Preventive Medicine

Faculty

• Nancy Ellish, DrPH, MSPH 
• Patti Elaine Gravitt, PhD, MS
• Wendy Lane, MD, MPH 
• Laundette Jones, PhD
• Helen Powell, PhD
• Diane Marie M. St. George, PhD
• J. Kathleen Tracy, PhD
• Roumen M. Vesselinov, PhD

Mission Statement

The Division of Preventive Medicine focuses on prevention of disease and promotion of well-being of children and adults, in Maryland, the United States, and around the world.

Our faculty is involved in:

• Training physicians in preventive medicine and public health.
• Teaching epidemiology and prevention to MPH, medical and graduate students.
• Conducting research on risk factors and prevention of acute and chronic diseases and injury at home, in the workplace, and in the community.