Biography
David L. Bell, MD, MPH is an adolescent medicine physician. Since 1999, Dr. Bell is the Medical Director of the Young Men's Clinic, a unique adjunct to New York Presbyterian Hospital's Family Planning Clinic. In that capacity, he delivers primary care to adolescent and young adults males and is a strong advocate for the right of young men to have access to high quality and respectful services that address the issues relevant to adolescent and young men, which includes attention to their sexual and reproductive health.
Dr. Bell is active locally, nationally, and internationally. He advises and teaches medical students, residents, and public health students. He lectures and leads workshops nationally on young men's health issues. He serves on Mayor De Blasio's Sexual Health Education Taskforce. He also currently serves as a expert consultant for the Office of Population Affairs.
Dr. Bell has received several honors, including Castle Connolly's Top Doctors: New York Metro Area, MSNBC's "theGrio's 100", Mentor of the Year; and NYPH Physician of the Year.
Topics
Education
MPH, 1997, University of California at Berkeley
MD, 1989, University of Texas
BA, 1983, University of Texas
Mailman Affiliations
Editorial Boards
Academic Appointments
Other Affiliations
Honors & Awards
ACLU Award for Reproductive Health Rights, 2004
Black and Latino Student Organization Mentor of the Year, 2012
Physician of the Year, 2012
Areas of Expertise
Adolescent Health, Community-Based Healthcare, Male Health, Minority Health, Underserved Populations, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Lesbian / Gay / Bisexual / Transgender Health, Sexuality, Family Planning, Reproductive Health, Sex Education and Safe Sex, Teen Pregnancy, Public Health Education
Select Urban Health Activities
The Young Men's Clinic: As the Medical Director since 1999, and along with colleagues, he provides primary care services to young men ages 14-35yo with a focus on sexual and reproductive health.
Mayor De Blasio's Sexual Health Education TaskForce: The Taskforce is appointed to make recommendations to the mayor of NYC regarding improving sexual health education for the students in the NYC educational system and to advise over a four-year period.
Select Global Activities
Pan American Health Organiztion Men's Health Consultant: Consulted with St. Lucia's Ministry of Health on improving adolescent and young adult male health engagement and services.
Pediatric Global Health Program: With other Pediatric and Adolescent medicine colleagues, collaborated with Ugandan colleagues to enhance their adolescent collaborations and to establish the Ugandan Society of Adolescent Health.
Bell, DL, State of the Art Workshop: Care of the Adolescent; November 29-30, 2012; Kampala, Uganda: Columbia University Department of Pediatrics and Makerere University
Select Publications
Lalas, J., Garbers, S., Gold, M. A., Allegrante, J. P., & Bell, D. L. (2020). Young Mens Communication With Partners and Contraception Use: A Systematic Review. Journal of Adolescent Health.
Bell, David L. "Mourning." Journal of Adolescent Health 67.4 (2020): 621.
Guzman, Alexis, et al. "Acceptability of a Phone App-Based Motivational Interviewing Intervention for Young Men’s Health." Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science 5.3 (2020): 258-265.
Lindberg, Laura D., David L. Bell, and Leslie M. Kantor. "The Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents and Young Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic." Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (2020).
Bell, David L., and Samantha Garbers. "Early Sexual Initiation Among Boys: What Should We Do?." JAMA pediatrics 173.6 (2019): 522-523.
Bell, David L. "Violence Prevention and Gender Transformative Programming." Journal of Adolescent Health 67.5 (2020): 623-624.
Bell DL, Breland DJ, Ott MA. Adolescent and Young Adult Male Health: A Review. Pediatrics 2013;132:535-546.