Frank DeStefano
Frank DeStefano
Education
Frank DeStefano graduated from Cortland (NY) High School in 1970. DeStefano graduated from Cornell University in 1974, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree, and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, from which he received a medical degree in 1978. He received his MPH at Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health in 1984.[1]
Research
DeStefano is an author of a number of scientific studies concluding that vaccines, in particular
As director of the ISO, his research focuses primarily on alleged and real adverse reactions to vaccines, and how common these reactions are. As mentioned above, some of DeStefano's research pertains to the use of
Originally, however, DeStefano's research focused on the safety of
Career
After completing a residency in pediatrics at the
Selected publications
- Kramarz, Piotr; France, Eric (2001). "Population-based study of rotavirus vaccination and intussusception". Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 20 (4): 410–416. S2CID 23664999.
- Bohlke, K.; Davis, R. L.; Marcy, S. M.; et al. (2003). "Risk of Anaphylaxis After Vaccination of Children and Adolescents". Pediatrics. 112 (4): 815–820. PMID 14523172.
- Varricchio, F.; Iskander, J.; Destefano, F.; Ball, R.; Pless, R.; Braun, M. M.; Chen, R. T. (2004). "Understanding vaccine safety information from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System". The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 23 (4): 287–294. PMID 15071280.
References
- ^ "Frank DeStefano MD MPH". WebMD. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "The Risk of Autism Is Not Increased by "Too Many Vaccines Too Soon"". Journal of Pediatrics. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "Vaccine-autism connection debunked again". CNN. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- The Atlantic Wire. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- NPR.org. NPR. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
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- S2CID 20854409.
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- ^ "NCIRD Milestones". National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. September 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-08-15. Retrieved 15 August 2013.