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Aug 26, 2022 · Rochelle Walensky walked into a hot mess when she took the helm of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2021. Then head of infectious diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital, Walensky was an HIV/AIDS clinician and researcher who specialized in cost-effectiveness studies and oversaw fewer than 80 physicians.
Jan 5, 2022 · Soon after joining the CDC, Walensky launched the COVID-19 Data Tracker, a comprehensive dashboard for all things related to pandemic, that she pressured her team to keep updated in near-real time ...
Dec 21, 2023 · Walensky, who was head of MGH’s Division of Infectious Diseases before leaving for the CDC, walked the audience through her assessment of the case and diagnosis. The student likely had influenza — 1923 was just a few years after the 1918 Spanish flu outbreak — complicated by pneumonia caused by a bacterial infection, she said.
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Presented on Tuesday, July 12, 2016.
As we celebrate CDC’s 70th anniversary this year, we are taking a look back at the events of the last seven decades that have helped CDC become the world’s leading public health agency. In order to recognize some of the accomplishments that have occurred at CDC over the past 70 years, former CDC Directors William H. Foege, MD, MPH; James O. Mason, MD, Dr.PH; William L. Roper, MD, MPH; David Satcher, MD, PhD; Jeffrey P. Koplan, MD, MPH; and Julie Gerberding, MD, MPH will join former director Dr. Tom Frieden for this special Grand Rounds presentation.
This is a rare opportunity to hear these esteemed public health professionals share personal experiences from their tenure at CDC. They will discuss challenges that CDC has faced as well as the great accomplishments that took place during their leadership.
This special event explores both the rich history of CDC and its future.
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William H. Foege, MD, MPH\tCDC Director 1977-1983
James O. Mason, MD, DrPH\tCDC Director 1983-1989
William L. Roper, MD, MPH\tCDC Director 1990-1993
David Satcher, MD, PhD\tCDC Director 1993-1998
Jeffrey P. Koplan, MD, MPH\tCDC Director 1998-2002
Julie Gerberding, MD, MPH\tCDC Director 2002-2008
John Iskander, MD, MPH\tScientific Director
Phoebe Thorpe, MD, MPH\tDeputy Scientific Director
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1944 – 1946: *Mark D. Hollis, ScD. 1942 – 1943: *L.L. Williams, MD. (MCWA Director) *Malaria Control in War Areas (MCWA) Executive Officers; MCWA headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. CDC continued the work of MCWA and grew to become the nation’s lead public health agency. Last Reviewed: July 3, 2023. Source: Centers for Disease Control and ...
The NDI is a database of all deaths in the United States. Containing over 100 million death records, the National Death Index (NDI) can help you find out who in your study has died by linking your own research datasets to death certificate information for your study subjects. NDI matches your study subjects to U.S. death records.
Medical Corps. Robert Ray Redfield Jr. (born July 10, 1951) is an American virologist who served as the Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry from 2018 to 2021.
