Rochelle Walensky
American medical scientist
Rochelle Paula Walensky (born 1969) is an American medical scientist. Walensky is the 19th and current Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since 2021. She was the chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital and a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Walensky is an expert on AIDS and HIV.[1]
Rochelle Walensky | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| 19th Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy | Anne Schuchat Debra Houry (acting) |
| Preceded by | Robert Redfield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rochelle Paula Bersoff April 5, 1969 Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Washington University in St. Louis (BA) Johns Hopkins University (MD) Harvard University (MPH) |
In December 2020, Walensky was nominated to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Biden administration, replacing Robert R. Redfield.[2]
On May 5, 2023, Walensky announced her resignation from her role at the CDC, effective June 30, 2023.[3]
References
change- ↑ Pager, Tyler (December 6, 2020). "To rebuild CDC, Biden picks Rochelle Walensky". Politico. Archived from the original on December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ↑ Stolberg, Sheryl Gay; Shear, Michael D. (December 6, 2020). "Biden Picks Xavier Becerra to Lead Health and Human Services". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 6, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ↑ Toy, Sarah (May 5, 2023). "CDC Director Walensky to Step Down". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
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