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David C. Hilmers, M.D., EE, M.P.H.
Contact Information:
David C. Hilmers, M.D., M.P.H.
6701 Fannin Street, CC1540.00
Houston, TX 77030-2399
Phone: 832-822-1792
Fax: 832-825-3435
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Title: Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, Section of Academic General Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Education: Baylor College of Medicine - M.D.
Baylor College of Mediicne - Residency, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Texas-Houston School of Public Health - M.P.H.
Current Positions in Professional Organizations:
- Fellow - American Academy of Pediatrics
- Member - American College of Physicians
Research Interests:
- International Medicine, humanitarian relief and education
- Nutrition
- Tropical Diseases
- Aerospace medicine
Current Research Funding:
- Nutrition Intervention in Sri Lanka, Assessment of Bioavailability and Interactions of Iron and Zinc with the Thriposha Supplement. Financed by the United Nations Internation Atomic Energy Agency.
- Iron Absorption from Iron-fortified Corn Mesa Flour in South Africa. Financed by the United Nations International Atomic Agency.
- Iron flux in acute malaria. Kaneba Medical Station, Tha Gambia. Financed by the Medical Research Council, the United Kingdom.
- Dietary Factors to Enhance Calcium Absorption and Bone Mineralization in Children with Calcium Deficiency-Related Rickets in Nigeria. Jos, Nigeria. Funded by the Fogarty International Research Collaboration Award, 1 R03 TW006428-01A1.
- Houston Initiative for Global Health and Research. Funded by the Fogarty International Center, National Institute of Health.
