Professional Bio
Nancy M. Bennett, M.D., M.S. is Professor of Medicine and of Community and Preventive Medicine, the Director of the Center for Community Health and Associate Vice President at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Dr. Bennett has directed numerous studies and community interventions funded by the CDC, NYSDOH and national and regional foundations related to the prevention of communicable and chronic disease.
She is the principal investigator for the Rochester Emerging Infections Program (CDC) and the Director of the Community Engagement core of the NIH funded Rochester Clinical and Translational Science Institute and the Healthy Living Research Center, also funded by the NIH.
Dr. Bennett is a graduate of New York University School of Medicine and did her residency and Chief Residency at Bellevue Hospital in NYC. During her fellowship in general medicine at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, she earned a Masters Degree in Epidemiology. She was an Assistant Professor of Medicine, a Mellon Fellow in Epidemiology, and taught in the School of Public Health at Columbia University before moving to Rochester. She served for 17 years as the Deputy Director of the Monroe County Department of Public Health, is an author of more than 65 peer reviewed articles, and serves on a variety of local and national advisory boards.
| Charles C. Shepard Science Award for Scientific Achievement | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
2009 |
| Charles C. Shepard Science Award for Scientific Excellence | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
2006 |
| Heart of Life Award | American Heart Association |
2005 |
| National Partnership for Immunization, Excellence Award: Addressing Disparities Innovation in Prevention | US Department of Health and Human Services |
2005 |
| Innovation in Prevention Award | US Department of Health and Human Services |
2005 |
| Charles C. Shepard Science Award for Scientific Excellence | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
2004 |
| James H. Nakano Citation | National Center for Infectious Diseases of the Centers for Disea |
2004 |
| The Crystal Award | Johnson & Johnson |
1996 |
| Women of Distinction Award in Healthcare | Girl Scouts of Western New York | Rochester, NY |
2011 |
2012
Vandermeer M;Thomas A;Kamimoto L;Reingold A;Gershman K;Meek J;Farley M;Ryan P;Lynfield R;Baumbach J;Schaffner W;Bennett NM; Zanski S. "Association between Use of Statins and Mortality among Patients Hospitalized with Laboratory-confirmed Influenza Virus Infections: A Multi-State Study". Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2012; 205(1): 13-19. |
2012
Hampton LM, Farley MM, Schaffner W, Thomas A, Reingold A, Harrison LH, Lynfield R, Bennett NM, Petit S, Gershman K, Kaumbach J, Beall B, Jorgensen J, Glennen A, Zell ER, Moore M. "Prevention of Antibiotic-Nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumonia with Conjugate Vaccines". Journal of Infectious Disease. 2012; 205(3): 401-411. |
2011
Dawood F, Kamimoto L, D'Mello TA, Reingold A, Gershman K, Meek J, Arnold KE, Farley M, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Morin C, Baumback J, Zansky S, Bennett N, Thomas A, Schaffner W, Kirschke D, Finelli L. Emerging Infections Program (EIP) Network. "Children With Asthma Hospitalized With Seasonal or Pandemic Influenza, 2003-2009". Pediatrics. 2011; 128(1). |
2011
Rosen JB, Thomas AR, Lexau CA, Reingold A, Hadler JL, Harrison LH, Bennett NM, Schaffner W, Farley MM, Beall BW, Moore MR, CDC Emerging Infections Program Network. "Geographic Variation in Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Following Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Introduction in the United States". Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2011; 43(2): 137-43. |
2011
Humiston SG;Bennett NM;Long C;Eberly S;Arvelo L; Stankaitis J; Szilagyi P. "Increasing Innter-City Adult Influenza Vaccination Rates: A Randomized Controlled Trial". Public Health Report. 2011; 126(2): 39-47. |
