Global COVID-19-Associated Orphanhood

Andrés Villaveces MD, MPH, PhD
Senior Scientist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Andrés Villaveces is physician and epidemiologist with over 30 years of experience researching injuries and violence prevention. He currently works at CDC as Senior Scientist, at the Field Epidemiology and Prevention Branch. He earned a medical degree at the Universidad del Bosque, Bogota, Colombia (1991); an MPH from Emory University (1996), Atlanta GA; and a PhD in epidemiology (2000) from the University of Washington, Seattle WA. He has worked at the World Bank, RAND Corporation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Geneva Cantonal Hospital, and the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. His work on injury prevention and control includes research on violence against children, women, and youth, alcohol abuse and injuries, transportation safety, burn-related injuries, and occupational injuries. He has written several peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and policy documents addressing violence prevention, injury surveillance and prevention of unintentional injuries.