The Division of Global Public Health

Timothy Rodwell MD, PhD, MPH is a physician trained in infectious disease ecology, preventive medicine and epidemiology. He received his PhD from UC Davis, his MD from Stanford University and his MPH and Preventive Medicine Residency training from SDSU and UCSD. He is currently an associate physician and Global Health Fellow at UCSD and consults for UCSD PEPFAR in Ethiopia.

Dr. Rodwell has been studying tuberculosis (TB) and emerging zoonotic disease epidemiology since 1995. He specializes in global health and development, with an emphasis on TB monitoring, control and treatment in resource-poor settings. Dr. Rodwell recently completed a comprehensive epidemiology and molecular epidemiology study of Mycobacterium bovis transmission between Mexico and the US, and is currently investigating HIV/TB co-infection in southern California. Dr. Rodwell is also involved in research on the molecular epidemiology of global TB drug resistance and TB infection control in Ethiopia.

Previous research included investigations of anthrax in elephants in Namibia, bovine tuberculosis control in African buffalo in South Africa and Lyme disease vectors in California. His experience ranges from studies at the molecular level to population level disease modeling.

Dr. Rodwell is also co-founder of Utopia Scientific, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization focusing on promoting awareness of the importance of science, public health and conservation through research, education and community development.

Selected Publications:
Crosbie PR, Boyce WM, Rodwell TC. DNA sequence variation in Dermacentor hunteri and estimated phylogenies of Dermacentor spp. (Acari: Ixodidae) in the New World. J Med Entomol 1998;35:277-288.

Boyce WM, Ramey RR, Rodwell TC, Rubin ES, Singer RS. Population subdivision among desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) ewes revealed by mitochondrial DNA analysis. Mol Ecol 1999;8:99-106.

Rodwell TC, Kriek NP, Bengis RG, Whyte IJ, Viljoen PC, de Vos V, Boyce W. Prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in African buffalo at Kruger National Park. J Wildl Dis2001;37:258-264.

Rodwell TC, Whyte IJ, Boyce WM. Evaluation of population effects of bovine tuberculosis in free-ranging African buffalo (Syncerus caffer). J Mammal 2001;82:231-238.

Rodwell TC, Moore M, Moser KS, Brodine SK, Strathdee SA. Tuberculosis from Mycobacterium bovis in binational communities, United States. Emerging Infect Dis 2008;14:909-916.

Deiss RG, Rodwell TC, Garfein RS. Tuberculosis and Illicit Drug Use: Review and Update. Clin Infect Dis 2009;48:72-82.

Garfein RS, Lozada R, Liu L, Laniado-Laborin R, Rodwell TC, Deiss R, Alvelais J, Catanzaro A, Chiles PG, Strathdee SA. High prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among injection drug users in Tijuana, Mexico. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2009;13:626-632.