BRONX,
N.Y., July 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- After an
extensive national search, Jessica
Kahn, M.D., M.P.H., has been appointed as the senior
associate dean for clinical and translational research and director
of the Block Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
(ICTR) at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She currently serves
as co-director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Science
and Training (CCTST) and professor of pediatrics at the
University of Cincinnati and as the
founding associate chair of academic affairs and career development
at Cincinnati Children's. Dr. Kahn will begin her new role at
Einstein on October 21.
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"Dr. Kahn emerged as the clear leading candidate during the
search process," said Yaron Tomer,
M.D., the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean at Einstein and chief
academic officer at Montefiore Einstein. "She has unique expertise
and experience in all facets of clinical and translational
research, and we are enormously pleased that she will be joining
Einstein."
In addition to her current positions, Dr. Kahn has held several
other research and academic leadership roles throughout her career.
She was principal investigator (PI) of a program that funded 10
U.S. research projects to improve adolescent vaccination,
administered through the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
(SAHM), and served on the Community Practice Leadership Group and
the Therapeutic Leadership Group of the Adolescent Medicine Trials
Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions. She also previously served as
the Joseph L. Rauh Chair and director of the division of adolescent
and transition medicine and as the research integrity officer at
Cincinnati Children's.
"Dr. Kahn has built a remarkable record of achievement in
leadership, research, mentoring, and collaboration," said
Marla Keller, M.D., the recently
appointed executive dean at Einstein and current director of the
ICTR. "I am confident she will excel in her new roles at
Einstein."
Dr. Kahn's research, which has been funded by the National
Institutes of Health for over 20 years, focuses on decreasing
morbidity and mortality from human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated
cancers. Her studies have investigated: attitudes about HPV
vaccination among adolescents, parents, and clinicians; clinician
recommendations and adolescent uptake of HPV vaccines; epidemiology
and risk factors for HPV in adolescents; immunogenicity and
efficacy of HPV vaccines in HIV-infected young women and men; the
epidemiologic impact of HPV vaccine introduction in communities;
and the use of new technologies to improve HPV vaccine uptake.
"Einstein is nationally recognized for its research excellence
and commitment to serving the Bronx community," said Dr. Kahn. "There is
tremendous potential to leverage these strengths to expand the
research enterprise, accelerate the translation of discoveries into
improvements in clinical care and health equity, and strengthen our
engagement with the community. I very much look forward to joining
my new colleagues in New York and
building upon an already impressive legacy."
As an internationally recognized leader in the field, Dr. Kahn
has served on the World Health Organization's (WHO) HPV Vaccine
Advisory Committee, which created guidance for HPV vaccine
implementation globally, and on the WHO Technical Advisory Group
for health promotion and health education for cervical cancer
prevention and control. She spearheaded the development of and
facilitated a global HPV vaccine community of practice, an
initiative funded by the WHO. She leads the HPV subgroup of the
International Pediatric Association's Committee on Immunization,
with the goal of improving global HPV vaccine uptake.
Dr. Kahn previously served on the steering committee of the
National Network for Immunization Information; the Pertussis
Vaccine Working Group of the Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices; the National Advisory Board of the Adolescent and Young
Adult Health National Resource Center; and the HPV Vaccine Working
Group of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee. She also has been
deeply involved with her national professional organization, SAHM,
serving on its Board of Directors for 10 years, as SAHM president
and chief executive officer, and now as president of the Past
Presidents Council. She received SAHM's Outstanding Achievement in
Adolescent Health and Medicine Award earlier this year.
Dr. Kahn received her M.D. from Harvard
Medical School and M.P.H. from the Harvard School of Public Health. She completed a
residency and chief residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in
adolescent and young adult medicine at Boston Children's Hospital
before joining Cincinnati Children's and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
About Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine is one of the nation's
premier centers for research, medical education and clinical
investigation. During the 2023-24 academic year, Einstein is home
to 737 M.D. students, 209 Ph.D. students, 124
students in the combined M.D./Ph.D. program, and approximately
239 postdoctoral research fellows. The College of Medicine has
more than 2,000 full-time faculty members located on the main
campus and at its clinical affiliates. In 2023, Einstein
received more than $192 million in
awards from the National Institutes of Health. This includes the
funding of major research centers at Einstein in cancer,
aging, intellectual development disorders, diabetes, clinical and
translational research, liver disease, and AIDS. Other areas where
the College of Medicine is concentrating its efforts include
developmental brain research, neuroscience, cardiac disease, and
initiatives to reduce and eliminate ethnic and racial health
disparities. Its partnership with Montefiore, the University
Hospital and academic medical center for Einstein, advances
clinical and translational research to accelerate the pace at which
new discoveries become the treatments and therapies that benefit
patients. For more information, please visit einsteinmed.edu,
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