James Sherry, MD, PhD is Professor of Immigrant, Refugee and Global Health at the Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy at the City University of New York and served as Director of the USAID Health Research and Applied Research Development Project (HEARD).
The USAID/HEARD and its legacy organization, the Implementation Science Collaborative, supports multi-country implementation science collaborations, data liberation and evidence strengthening efforts.Dr. Sherry has technical experience in reproductive, maternal, child and adolescent health and extensive policy, program and project design, implementation and evaluation experience in low- and middle- income countries. He has previously served Professor and Chair of the Department of Global Health at the George Washington University; Chief Science Officer at the US Department of State Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC); Director for Program Development and Coordination and Senior Advisor to the Executive Director at UNAIDS; Senior Advisor to the Executive Director of the World Food Program; Vice President of the Global Health Council; Chief of Health and Senior Advisor for Program Development at UNICEF/HQ; Director for Biomedical Research and Technology Development in USAID/India; and Chief of Staff for U.S. Congressman Sander Levin. Dr. Sherry is a licensed physician with doctorate degrees in medicine (University of Michigan), biochemistry (Carnegie-Mellon University) and clinical training in pediatrics (Children’s Hospital of Michigan).Dr. Sherry currently serves on the Board of Directors of the United Way of Chautauqua County and the Chautauqua Integrated Delivery Systems, as Executive Director of the Chautauqua Health Network and as Interim Director of the Implementation Science Collaborative.
Degrees
Resident Physician in Pediatrics in Pediatrics from Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI
MD in Medicine from University of Michigan School of Medicine
PhD in Biochemistry from Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
BS in Biological Sciences from Oakland University, Rochester, CA
MD in Medical Bachelor and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBCH) from Cairo University, Cairo
Research Interests
Rural Health; community health care and public health organizational development; immigrant, refugee and global health policy; international health organizational development.