David J. Malebranche (born February 20, 1969) is an American internal medicine physician, researcher, and public health advocate who specializes in
HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.
Early life and education
Malebranche was born in
Schenectady, New York to Roger and Donna Malebranche.
He is a first-generation
Haitian-American
Haitian Americans (french: Haïtiens-Américains; ht, ayisyen ameriken) are a group of Americans of full or partial Haitian origin or descent. The largest proportion of Haitians in the United States live in Little Haiti to the South Florida area ...
and his mother is European-American. His father, a surgeon, was born in
Anse-à-Veau, Haiti and came to the United States in 1961.
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Malebranche received a bachelor's degree in English from Princeton University in 1990 and a medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine in 1996.][ He completed residencies at ]New York-Presbyterian Hospital The NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is a nonprofit academic medical center in New York City affiliated with two Ivy League medical schools, Cornell University and Columbia University. The hospital comprises seven distinct campuses located in the New Y ...
and at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is the department of the government of New York City responsible for public health along with issuing birth certificates, dog licenses, and conducting restaurant inspection and enforcem ...
, during which time he earned a master's degree from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
The Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health is the public health graduate school of Columbia University. Located on the Columbia University Medical Center campus in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, the school ...
.[
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Career
In 2001, Malebranche was appointed to the faculty of Emory University School of Medicine, where he served as an associate professor in the Department of Medicine until 2012.WellStar Health System Wellstar Health System (formerly WellStar) is a non-profit system founded in 1993 providing comprehensive care in Metro Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It includes:
* Center for Health Transformation
* Spalding Regional Hospital
* Sylvan Grove Hos ...
as the infirmary physician for the Cobb County Adult Detention Center in Marietta, Georgia.[ In 2017, he joined the faculty of Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta as an associate professor of medicine and medical director of student and employee health.
Malebranche has published articles in medical and public health journals on the topic of HIV in the Black community, an area of expertise which he has discussed in documentaries, news interviews, speeches, and educational programming. He contributed an essay to ''Family Affair: What It Means To Be African American Today'', a 2009 anthology edited by ]Gil Robertson IV
Gil Robertson IV (born August 13, 1964, in Los Angeles, California) is an African-American journalist and author. He is president of the African American Film Critics Association.
Early life and education
Robertson attended South Park Elementary ...
. In 2015, he published ''Standing on His Shoulders'', a memoir about life lessons he learned from his father.
References
External links
About David Malebranche
Morehouse Healthcare, 2021
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American people of Haitian descent
Physicians from Georgia (U.S. state)
Living people
Emory University faculty
1969 births