Education
MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2007
MBA, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, 2007
MD, Queen's University, 2005
MSc, McMaster University, 2001
BSc, McGill University, 1999
Overview
Stefan Baral is a physician epidemiologist and an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (JHSPH). Stefan completed his certification in Community Medicine as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and Family medicine with the Canadian Council of Family Physicians.
Stefan has also been involved in HIV epidemiology, prevention, and implementation research focused on the epidemiology, human rights contexts, and effective interventions for gay men and other men who have sex with men, transgender women, and female sex workers across Western and Central, and Southern Africa and parts of Asia with support from USAID, CDC, NIH, amfAR, and the Global Fund. In addition, Stefan has led or supported the implementation and evaluation of HIV prevention studies globally characterizing effective combination HIV prevention packages for key populations across multiple low and income countries. Stefan acts as the Director of the Key Populations Program for the Center for Public Health and Human Rights at the JHSPH
Honors and Awards
2018 Research Contributions to Health in Senegal, Ministry of Health, Senegal
2015 Global Health Advising Award, Center for Global Health, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
2012 Global Health Advising Award, Center for Global Health, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
2009 C.P. Shah Award for Resident Research Project, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
2008 Award for Best Resident Research Project, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
2008 Patient Advocacy Award, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
2006 High Commendation, 90/10 Health Gap Essay Competition, , Global Forum for Health Research
2004 Medical Student Citizenship Award, Professional Association of Residents and Interns of Ontario (PAIRO)
2003 Betty O’Neil Scanlon & Dr. Francis Cannella Bursary, Faculty of Medicine, Queen’s University
2003 Federal Government Millennium Scholarship (Canada)
2003 Canadian Institutes of Health Research Clinical Summer Studentship Award
2002 John McGill Yourex Scholarship, Faculty of Medicine, Queen’s University
2002 Federal Government Millennium Scholarship (Canada)
2002 Leukemia Society of Canada Summer Studentship Award
2001 Frank Newell Scholarship, Faculty of Medicine, Queen’s University
2001 Federal Government Millennium Scholarship (Canada)
2000 Lorne F. Lambier, Q.C. Cancer Research Scholarship, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University