Robert W. Amler is the dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and a professor of public health, pediatrics and environmental health science at New York Medical College. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College, New York University, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service, with residencies at Bellevue and at St. Luke’s–Roosevelt. A practicing physician, Dr. Amler previously served as regional health administrator for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. As chief medical officer at the Centers for Disease Control Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, he coordinated medical monitoring for anthrax response teams, launched a nationwide program to protect children from chemical hazards, established standardized environmental biomarkers and created a nationwide clinical network.

Areas of Expertise

• Academic Administration
• Disease Control and Prevention
• Health Policy and Management
• Emergency and Disaster Medicine
• Children's Environmental Health and Toxicology
• Environmental Epidemiology and Biomarkers

Education

• A.B., Dartmouth College
• M.M.S., Rutgers University, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
• M.D., Rutgers University, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
• M.B.A., New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business

Honors and Awards

• Edwin W. Crawford Award for Innovation, Council for Advancement and Support of Education
• Meritorious Service Medal, U.S. Public Health Service
• Outstanding Service Award, American Academy of Pediatrics
• Anthrax Investigation Recognition, Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Doctor of Distinction, Westchester/Fairfield Business Journal, and Westchester Medical Society
• The Responsible 100 – Most Outstanding Corporate Citizens, City, and State New York

Publications

• Amler, R. W. (2024). SHSP Dean's Newsletter, Fall 2024. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/nymc_shsp_newsletter/6
• Amler, R. W. (2024). SHSP Dean's Newsletter, Spring 2024. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/nymc_shsp_newsletter/5
• Amler, R. W. (2023). SHSP Dean's Newsletter, Summer 2023. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/nymc_shsp_newsletter/2
• Amler, R. W. (2023). SHSP Dean's Newsletter, Spring 2023. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/nymc_shsp_newsletter/1
• Amler, R. W. (2023). SHSP Dean's Newsletter, Winter 2023. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/nymc_shsp_newsletter/4
• Kadish, A., Amler, R., Nadler, J., Piscitelli, J., Myers, R., Rubin, R. W., Garrick, R., Pellicone, J., & Halperin, E. (2020). COVID-19 as of June 18, 2020: What Have We Learned? How Can We Use What We Have Learned?. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/covid19_symposia/7
• Dozor, A. J., & Amler, R. W. (2013). Children's Environmental Health. The Journal of Pediatrics, 162 (1), 6-7.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.10.004

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Publications

• Galvez M, Collins G, Amler RW, et. al. "Building New York State Centers of Excellence in Children's Environmental Health: A Replicable Model in a Time of Uncertainty." American journal of public health, 109(1), (2019) 108-112. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304742
• Aelion CM, Airhihenbuwa CO, Alemagno S, et. al. "The US Cancer Moonshot initiative." The Lancet. Oncology, 17(5), (2016) e178-80. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(16)30054-7
• Dozor AJ, Amler RW. "Children's Environmental Health." The Journal of pediatrics, 162(1), (2013) 6-7.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.10.004
• Paulson JA, Karr CJ, Seltzer JM, et. al. "Development of the pediatric environmental health specialty unit network in North America." American journal of public health, 99 Suppl 3(Suppl 3), (2009) S511-6. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.154641
• Magdo HS, Forman J, Graber N, et. al. "Grand rounds: nephrotoxicity in a young child exposed to uranium from contaminated well water." Environmental health perspectives, 115(8), (2007) 1237-41.
• Amler RW, Barone S Jr, Belger A, et. al. "Hershey Medical Center Technical Workshop Report: optimizing the design and interpretation of epidemiologic studies for assessing neurodevelopmental effects from in utero chemical exposure." Neurotoxicology, 27(5), (2006) 861-74.
• Brown RT, Amler RW, Freeman WS, et. al. "Treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: overview of the evidence." Pediatrics, 115(6), (2005) e749-57.

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Professional Service

Memberships and Affiliations

• Charter member, International Network on Children’s Health, Environment & Safety
• Physician, Pediatric Environmental Medicine Service, Boston Children’s Health Physicians
• Board member, Westchester County Association
• Board member, Business Council of Westchester
• Board member, Hudson Valley Economic Development Council
• Fellow and former Chapter President, American Academy of Pediatrics
• Fellow, American College of Preventive Medicine
• Fellow, New York Academy of Medicine
• Fellow, Honorary Public Health Society Delta Omega
• Awards Judge, Healthcare Heroes Annual Awards

Teaching Responsibilities

• Health Care in the United States, Public Health Today
• Public Health Dentistry
• Public Health and Rehabilitative Therapies (Physical Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology)
• Infectious Disease Control for Speech-Language Pathologists

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