Jeffrey Koplan

Jeffrey P. Koplan is an American physician and epidemiologist who is the Vice President for Global Health at Emory University. He established and became the first Director of the Emory Global Health Institute from 2006 to 2013.[2] Koplan was the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 1998[3] to 2002;[4] he had previously worked at the CDC for more than twenty years, looking into HIV-contaminated blood, as well as the Bhopal disaster.[5] During his tenure as Director, he fought syphilis,[6] and supervised the investigation into the 2001 anthrax attacks;[7] before leaving the agency in March 2002.[8]

Jeffrey P. Koplan
14th Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
In office
October 5, 1998 – March 31, 2002
PresidentBill Clinton
George W. Bush
Preceded byDavid Satcher
Succeeded byJulie Gerberding
Personal details
BornBoston, Massachusetts[1]
EducationYale University
Harvard University (MPH)
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine (MD)

Koplan earned a bachelor's degree in English from Yale University, a master's degree in public health from Harvard University and a medical doctorate from the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine.[1]

References
  1. McClam, Erin. "CDC Chief Jeffrey Koplan Resigns". Associated Press. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  2. "Seven Decades of Firsts with Seven CDC Directors" (PDF). CDC. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  3. "SHALALA APPOINTS JEFFREY P. KOPLAN TO HEAD CDC" (Press release). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. July 10, 1998. Archived from the original on April 20, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  4. "Past CDC Directors/Administrators | About | CDC". www.cdc.gov. July 20, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  5. Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (July 10, 1998). "Epidemiologist Is Chosen to Head Centers for Disease Control". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  6. Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (October 8, 1999). "U.S. Says 'Stars Are Aligned' to Vanquish an Old Foe: Syphilis". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  7. Altman, Lawrence K. (November 13, 2001). "THE DOCTOR'S WORLD; When Everything Changed at the C.D.C." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  8. Pear, Robert (February 22, 2002). "Embattled Disease Agency Chief Is Quitting". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
Government offices
Preceded by
David Satcher		 Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1998-2002		 Succeeded by
Julie Gerberding


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