Seven Decades of Firsts with Seven CDC Directors
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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.
- William H. Foege, MD, MPH
- CDC Director 1977-1983
- James O. Mason, MD, DrPH
- CDC Director 1983-1989
- William L. Roper, MD, MPH
- CDC Director 1990-1993
- David Satcher, MD, PhD
- CDC Director 1993-1998
- Jeffrey P. Koplan, MD, MPH
- CDC Director 1998-2002
- Julie Gerberding, MD, MPH
- CDC Director 2002-2008
- Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH
- Former Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Administrator, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- John Iskander, MD, MPH
- Scientific Director
- Phoebe Thorpe, MD, MPH
- Deputy Scientific Director
- Susan Laird, MSN, RN
- Communications Director
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- William H. Foege, MD, MPH
MMWR Remembers Former Directors - CDC Director 1977-1983 (read more…) [1.2 MB, 1 Page, 508]
- James O. Mason, MD, DrPH
MMWR Remembers Former Directors - CDC Director 1983-1989 (read more…) [1.3 MB, 1 Page, 508]
- William L. Roper, MD, MPH
MMWR Remembers Former Directors - CDC Director 1990-1993 (read more…) [1.3 MB, 1 Page, 508]
- David Satcher, MD, PhD
MMWR Remembers Former Directors - CDC Director 1993-1998 (read more…) [1.5 MB, 1 Page, 508]
- Jeffrey P. Koplan, MD, MPH
MMWR Remembers Former Directors - CDC Director 1998-2002 (read more…) [1.2 MB, 1 Page, 508]
- CDC Director 2002-2008 (read more…) [1.6 MB, 1 Page, 508]
MMWR Remembers Former Directors