Homer D. Venters, MD MS

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygeine
Correctional Health Services
42-09 28th Street
Room: WS 10-84
Queens, NY
USA 11101

Biographical Sketch: Homer Venters is a an attending physician at the Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture as well as the Deputy Medical Director for NYC DOHMH at Rikers Island Jail. Dr. Venters also sees detained victims of torture who are seeking asylum through the Doctors of the World, and conducts trainings for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Asylum Officers on the effects of torture. Dr. Venters’ research at New York University School of Medicine involves healthcare for detained immigrants, a topic he has recently testified about before congress and continues to pursue as a member of the ICE-NGO health advisory group. Dr. Venters first became involved in immigration health as a health volunteer in Peace Corps Togo. Since that time, Dr. Venters has worked with immigrants and internally displaced persons in Togo, France, Rwanda, Uganda and New York. Dr. Venters most recent publications deal with public acceptance of torture in the United States and conditions of U.S. Department of Homeland Security detention.

Papers:
2069.0 Human rights on rikers: Integrating a human rights-based framework for healthcare into New York City's jail system 3053.0 Self-harm and solitary confinement in the NYC jail system 3053.0 Prevalence and incidence of traumatic brain injury among incarcerated New York City adolescents 4132.0 Implementing a Human Rights Practice of Correctional Medicine inside NYC's Jails 4274.2 Improving correctional health care: Health information exchange, health homes and the affordable care act 4274.2 Staff satisfaction and attitudes in the NYC jail system