Additional Academic Titles

Joint Appointment in Medicine

Research Interests

Climate factors associated with infectious disease, Community-based clinical trials, Diarrhea, Disease control, Enteric diseases, International health, Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, Parasitic infections, Sexually transmitted diseases, Tropical disease interventions, Tropical disease prevention, Tuberculosis

Lab Website

Robert Gilman Lab

  • Research in the Robert Gilman Lab focuses on disease control. Our work led to the development of microscopic-observation drug-susceptibility (MODS), a rapid tuberculosis diagnostic technique. We continue to conduct infectious disease research based at Peru's Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia.

Courses & Syllabi

  • Chronic Diseases in Low and Middle Income Countries: Prevalence and Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 223.667.11, 8/8/16 - 8/12/16
  • Chronic Diseases in Low and Middle Income Countries: Study Design and Metrics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 223.668.11, 8/15/16 - 8/19/16
  • Intestinal Infections in the Tropics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 223.688.11, 8/1/16 - 8/5/16
  • Child and Public Health in the Tropics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 223.686.11, 7/25/16 - 7/29/16
  • Vector-Borne Diseases in the Tropics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 223.684.11, 7/18/16 - 7/22/16
  • Tuberculosis, HIV and Other Chronic Infections in the Tropics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 223.685.11, 7/11/16 - 7/15/16