Join us for a global health discussion with Scott Kellermann, MD, MPH&TM.
Wednesday, March 22nd from 12-1pm
Tidewater room 1201
Please RSVP to the event if you are attending in-person. If you are unable to attend in person, you can join via Zoom.
Dr. Kellermann received his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1971 and a Master’s in Public Health and Tropical Medicine from Tulane University SPHTM in 1976. He was in private practice in Family Medicine in Nevada City, California from 1981 to 2001, when he made a life-changing decision. In 2001 he and his wife Carol relocated to SW Uganda to live and work with the Batwa pygmies of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. He and his wife founded Bwindi Community Hospital as a private, not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare facility in 2003, evolving from a small clinic to a fully-fledged hospital with 150 beds. He is also the founder of the Uganda Nursing School and Uganda College of Health Sciences Bwindi, as well as the Batwa Development Program that provides support for health, education, land/food security, income generation and empowerment through the Kellermann Foundation.
Dr. Kellermann has written chapters for medical textbooks and has published multiple articles in medical journals regarding diseases of the tropics. He has been honored with Rotary’s Service above Self Award, New York University’s - Excellence in Public Health Award, American Medical Association’s - Excellence in Medicine Award, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine- Outstanding Alumnus Award, and the Wisdom in Action’s Unsung Hero of Compassion Award presented by the Dalai Lama. In 2017-2018 he was a Fulbright Scholar teaching tropical medicine in Africa. He serves on the faculty member of the University of San Francisco, California Northstate College of Medicine and Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Currently, he is a senior consultant with the Epicenter for Emerging Infectious Disease Intelligence, searching for novel viruses.
Dr. Kellermann is married with two sons and five grandchildren. His family has assisted with the projects with the Batwa. His grandchildren particularly enjoy dancing with the Batwa and staying in the jungle guest house where they have had close encounters with the mountain gorillas and other creatures of the forest.
