Craig Pollack

Craig Pollack is a Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Katey Ayers Endowed Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. He is a practicing primary care physician specializing in internal medicine.

• Affiliated with the Center for Equity in Aging, Hopkins Housing & Health Collaborative, Hopkins Population Center, and Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research
• Expertise in cancer care coordination, community equity, primary care, public health, and social determinants of health

Research Interests: Dr. Pollack investigates how housing policies influence health outcomes, particularly through social determinants of health. His work includes studies on housing mobility programs funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the National Institutes of Health. He also conducts cancer health services research, focusing on health disparities and provider/patient social networks across the cancer continuum.

Scientific Awards:

• Katey Ayers Endowed Professor
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar

Education:

• Medical Degree, University of California at San Francisco
• Master’s Degree, University of Pennsylvania

Professional Affiliations: Dr. Pollack is affiliated with multiple centers at Johns Hopkins, including the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research and the Center for Equity in Aging. He actively contributes to housing and health research through collaborations like the Hopkins Housing & Health Collaborative.