Alfred Sommer
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 83 |
| Date of birth | October 2,1942 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | New York |
| United States | |
| Known for | Vitamin A deficiency |
| Vision impairment | |
| Education | Harvard Medical School |
| Union College | |
| Johns Hopkins University | |
| Books | Vitamin A Deficiency: Health, Survival, and Vision |
| Ten Lessons in Public Health: Inspiration for Tomorrow's Leaders | |
| Epidemiology and statistics for the ophthalmologist | |
| Getting What We Deserve: Health and Medical Care in America | |
| Vitamin A deficiency and its consequences | |
| Field Guide to the Detection and Control of Xerophthalmia | |
| Periodic, Large Oral Doses of Vitamin A for the Prevention of Vitamin A Deficiency and Xerophthalmia: A Summary of Experiences | |
| Awards | Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award |
| H index | 98 |
| Affiliations | Johns Hopkins University |
| Interests | Ophthalmology |
| Epidemiology | |
| Blindness Prevention | |
| Public Health | |
| Child Survival | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1110204 |
Alfred Sommer Life story
Alfred Sommer is a prominent American ophthalmologist and epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.