Sten Vermund, MD, PhD
Dean, College of Public Health, USF
Dr. Sten Vermund is the dean of the University of South Florida Health College of Public Health and serves as Distinguished University Health Professor and senior associate vice president of USF Health. A globally recognized infectious disease epidemiologist and pediatrician, Dr. Vermund previously served as dean of the Yale School of Public Health and currently leads the Global Virus Network as its president.
He has published over 600 peer-reviewed papers and led major global health initiatives focused on HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, and disease prevention in resource- limited settings. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, and holds degrees from Stanford, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Columbia University.