A practicing physician, Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.M.S., M.B.A., FAAP, FACPM, previously served as regional health administrator for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. As chief medical officer at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, he coordinated medical monitoring for anthrax response teams, launched a nationwide program to protect children from chemical hazards, established standardized environmental biomarkers, and created a nationwide clinical network.

Education

• A.B., Dartmouth College
• M.B.A., New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business
• M.M.S., Rutgers University, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
• M.D., Rutgers University, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
• Residencies: NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue and St. Luke’s–Roosevelt Hosptial 
• CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service epidemiology training program

Areas of Expertise

• Academic Administration
• Disease Control and Prevention
• Health Policy and Management
• Emergency and Disaster Medicine
• Children's Environmental Health and Toxicology
• Environmental Epidemiology and Biomarkers
• Health Policy
• General Pediatrics
• Vaccines

Honors and Awards

• Edwin W. Crawford Award for Innovation, Council for Advancement and Support of Education
• Meritorious Service Medal, U.S. Public Health Service
• Outstanding Service Award, American Academy of Pediatrics
• Anthrax Investigation Recognition, Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Doctor of Distinction, Westchester/Fairfield Business Journal, and Westchester Medical Society
• The Responsible 100 – Most Outstanding Corporate Citizens, City, and State New York
• Regional Council Chair, State Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century, 2016
• City & State Reports’ Responsible 100 Award, 2015
• City & State Reports' Corporate Social Responsibility Award, 2015
• Outstanding Achievement Award in the Application of Epidemiologic Information to Child Health Advocacy, 2015

Publications

• Galvez M, Collins G, Amler RW, et. al. "Building New York State Centers of Excellence in Children's Environmental Health: A Replicable Model in a Time of Uncertainty." American journal of public health, 109(1), (2019) 108-112. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304742
• Aelion CM, Airhihenbuwa CO, Alemagno S, et. al. "The US Cancer Moonshot initiative." The Lancet. Oncology, 17(5), (2016) e178-80. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(16)30054-7
• Dozor AJ, Amler RW. "Children's Environmental Health." The Journal of pediatrics, 162(1), (2013) 6-7.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.10.004
• Paulson JA, Karr CJ, Seltzer JM, et. al. "Development of the pediatric environmental health specialty unit network in North America." American journal of public health, 99 Suppl 3(Suppl 3), (2009) S511-6. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.154641
• Magdo HS, Forman J, Graber N, et. al. "Grand rounds: nephrotoxicity in a young child exposed to uranium from contaminated well water." Environmental health perspectives, 115(8), (2007) 1237-41.
• Amler RW, Barone S Jr, Belger A, et. al. "Hershey Medical Center Technical Workshop Report: optimizing the design and interpretation of epidemiologic studies for assessing neurodevelopmental effects from in utero chemical exposure." Neurotoxicology, 27(5), (2006) 861-74.
• Brown RT, Amler RW, Freeman WS, et. al. "Treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: overview of the evidence." Pediatrics, 115(6), (2005) e749-57.

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Memberships and Affiliations

• Charter member, International Network on Children’s Health, Environment & Safety
• Physician, Pediatric Environmental Medicine Service, Boston Children’s Health Physicians
• Board member, Westchester County Association
• Board member, Business Council of Westchester
• Board member, Hudson Valley Economic Development Council
• Fellow and former Chapter President, American Academy of Pediatrics
• Fellow, American College of Preventive Medicine
• Fellow, New York Academy of Medicine
• Fellow, Honorary Public Health Society Delta Omega
• Awards Judge, Healthcare Heroes Annual Awards

Teaching Responsibilities

• Health Care in the United States, Public Health Today
• Public Health Dentistry
• Public Health and Rehabilitative Therapies (Physical Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology)
• Infectious Disease Control for Speech-Language Pathologists