Professor Judd Walson

Judd L Walson, MD, MPH is the Robert E. Black Chair of the Department of International Health and a Professor of International Health, Medicine and Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Walson has extensive experience conducting research to define approaches to improve childhood survival, growth and development. His primary research focus is understanding pathways to reduce mortality among acutely ill children in low and middle-income settings. In addition, he has experience with public health programming, policy, product development and clinical practice. Dr. Walson has significant experience in strategic planning and analysis, having worked with many large organizations, industry partners and private foundations to inform evidence-based decisions and programming and he has served as a strategic and clinical consultant for industry and non-profit organizations. Dr. Walson also has designed and implemented multiple large multi-country clinical trials and observational studies in collaboration with governments, industry, nongovernmental organizations and academic partners in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, including in Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, India, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand and Uganda.