Paul Farmer

Specialty: Infectious Disease (Global Health)

Location: Boston, United States

Tier: TITAN

H-Index: 95

Years Active: 0

Hospital Affiliations

• Harvard Medical School - Kolokotrones University Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine
• Brigham and Women's Hospital - Chief of Division of Global Health Equity
• Partners In Health - Co-Founder
• University of Global Health Equity (Rwanda) - Chancellor

Techniques Invented

• Community-based directly observed therapy for MDR-TB [Gold Standard]

Key Publications

1. "An Anthropology of Structural Violence" - Current Anthropology (2004) [2117 citations]
2. "Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights, and the New War on the Poor" - North American Dialogue (2003) [1476 citations]
3. "Infections and inequalities: the modern plagues" - Choice Reviews Online (2001) [964 citations]
4. "Expansion of cancer care and control in countries of low and middle income: a call to action" - The Lancet (2010) [787 citations]
5. "On Suffering and Structural Violence: A View from Below" - Unknown Journal (1998) [778 citations]
6. "Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights and the New War on the Poor" - The Antioch Review (2004) [653 citations]
7. "AIDS and Accusation: Haiti and the Geography of Blame" - Anthropological Quarterly (1994) [603 citations]
8. "Understanding and Addressing AIDS-Related Stigma: From Anthropological Theory to Clinical Practice in Haiti" - American Journal of Public Health (2005) [528 citations]
9. "Community-based approaches to HIV treatment in resource-poor settings" - The Lancet (2001) [520 citations]
10. "Reducing psychiatric stigma and discrimination: evaluation of educational interventions in UK secondary schools" - The British Journal of Psychiatry (2003) [510 citations]

Knowledge Graph Relationships

Paul Farmer is a Infectious Disease specialist affiliated with Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Partners In Health, University of Global Health Equity (Rwanda). Invented techniques: Community-based directly observed therapy for MDR-TB. Authored 10 scholarly articles.