Prof. Trevor Ferguson, MBBS, DM, MSc, PhD, DLSHTM, FACP, FRCP

Trevor Ferguson is a Professor of Epidemiology and Internal Medicine and Director of the Epidemiology Research Unit (ERU) at CAIHR. He is also Honorary Consultant in General Internal Medicine at the UHWI. Prof. Ferguson pursued his undergraduate medical degree at the University of the West Indies (UWI), and was awarded the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree in 1995. He later completed specialist training, leading to a Doctor of Medicine (DM) degree in Internal Medicine, at the same institution. Prof. Ferguson then went on to obtain a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, through the University of London External Programme and later completed the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Epidemiology at UWI. He was elected to Fellowship in the American College of Physicians in 2011 and in the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 2019.

Prof Ferguson joined the staff at CAIHR (then TMRI) in 2004. He has served as principal investigator or co-investigator for several research projects in the field of cardiovascular disease epidemiology and diabetes and has received research grants from local, regional, and international funding agencies. Prof Ferguson has presented at several scientific meetings regionally and internationally and he has authored or co-authored over 80 peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals.

Lown's Fellow

Since 2016, Prof Ferguson has been appointed as a Bernard Lown Scholar in Cardiovascular Health at the Department of Global Health and Population of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The Lown Scholars Program was established in honour of Dr. Bernard Lown, a world-renowned cardiologist and activist, whose career has advanced public health globally. The Program is designed to create an international cadre of talented health professionals who will use public health tools and strategies to prevent cardiovascular diseases and promote cardiovascular health in developing countries. The Lown Scholars Program supported Prof Ferguson’s project, “Cardiovascular health in urban poor and middle income communities in Jamaica: Impact of psychological stress, social networks, and social support.” Prof Ferguson now serves as mentor for two Lown Scholars from the Caribbean.