Dennis Clements
Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics
Adjunct Professor of Global Health
Appointment:
Dennis Clements
Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics
Adjunct Professor of Global Health
Dr. Clements is an emeritus professor in the Departments of Pediatrics, Community and Family Medicine, Nursing and Research Professor in Global Health at Duke University. He received his M.D. degree from the University of Rochester in New York and completed his pediatric residency at Duke University. Dr. Clements took a research year in Uganda during his medical school training where he worked for the Uganda Cancer Institute. He completed his Pediatric residency training at Duke from 1973-76. From 1976-78, he was a flight surgeon in the US Air Force and is still a certified flight instructor. After eight years in private practice in Durham, NC, Dr. Clements returned to Duke University as a Pediatric Infectious Disease fellow. He also completed an MPH and PhD in epidemiology from the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
As a research fellow, Dr. Clements pursued vaccine research and pediatric infectious disease epidemiology. In July 1990, he joined Duke Primary Care Pediatrics where he established the Duke Vaccine and Epidemiology Unit to continue studies on Haemophilus influenzae type B, varicella, and rotavirus vaccines.
Dr. Clements is the past Division Chief of Primary Care Pediatrics for 22 years and is presently the Director of the medical school's course "Exploring Medicine in Foreign Cultures," which culminates in a 10-day medical emersion in Honduras. He is the Senior Advisor to the Duke Global Health Institute and the co-Director of the Consortium of Duke and UNC in Latin American Studies.
Dr. Clements has been a representative to the Academic Council for the School of Medicine for 20 years and has served on its Executive Committee. He has also been on the Arts and Science Council for 5 years and was on its executive committee for 3 years. He has been active in SEEDS, a Durham, NC, a non-profit organization that teaches children to garden. He also participates in many other community organizations. He is the Director of Undergraduate Studies for Global Health at DGHI. Dr. Clements also teaches a course on innovation and entrepreneurship at DGHI.
Publications
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Saleh E, Eichner B, Clark DW, Gagliano ME, Troutman JM, Harrington L, et al. Open-Label Pilot Study to Compare the Safety and Immunogenicity of Pentavalent Rotavirus Vaccine (RV5) Administered on an Early Alternative Dosing Schedule with Those of RV5 Administered on the Recommended Standard Schedule. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2018 Feb 19;7(1):82–5.Relf MV, Hudak N, Clements D. International Clinical Education. In: The Health Professions Educator A Practical Guide for New and Established Faculty. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company; 2017. p. 151–65.Clements D. Vaccination to Prevent Cancer. N C Med J. 2016;77(5):337–40.Gunderson MD, Clements D, Benjamin Neelon SE. Nutritional quality of foods marketed to children in Honduras. Appetite. 2014 Feb;73:1–6.
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