Alexander Crosby, MD, MPH 

Education

POST GRADUATE:
Howard University Hospital
Residency: Family Medicine

Morehouse School of Medicine
Area of Study: General Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC) Epidemic Intelligence Service
Area of Study: Public Health and Epidemiology

GRADUATE:
Howard University College of Medicine
Degree: MD

Emory University School of Public Health
Degree: MPH

UNDERGRADUATE:
Fisk University
Degree: BA

Research Interests

• Injury Prevention especially interpersonal and self-directed violence prevention
• Firearm-related injury prevention
• Health inequities

Clinical Interests

Specialties

Board Certification

Publications

• Holland KM, Crosby AE. The Epidemiology and Prevention of Self-Directed Violence. In: Wallace RB; Kohatsu N. eds. Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine (16th Edition). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical. 2021.
• Anthony KM, Ertl A, Leavitt RA, Crosby AE, Diduk-Smith RM, Matthews KA. Detection of Suicide Clusters using Small-Area Geographic Data from the Virginia Violent Death Reporting System, 2010 - 2015. Virginia Journal of Public Health: 2023; 8 (1), 5. PMID: 38873403; PMCID: PMC11174135. Available at: https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/vjph/vol8/iss1/5
• Rowley DL, Anyanwu K, Crosby A, Phillips KS, Hutchins S. Pregnancy-Related Mortality Disparities During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Am J Public Health. 2024 Dec;114(S9):S723-S730. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307814. Epub 2024 Oct 24. PMID: 39447124; PMCID: PMC11582375. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307814
• Ivey-Stephenson AZ, Ballesteros MF, Trinh E, Stone DM, Crosby AE. CDC Guidance for Community Response to Suicide Clusters, United States, 2024. MMWR Suppl. 2024 Feb 29;73(2):17-26. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.su7302a3. PMID: 38412137; PMCID: PMC10899085.
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. Washington, DC: HHS, April 2024. https://www.hhs.gov/programs/prevention-and-wellness/mental-health-substance-abuse/national-strategy-suicide-prevention/index.html

Honors and Awards

• 2025 CDC award for Excellence in Excellence in Partnering (Amy Wald St. Pierre award)
• 2020: Office of the Chief operating Officer (OCOO)/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) award for Contribution to Public Health Impact Group Award (team award - Occupational Health Clinic COVID-19 Deployer Assessment and Monitoring Team, Office of Safety, Security, and Asset Management (OSSAM)
• 2020: Alice Hamilton award (Honorable mention) Nat’l Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Behavioral and Social science Category
• 2020: Nat’l Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)/CDC award for Excellence in partnering (domestic)
• 2019: NCIPC/CDC award for Excellence in Epidemiology (domestic)
• 2018: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention award for Excellence in Surveillance and Health Monitoring (domestic)
• 2018: Best Poster – Professional Category American Association of Suicidology Annual Conference
• 2016: CDC award for Excellence in Workforce Recognition
• 2014 CDC award for Domestic Excellence in Surveillance and Health Monitoring
• 2006 Dept of Health and Human Services Secretary’s Award for Distinguished Service for response to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma
• 2001 United States Public Health Service Outstanding Service Medal