Brian L. Strom, MD, MPH
| Office Location | 824, Blockley Hall |
| Office Phone | 215-898-2368 |
| bstrom@exchange.upenn.edu | |
Faculty Information | |
| CCEB Appointment | Senior Scholar, Epidemiology |
| Primary Faculty Appointment | Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania SOM |
Additional Positions
George S. Pepper Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Chair, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Director, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Vice Dean for Institutional Affairs, University of Pennsylvania SOM
Senior Advisor to the Provost for Global Health Initiatives
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Pharmacology
Research Statement
Dr. Strom's clinical and research training is in general internal medicine, clinical pharmacology, and epidemiology. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Epidemiology. Internationally known for his work in multiple areas of clinical epidemiology, Dr. Strom's major career interest is pharmacoepidemiology. He has written the major textbook in this field, Pharmacoepidemiology, the fourth edition of which was published in August 2005. He has also authored over 400 publications, including peer-reviewed articles, editorials, reviews, chapters, and books. Lecturing in all parts of the world, Dr. Strom has shared his research at more than 300 lectures, including annual meetings, world conferences, varied symposiums, committees, and universities.
As principal investigator for nearly 200 grants since 1981, Dr. Strom has initiated research and studies, both nationally and internationally, supported by the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Agency for Heathcare Research and Quality, foundations, major pharmaceutical companies, and private industry. Furthermore, Dr. Strom has served as a consultant to the FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), foreign governments, the majority of pharmaceutical companies, and law firms. A small sample of research grants include: Biochemical Epidemiology of Biliary Tract Cancer; Etiologic Study of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; Risk Factors for Infective Endocarditis; Breast Cancer and the Birth Control Pill: Case-Control Study of Perimenopausal and Past Oral Contraceptive Use; TRH and the Prevention of Chronic Lung Disease; Effectiveness of Retrospective Drug Utilization Review; Postmarketing Surveillance Study of Parenteral Ketorolac; Postmarketing Surveillance Study of Oral Ketorolac; Postmarketing Surveillance Study of Naproxen Sodium; Follow-up Study of Subjects Fed Soy-Based Formula During Infancy; Molecular Susceptibility to Hormone-Induced Cancer (a Program Project Grant); Improving Patient Safety by Reducing Medication Errors (a Program Project Grant); Centers for Education and Research Therapeutics (CERTs), and Clinical Research Curriculum Award (K30). He is also principal investigator for several training grants.
Dr. Strom's numerous and varied affiliations include elected membership into the American Society for Clinical Investigation, the Association of American Physicians, the American Epidemiologic Society, and the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. He received the 2003 Rawls-Palmer Progress in Medicine Award from the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, and in November 2002 was named the George S. Pepper Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Courses Taught
EPID 648: Topics in Pharmacoepidemiology I
EPID 649: Topics in Pharmacoepidemiology II
EPID 650: Topics in Pharmacoepidemiology III
