Keith P. West, Jr., DrPH, MPH (he/him/his)

George G. Graham Professor of Infant and Child Nutrition
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Keith P. West, Jr., Dr.P.H., M.P.H., is the inaugural George G. Graham Professor of Infant and Child Nutrition in the Dept of International Health in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. He is currently President-Elect and a Class of 2020 Fellow of the ASN. Prof West earned his MPH and DrPH at Johns Hopkins. His work has focused on conducting epidemiological studies and intervention trials to prevent child vitamin A and maternal micronutrient deficiencies, primarily in Bangladesh, Nepal and Indonesia, Malawi, Zambia, and Palestine refugee camps in Jordan. He has coauthored 320 peer-reviewed publications. Prior to entering academia, Dr. West served as a Registered Dietitian in the US Army Medical Specialist Corps.

Presentation(s):

• President's Oral Session: Abstracts of Distinction (Oral Session 7)

  Saturday, July 25, 2026
  4:30 PM - 6:00 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• Meet the Leader at the ASN Center - Incoming President

  Sunday, July 26, 2026
  10:00 AM - 10:30 AM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• (OR10-02-26) Maternal Dietary Patterns in Pregnancy and Their Relationship to Birth Outcomes in Bangladesh: A Latent-Transition Analysis of the JiVitA-3 Trial

  Sunday, July 26, 2026
  10:42 AM - 10:54 AM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• (OR10-04-26) Prevalence of Infant Wasting More Closely Conforms With Age to Maternal Patterns of Thinness: A Geospatial Secondary Analysis in Rural NW Bangladesh

  Sunday, July 26, 2026
  11:06 AM - 11:18 AM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• (OR10-05-26) Birthweight Has Persistent Effects on Pubescent Anthropometry in Rural Bangladesh

  Sunday, July 26, 2026
  11:18 AM - 11:30 AM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• Presidential Symposium - One Health in a Global Context: Food Systems, Nutrition, and Human Health

  Monday, July 27, 2026
  10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers - One Health in a Global Context: Food Systems, Nutrition, and Human Health

  Monday, July 27, 2026
  11:35 AM - 11:55 AM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.