Michael B Bracken

Michael Bracken is the Susan Dwight Bliss Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology, and formerly Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Science and Neurology at Yale University where he has studied and taught for the last 56 years. He is emeritus Research Fellow in Green Templeton College, Oxford University. Michael has published some 400 articles in the scientific literature and authored three books: Perinatal Epidemiology and Effective Care of the Newborn Infant, both published by...See more

Michael Bracken is the Susan Dwight Bliss Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology, and formerly Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Science and Neurology at Yale University where he has studied and taught for the last 56 years. He is emeritus Research Fellow in Green Templeton College, Oxford University. Michael has published some 400 articles in the scientific literature and authored three books: Perinatal Epidemiology and Effective Care of the Newborn Infant, both published by Oxford University Press. The British Medical Journal named this last book one of the most influential books in evidence-based medicine. His last book: Risk, Chance and Causation: Investigating the Origins and Treatment of Disease was published by Yale University Press in 2013. Michael consults for many international corporations and agencies including the World Health Organization. He served as President of the American College of Epidemiology and the Society for Epidemiologic Research. He is the recipient of a DSc. honoris causa from the University of Gloucester in the UK. Michael has lived with his wife Maryann and family in Guilford for over 52 years. He is a former Commodore of the Guilford Yacht Club, and his most relaxing times (most of the time) have been spent sailing the New England and Canadian coast with his family on board Nordic Spirit and Loon. See less