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Tom Newman Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Pediatrics Chief, Division of Clinical Epidemiology Adjunct Investigator, Division of Research, NC KPMCP. Education Canyon High, Castro Valley, CA, 1971 Albert Einstein Gymnasium, 12 th grade '71-'72
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Tom NewmanProfessor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and PediatricsChief, Division of Clinical EpidemiologyAdjunct Investigator, Division of Research, NC KPMCP • Education • Canyon High, Castro Valley, CA, 1971 • Albert Einstein Gymnasium, 12th grade '71-'72 • UC Santa Cruz, BA in Chemistry, 1976 • UC San Diego (MD {hematology}) 1980 • UC San Francisco (Pediatrics residency) 1983 • UC Berkeley (MPH {epidemiology}) 1984 • UCSF/UCB Fellowship in Clinical Epi 1983-5 • Personal information • Married x 33 years (Johannah) • Children: David (28), Rosie (23) • I live in San Carlos, ride Caltrain and bicycle • Active in UUSM and PSR
Research Interests • Topics • Neonatal jaundice • Infections in newborns and young infants • Health policy and guidelines; evaluating both evidence and nonmedical factors influencing them • Themes • Observational studies using existing data • Question conventional wisdom • Try to find ways to do more with less, both clinically and in research