The Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH) has grown over the past few decades into one of the largest basic science departments in the University of Maryland at Baltimore, School of Medicine. EPH makes significant contributions to the teaching mission at the School of Medicine and brings in annual research dollars that, on average, represents approximately 9% of all NIH funding at the School of Medicine.
Our research strengths are reflected in the substantial amount of direct research funding that we receive each year. Our specialty deals with the causes, distribution, prevention, and control of disease.
Interim Chair
Anthony D. Harris, MD, MPH
Infectious Disease Physician Director and Epidemiologist
Division Head: Genomic Epidemiology & Clinical Outcomes
Leader: Maryland Infection Control Group
Anthony Harris, MD, MPH, serves as the Interim Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, effective January 1, 2025.
Dr. Harris is a distinguished infectious disease physician and epidemiologist with over 20 years of expertise in infection control, antimicrobial resistance, and healthcare-associated infections. A professor with primary appointments in Epidemiology and Public Health and secondary appointments in Medicine, Dr. Harris currently serves as the Division Head of Genomic Epidemiology and Clinical Outcomes and will continue in this role while he assumes the Interim Chair position.
Incoming Chair
Andreea Creanga, MD, PhD
Simon and Bessie Grollman Distinguished Professor
On September 25, 2025, University of Maryland School of Medicine Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD, announced that Andreea Creanga, MD, PhD, a distinguished and internationally recognized leader in maternal and perinatal health, has been appointed the new Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health. She will also be installed as the Simon and Bessie Grollman Distinguished Professor. Her appointment is effective December 2025.
Dr. Creanga currently serves as a Professor and Associate Director of the International Center for Maternal and Newborn Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her research focuses on the implementation and evaluation of perinatal quality and safety interventions both in the U.S. and internationally, with an emphasis on measurement innovation and data science.