Xiaozhong Wen, Ph.D.
Board Chair

Dr. Xiaozhong Wen is an Associate Professor in the Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He directs the Maternal and Child Health Research Program and teaches graduate courses, bringing deep expertise in preventive medicine, epidemiology, and biostatistics to advancing maternal and child health.

Dr. Wen holds an M.D. in Preventive Medicine and an M.S. in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from Sun Yat-sen University, a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from Brown University, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Obesity Prevention at Harvard Medical School/Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute.

His research addresses a broad spectrum of critical maternal and child health issues, including tobacco use prevention and cessation, pediatric obesity and cardio-metabolic risk, nutrition, early-life developmental origins of health and disease, and childhood growth trajectories. Ongoing projects include NIH-funded studies on postpartum smoking relapse prevention and cessation of dual cigarette and e-cigarette use among low-income mothers, as well as sustainable breastfeeding promotion. Additionally, the center supports USDA- and Egg Nutrition Center-funded studies on maternal and child nutrition interventions. He has authored approximately 110 peer-reviewed publications and served as Principal Investigator on multiple major grants from the NIH, HRSA/MCHB, USDA, the Egg Nutrition Center, and the New York State Department of Health.

As a nonprofit chair, Dr. Wen applies his scientific leadership to translate rigorous research into practical community initiatives, promoting community integration and harmony, and providing support and opportunities for diverse populations and new immigrants who face limited resources or social isolation.