CDC Leadership

At a glance

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

Immediate Office of the Director

Jim O’Neill
Acting CDC Director
Jim O’Neill
Ralph L. Abraham, VMD, MD
Principal Deputy Director
Ralph L. Abraham, VMD, MD
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Deputy Director for Program and Science/Chief Medical Officer
Vacant
Nina Witkofsky
Deputy Director of Public Affairs/Director of Communications
Nina Witkofsky
Lynda W. Chapman, R.Ph., J.D.
Office of the Chief Operating Officer (OCOO)
Lynda W. Chapman
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)
Suzanne Gilboa, PhD
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD)
Suzanne Gilboa, PhD
CAPT Djenaba Joseph, MD, MPH
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)
Djenaba Joseph, MD, MPH (CAPT, USPHS)
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National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)
Vacant
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
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National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Vacant
Renáta D. Ellington, PhD, MSEd
National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP)
Renáta D. Ellington, PhD, MSEd
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National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)
Vacant
Allison Arwady, MD, MPH
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)
Allison Arwady, MD, MPH
Sara Patterson
National Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce (NCSTLTPHIW)
Sara Patterson
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)

Vacant
CDC Washington Office
Vacant
Nina Witkofsky
Deputy Director of Public Affairs/Director of Communications
Nina Witkofsky
Rachel Holloway, MPH
Office of Budget Policy and Appropriations (OBPA)
Rachel Holloway, MPH
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
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Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology (OPHDST)
Vacant
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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