Brian L. Strom

Brian L. Strom (born December 8, 1949) is an American physician, epidemiologist, and academic leader. Beginning in 2013, he served as the inaugural Chancellor of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS), later branded as Rutgers Health, and as Executive Vice President for Health Affairs and University Professor at Rutgers University.  He is widely recognized as a founder of the field of pharmacoepidemiology and for his contributions to clinical research training, drug safety research, and academic health system creation.

Prior to joining Rutgers, Strom held multiple senior leadership and founding roles at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, including Executive Vice Dean for Institutional Affairs; Founding Chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology; Founding Director of the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB); and Founding Director of the Graduate Program in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. He has authored more than 660 peer-reviewed publications and 18 books and has served as principal investigator on more than 277 research grants. He was named among Best Doctors in America each year during the final eight years of his tenure at the University of Pennsylvania.