Charles Agyemang

Professor Charles Agyemang, PhD, is a globally recognized public health scientist and epidemiologist specializing in the intersections of migration, ethnicity, and health outcomes. He leads research at Amsterdam University Medical Centres (Amsterdam UMC) as a full Professor of Global Migration, Ethnicity and Health and serves concurrently as an Adjunct Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the United States.
Professor Agyemang earned his doctoral degree from Erasmus Medical Centre, University of Rotterdam and completed earlier training at Edinburgh University Medical School, reflecting a strong foundation in population health sciences. His work focuses on ethnic and migrant health disparities in non-communicable diseases, particularly cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, and obesity, across diverse global contexts including Europe, Africa, and North America.
He is the principal investigator of landmark multinational studies such as the RODAM (Research on Obesity and Diabetes Among African Migrants) study and its prospective extension Pros-RODAM, funded by the European Commission and the European Research Council (ERC). These initiatives have provided foundational insights into the genetic, environmental, and sociocultural determinants of cardiometabolic risk among African migrant and non-migrant populations.
Professor Agyemang’s scholarly output exceeds 350 research articles, review papers, and book chapters, and he serves on numerous international scientific advisory boards. He holds leadership roles including Vice President of the European Public Health Association (Migrant Health section), Scientific Chair of the Global Society of Migration, Ethnicity, Race & Health, and membership on the World Health Organization (WHO) Task Force on Non-Communicable Diseases in Migrants. He is also a member of The Lancet Racial Equality Advisory Board and is elected to the US National Academy of Medicine, underscoring his global impact on public health and equitable care research.
Professor Agyemang is a dedicated mentor and educator, actively training the next generation of health scientists and organizing capacity-building initiatives such as summer schools bridging research communities in Europe and Africa.