Pathogenesis and prevention of H. influenzae and pneumococcal infections; epidemiology of vaccine-preventable diseases; Native American health; pneumococcal colonization; public health informatics

International Health, vaccines, child health, Native American

Delta Omega, National Public Health Honor Society. Inducted 2004.

Secretary’s Award for Distinguished Service 2000, Department of Health and Human Services. Participation in a multi-state investigation of intussusception among infants who received a recently licensed rotavirus vaccine.

Millar EV, Watt JP, Bronsdon MA, Dallas J, Reid R, Santosham M, O’Brien KL. “Indirect effect of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Pnc7-CRM) on pneumococcal colonization among unvaccinated household members” Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008; 47:989-96.

O'Brien KL, Millar EV, Zell ER, Bronsdon M, Weatherholtz R, Reid R, Becenti J, Kvamme S, Whitney CG, Santosham M. “Effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on nasopharyngeal colonization among immunized and unimmunized children in a community-randomized trial.” Journal of Infectious Diseases 2007 Oct 15;196(8):1211-20.

O'Brien KL, Moisi J, Moulton LH, Madore D, Eick A, Reid R, Weatherholtz R, Millar E, Hu D, Hackell J, Kohberger R, Siber G, Santosham M. "Predictors of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Immunogenicity among Infants and Toddlers in an American Indian PnCRM7 Efficacy Trial". Journal of Infectious Diseases 2007; 196:104-14.

Millar EV, O’Brien KL, Bronsdon MA, Madore D, Hackell JG, Reid R, Santosham M. "Anti-capsular serum antibody concentration and protection against pneumococcal colonization among children immunized with 7-valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine (PnCRM7)". Clinical Infectious Diseases 2007; 44:1173-79.

Santosham M, Reid R, Chandran A, Millar EV, Watt JP, Weatherholtz R, Donaldson C, Croll J, Moulton LH, Thompson CM, Siber GR, O'Brien KL. "Contributions of Native Americans to the global control of infectious diseases". Vaccine 2006; Sep 18.

Millar EV, O’Brien KL, Watt JP, Bronsdon MA, Dallas J, Whitney CG, Reid R, Santosham M. "Effect of Community-Wide Conjugate Pneumococcal Vaccine Use in Infancy on Nasopharyngeal Carriage through 3 Years of Age: A Cross-Sectional Study in a High Risk Population". Clinical Infectious Diseases 2006; 43:8-15.

Millar EV, O’Brien KL, Watt JP, Lingappa J, Pallipamu R, Hu D, Reid R, Santosham M. “Epidemiology of Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Type a Disease among Navajo and White Mountain Apache Children, 1988-2003”. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2005; 40(6):823-30.

Millar EV, O’Brien KL, Levine OS, Kvamme S, Reid R, Santosham M. “Toward elimination of Haemophilus influenzae type B carriage and disease among high-risk American Indian children”. American Journal of Public Health 2000; 90(10):1550-1554.