Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology
University of Colorado School of Medicine and Colorado School of Public Health
Eric A. F. Simões MB,BS; DCH, MD is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine, and a Professor of Epidemiology at the Center for Global Health, a WHO Collaborating Institution, Department of Epidemiology in the Colorado School of Public Health. He received his MB,BS, DCH and MD from the Christian Medical College, Vellore, University of Madras, India, and subsequently obtained his Fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Disease from the University of Colorado, where he has remained. He has been involved with WHO’s Integrated Management of Childhood Illness strategy since its inception in the early 1990’s. The World Health Organization in conjunction with UNICEF and other organizations developed this strategy to reduce childhood and infant mortality in the developing world. His research interests focus on the epidemiology and prevention of acute respiratory infections, including RSV, Influenza and Streptococcus pneumoniae. Specifically he has been involved in trying to understand the epidemiology and burden of RSV disease both in developing and industrialized countries. He has conducted studies in this regard in India, Indonesia, Philippines, Denmark, South Africa and USA. In addition he has been involved in studies on the prevention of RSV and its long-term effects in Europe, USA, Indonesia and Japan.