Internist and pediatrician as well as an adult and pediatric infectious disease specialist. BS, MPH, and MD from Northwestern University; residency and fellowship training at the University of Chicago; Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Served in the CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service. From 1992 until 2011 and started a TB/HIV program at Lawndale Christian Health Center on the Westside of Chicago, after which served as the Medical Director of the Cook County Jail and then as the Director of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Program Director for the Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program at Rush University. In 2011 re-joined CDC as a medical officer to support the integration of program and clinical activities in PEPFAR Zambia. Served as the CDC Zambia Country Director and led efforts in two major Public-Private initiatives – Saving Mothers Giving Life, and Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon. Published over 160 scientific manuscripts, abstracts, and book chapters related to HIV, TB, parasitology, and general infectious diseases. Served on the US Department of Health and Human Services Pediatric HIV Treatment Guidelines Committee since 2008. An ordained Presbyterian minister and while in Zambia he taught HIV and the Pastor at Justo Mwale Theological Seminary. Twice served in Sierra Leone 2014-15 as the CDC Team Lead directing 60-100 CDC workers as they sought to contain the West African Ebola Epidemic. Received the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Global AIDS Program Kellie Elizabeth Lartigue-Ndiaye Humanitarian Award for exceptional compassion in carrying out the Global AIDS Program mission. Current Clinical Director of the Whiteriver Indian Hospital which serves the White Mountain Apache Tribe on the Fort Apache Reservation in Arizona.
Specialty : Pediatric ID
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