Charles Branas

Charles C. Branas
Alma materFranklin & Marshall College, Drexel University, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Known forUrban planning, Gun violence research
AwardsMember of the National Academy of Medicine, Member of the American Epidemiological Society
Scientific career
FieldsEpidemiology, public health
InstitutionsColumbia Mailman School of Public Health, University of Pennsylvania, University of California, Berkeley
ThesisA trauma resource allocation model for ambulances and hospitals (1997)
Websitehttps://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/profile/charles-branas-phd

Charles C. Branas is an American epidemiologist and public health expert whose research integrates epidemiology, urban planning, emergency medicine, and social policy. He is the Gelman Professor of Epidemiology and Chair of the department of epidemiology at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.

Branas is recognized for his studies on gun violence prevention, geographic access to healthcare, and place-based interventions to improve population health. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and a widely cited producer of public health-driven, upstream prevention strategies.

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