Jonathan Temte MD, PhD
Associate Dean for Public Health and Community Engagement; Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WisconsinDr. Jonathan Temte is Associate Dean for Public Health and Community Engagement at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, where he also serves as professor of Family Medicine and Community Health. He teaches family practice residents and practices full-spectrum primary care medicine to an under-served and highly diverse community at Wingra Family Medical Center in Madison, Wisconsin.
Dr. Temte served on the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) from 2008 to 2015, becoming the first family physician to serve as chair (2012–2015). During his tenure at ACIP, he chaired Work Groups on MMRV Safety, Evidence-Based Recommendations, and MMR Vaccine. He currently chairs the Wisconsin Council on Immunization Practices, is a member of the CDC’s Board of Scientific Counselors, and is the AAFP representative on the ACIP COVID-19 Vaccine Work Group. He is the principal investigator of the Wisconsin Optional Influenza Surveillance Enhancements Program and the Oregon Child Absenteeism Due to Respiratory Disease Study.
His current research interests include viral disease surveillance in primary care and communities, seasonality and epidemiology of influenza, and climate change and health in primary care.
Disclosures
- Advisory boards: Healthy Climate Wisconsin (volunteer)
- Grants/research: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Quidel Corporation (in-kind support only)
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Pet Ownership, Living Alone, and Cognitive Decline Among Adults Aged 50 Years and Older
- Effect of COVID-19 Vaccination Prior to SARS-CoV-2 Infection on the Risk of Subsequent Diabetes
- 2023 Top Story in Primary Care: COVID-19
- Association of the Efficacy of 23-Valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccination With the Risk of Renal Progression in Older Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
- Health Disinformation Use Case Highlighting the Urgent Need for AI Vigilance
- Ripple Effects of Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents
- Newborn and Early Infant Outcomes Following Maternal COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy
- Neuro-Ophthalmic Complications of Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection
- Association Between Canadian Wildfire Smoke and Asthma Syndrome Emergency Department Visits in New York City
- The Day the Pandemic Died