CDC Leadership

At a glance

Biographies for leadership of CDC's Centers, Institutes, and Offices.

Immediate Office of the Director

Deputy Director for Program and Science/Chief Medical Officer, Debra Houry.
Deputy Director for Program and Science/Chief Medical Officer
Debra Houry, MD, MPH
Nina Witkofsky
Deputy Director of Public Affairs/Acting Director of Communications
Nina Witkofsky
Sara Patterson
Office of the Chief Operating Officer (OCOO)
Sara Patterson
Matthew Buzelli
Office of the Chief of Staff
Matthew Buzzelli
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CDC Centers and Institute (listed below alphabetically)

Jason Asher, PhD
Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics (CFA)
Jason Asher, PhD
Paige Alexandra Armstrong, MD MHS (CDR, USPHS)
Global Health Center (GHC)
Paige Alexandra Armstrong, MD MHS (CDR, USPHS)
Deron Cornell Burton, MD, JD, MPH (CAPT, USPHS
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD)
Deron Cornell Burton, MD, JD, MPH (CAPT, USPHS)
Laura Chanchien Parajón, MD, MPH
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)
Laura Chanchien Parajón, MD, MPH
Headshot of Dr. Daniel Jernigan, Director of CDC's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)
Daniel Jernigan MD, MPH (CAPT, USPHS, RET)
Aaron (Ari) Bernstein, director of the National Center for Environmental Health and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR)
Aaron (Ari) Bernstein, MD, MPH
Headshot of Dr. Brian C. Moyer, Director for the National Center for Health Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Brian C. Moyer, PhD
Renáta D. Ellington, PhD, MSEd
National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP)
Renáta D. Ellington, PhD, MSEd
Headshot of Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, Director for the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)
Demetre Daskalakis, MD, MPH
Allison Arwady, MD, MPH
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)
Allison Arwady, MD, MPH
Andrea Young, PhD
National Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce (NCSTLTPHIW)
Andrea Young, PhD
John Howard, MD, MPH, JD, LLM, MBA
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
John Howard, MD, MPH, JD, LLM, MBA

CDC Offices (listed below alphabetically)

Headshot of Director of CDC Washington Office
CDC Washington Office
Jeff Reczek, MPA
Nina Witkofsky
Deputy Director of Public Affairs/Acting Director of Communications
Nina Witkofsky
Rachel Holloway, MPH
Office of Budget Policy and Appropriations (OBPA)
Rachel Holloway, MPH
Sara Patterson
Office of the Chief Operating Officer (OCOO)
Sara Patterson
Matthew Buzelli
Office of the Chief of Staff
Matthew Buzzelli
Headshot of Associate Director for Laboratory Science and Safety, Dr. Reynolds M. Salerno
Office of Laboratory Systems and Response (OLSR)
Reynolds M. Salerno, PhD
Noah Aleshire
Office of Policy, Performance, and Evaluation (OPPE)
Noah Aleshire, JD
Headshot of Director for the Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology
Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology (OPHDST)
Jennifer Layden, MD, PhD
Henry Walke, MD, MPH
Office of Readiness and Response (ORR)
Henry Walke, MD, MPH
Acting director of the Office of Science (OS) at CDC.
Office of Science (OS)
Althea Grant-Lenzy, PhD (RDML, USPHS)
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