Charles Mock

Project Director & Series Editor
University of Washington Department of Global Health

Dr. Charles Mock is Project Director of Disease Control Priorities Network, and a Professor of surgery at the University of Washington’s Departments of Global Health and Epidemiology. He previously served as Director of the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center at the University of Washington. There he held an appointment as Professor in the Department of Surgery at the School of Medicine with joint appointment in the Department of Epidemiology at the School of Public Health. He earned his MPH and Ph.D from the University of Washington and his M.D. from Brown University.

Dr. Mock also holds his board certification in general surgery and trauma and surgical critical care. His main interests include the spectrum of injury control activities, especially as they pertain to developing countries. He has been engaged in this work along with a network of collaborators in Ghana, India, Mexico and Viet Nam.

Articles & Reports

Helmet Regulation in Vietnam: Impact on Health, Equity and Medical Impoverishment
Lead Author: Zachary Olson
, Injury Prevention
Essential Surgery: Key Messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition
Lead Author: Charles Mock
, The Lancet
Global Disease Burden of Conditions Requiring Emergency Surgery
Lead Author: Barclay Stewart
, British Journal of Surgery