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Rochelle Paula Walensky (née Bersoff; born April 5, 1969) is an American physician-scientist who served as the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2021 to 2023 and had also served as the administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry in her capacity as the director of the U.S. Centers for ...
Jun 20, 2023 · Dr. Rochelle Walensky surprised many in public health circles last month by announcing her departure after two years and five months — one of the shortest tenures for a CDC director in recent decades. She resigned as the pandemic’s national public health emergency was winding down.
May 5, 2023 · Dr. Rochelle Walensky is stepping down as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, citing the nation's progress in coping with COVID-19.
Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, is the chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School; has conducted influential research on HIV/AIDS, making her one of the nation’s leading experts on virus testing, prevention and treatment, and has served on the frontline of the ...
Dec 21, 2023 · In 2021, amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, Walensky left appointments at MGH and Harvard Medical School to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, giving her an influential voice in U.S. pandemic policy, even as she made herself a target for people angry about those policies.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky served as the 19th Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2021-23), Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (2012-2021) and Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital (2017-2021).
Former Director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Dr. Rochelle Walensky is a renowned expert exploring the challenges and gifts of what it means for leaders, organizations, and the world to protect public health.
