Assistant Scientist
Ph.D., 2005, Bloomberg School of Public Health, M.H.S., 2002, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Bloomberg School of Public Health
International Health
Global Disease Epidemiology and Control
My research is focused on decreasing diarrhea morbidity and mortality among children under 5 in developing countries. I am interested in the epidemiology and global burden of disease for the most common childhood illnesses and the interaction between infectious disease and malnutrition.
International health, zinc, diarrhea, child health, global burden of disease
American Association of University Women Dissertation Fellowship (2005); The R. Bradley Sack Fellowship for Infectious Disease Research in Developing Countries (2004); The J. William Fulbright Fellowship (2003); The Robert D. Wright Scholarship for International Health and Development in Africa (2003 & 2004)
Poropatich KO, Fischer Walker CL, Black RE. Quantifying the risk of Campylobacter Guillain-Barre Syndrome. J Health Pop Nutr. In Press. -
Fischer Walker CL, Sack D, Black RE. Etiology of diarrhea among older children, adolescents, and adults: a systematic review. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2010; 4(8): e768. -
Santosham M, Chandran A, Fitzwater S, Fischer Walker C et al. Progress and barriers for the control of diarrhoeal disease. Lancet. 2010:376;63-7. -
Johnson HL, Liu L, Fischer Walker CL, Black RE. Estimating the distribution of causes of child deaths in high mortality counties with incomplete death certification. Int J Epi 2010: 10.1093/ije/dyq074. -
Fischer Walker CL, Black RE. Diarrhea morbidity and mortality among older children, adolescents, and adults. Epi Infect 2010:138;1215-1226. -
Black RE, Cousens S, Johnson H, Lawn J, Rudan I, Bassani DG, Jha P, Campbell H, Fischer Walker C et al. Global, regional and national causes of child mortality in 2008; A systematic analysis. Lancet 2010:375;1969-87. -
Munos M, Fischer Walker CL, Black RE. The effect of Oral Rehydration Solution and Recommended Home Fluids on diarrhea mortality. Int J Epi. 2010:39;i75-i87. -
Munos M, Fischer Walker CL, Black RE. The effect of rotavirus vaccine on diarrhea mortality. Int J Epi. 2010:39;i56-i62. -
Walker N, Fischer Walker CL, Bryce JL, Bahl R, Cousens S. Standards for CHERG reviews of intervention effects on child survival. Int J Epi. 2010:39;i21-i31. -
Fischer Walker CL, Black RE. Zinc for the treatment of diarrhea: Effect on diarrhea mortality, diarrhea incidence, and pneumonia morbidity. Int J Epi. 2010:39;i63-i69. -
Traa B, Fischer Walker CL, Munos M, Black RE. Antibiotics for the treatment of dysentery in children. Int J Epi. 2010:39;i70-i74. -
Fischer Walker CL, Fontaine O, Young M, Black RE. Zinc and Low Osmolarity ORS for Diarrhea: A renewed call to action. Bull WHO. 2009:87;780-86 . -
Fischer Walker CL, Ezzati, M. Black RE. Global and regional child mortality and burden of disease attributable to zinc deficiency. Eur J Clin Nutr 2009:63(5);591-7. -
Fischer Walker CL, Baqui AH, Ahmed S et al. Low-dose weekly supplementation of iron and/or zinc does not affect growth among Bangladeshi infants. Eur J Clin Nutr 2009:63(1);87-92. -
Naheed A, Fischer Walker CL, Mondal D et al. Zinc therapy for diarrhea improves growth among Bangladeshi infants 6-11 mo of age. J Ped Gast Nutr 2009:48;89-93. -
Fischer Walker CL, Black RE, Baqui AH. Does age affect the response to zinc therapy for diarrhea in Bangladeshi infants? J Health Pop Nutr 2008:26;105-9. -
Winch PJ, Gilroy KE, Fischer Walker CL. The effect of HIV/AIDS and malaria on the context for introduction of zinc treatment and low-osmolarity ORS for childhood diarrhoea. J Health Pop Nutr 2008:26;1-11. -
Rimoin AW, Fischer Walker CL, Chitale RA et al. Variation in clinical presentation of childhood group A streptococcal pharyngitis in four countries. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 2008:54(5);308-12. -
Fischer Walker CL, Aboubaker S, Van de Weerdt R, Black RE. Zinc for diarrhoea management in Sub-Saharan Africa. East Afr Med Journal 2007:84;441-9.
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