Curriculum Vitae

Genc Burazeri, MD, MPH, Ph.D.

Address: Universiteitssingel 40, 6229 ER

Maastricht, The Netherlands  

E-mail: Genc.Burazeri@INTHEALTH.unimaas.nl  

Date of birth:               June 08, 1970

Place of birth:              Shkoder, Albania

Nationality:                  Albanian

Professional Experience

January 2009:            Assistant Professor, Department of International Health, School of Public   

                                      Heath and Primary Care, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, 

                                      Maastricht University

2007 - present:           Visiting lecturer (Quantitative Research Methods with MPH students),

                                       Department of Global Health, School of Public Health and Health Services,

                                       George Washington University, Washington, DC.

1998-2008:                  Lecturer of Epidemiology and Research Methodology, Department of Public

                                       Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tirana, Albania.  

2001-2002:                  Instructor (Epidemiology and Research Methods with international 

                                       MPH students), Hebrew University–Hadassah, Braun School of Public 

                                       Health and Community Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.

Education

2001-2007:                 Ph.D. research, Hebrew University–Hadassah, Braun School of Public Health

                                      and Community Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. Research topic: “Coronary

                                      Heart Disease Incidence in Tirana,  Albania: the association with rapid social

                                      transition and dietary change”. Ph.D. degree with “Excellence” awarded on

                                      November 05, 2007.    

2007:                            Fulbright scholar, Department of Global Health, School of Public Health and

                                      Health Services, George Washington University, Washington, DC.

2000-2003:                 Doctorate in Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Tirana.                             

                                      Research topic: “Knowledge about and attitudes towards Sexually 

                                      Transmitted Infections, and sexual practices among university students in

                                      Tirana”.

1999-2000:                 Master of Public Health (MPH) with “Magna cum laude”, Hebrew University–

                                      Hadassah, Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine,

                                      Jerusalem, Israel.

1996-1998:                 Specialization (internship) in Public Health, Department of Public Health,

                                      Faculty of Medicine, University of Tirana, Albania.  

1988-1993:                 Undergraduate studies, Faculty of Medicine, Tirana. Degree: “General

                                      Practitioner”.   

Professional Memberships

2001 - present:         Member of the Steering Committee of the Forum for Public                                    

                                     Health in South East Europe (FPH-SEE; URL: www.snz.hr/ph-see).

2004 - present:          Member of the International Scientific Committee of the European Public 

                                     Health Association (EUPHA) [URL: www.eupha.org].   

2004 - present:          Member of the Albanian Forum of Public Health.

1999 - present:          Member of the Albanian Epidemiological Association.  

 Languages

 Albanian (mother tongue), English (fluent) and Italian (fluent).