Stephen Hargarten

Stephen Hargarten received his MD from the Medical College of Wisconsin, (MCW), and MPH from Johns Hopkins. At MCW, he serves as a Professor of Emergency Medicine, former Chair of Emergency Medicine, founding Dean of Global Health, Director of the Comprehensive Injury Center, (CIC), and founding member of the Global Firearm Collaborative at MCW. Dr. Hargarten’s research interests reflect an intersection of injury and violence prevention and health policy. His work helped to inform the development of CDC’s National Violent Death Reporting System. He leads research on linking ballistics and civilian deaths and injuries. He recently received a National Endowment for the Humanities grant to study historical gun safety patents. He was the founding President of the Society for the Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR). He currently serves on the Community Preventive Services Task Force of the CDC as Vice-Chair.