Gilbert Burnham

Gilbert Burnham, MD, is a professor in the Department of International Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the founder of the Center for Humanitarian Health. With a medical background in tropical diseases and training from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, he has dedicated his career to health programs in low- and middle-income countries. His research spans diverse regions, with recent work in Iraq, Syria, and Jordan, and since 2002, he has advised on national health programs in Afghanistan. Before joining Johns Hopkins, he spent 15 years managing health services in Malawi, including for Mozambican war refugees. A prolific scholar, he has authored over 150 papers and teaches several courses, including the widely attended HELP course.