ACIP Committee Members

At a glance

  • ACIP includes 15 voting members responsible for making vaccine recommendations.
  • ACIP includes 8 ex officio members who represent other federal agencies with responsibility for immunization programs in the United States, and 30 non-voting representatives of liaison organizations that bring related immunization expertise.
  • Members and representatives serve on the Committee voluntarily.
ACIP Committee Members

Overview

The ACIP includes 15 voting members responsible for making vaccine recommendations. The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) selects these members following an application and nomination process. Fourteen of the members have expertise in vaccinology, immunology, pediatrics, internal medicine, nursing, family medicine, virology, public health, infectious diseases, and/or preventive medicine; one member is a consumer representative who provides perspectives on the social and community aspects of vaccination.

In addition to the 15 voting members, ACIP includes 8 ex officio members who represent other federal agencies with responsibility for immunization programs in the United States, and 30 non-voting representatives of liaison organizations that bring related immunization expertise.

Members and representatives serve on the Committee voluntarily.

Chair

TALBOT, Helen Keipp, MD
Professor of Medicine
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
3/5/2024 – 6/30/2025

Executive Secretary

WHARTON, Melinda, MD, MPH
Associate Director for Vaccine Policy
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA

Members

ASTURIAS, Edwin Jose, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases Epidemiology
University of Colorado School of Medicine and Colorado School of Public Health
Jules Amer Chair in Community Pediatrics
Aurora, CO
Term: 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2028

Brewer, Noel T., MS, PhD
Gillings Distinguished Professor in Public Health
Department of Health Behavior
Gillings School of Global Public Health
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
Term: 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2028

BROOKS, Oliver, MD, FAAP
Chief Medical Officer
Watts HealthCare Corporation
Los Angeles, CA
Past President, National Medical Association
Term: 7/26/2021 – 6/30/2025

CHEN, Lin H., MD, FACP, FASTMH, FISTM
Director, Mount Auburn Travel Medicine Center
Division of Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine, Mount Auburn Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Term: 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2028

CHU, Helen Y., MD, MPH, FIDSA
Professor of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine
Professor of Epidemiology, University of Washington
School of Public Health
Attending Physician, Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Term: 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2028

CINEAS, Sybil, MD, FAAP, FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Medical Science (Clinical)
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Associate Program Director
Brown Combined Residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Providence, RI
Term: 9/28/2021 – 6/30/2025

JAMIESON, Denise J., MD, MPH
Vice President for Medical Affairs
Dean, Carver College of Medicine
University of Iowa
Term: 3/4/2024 – 6/30/2027

KAMBOJ, Mini, MD, FIDSA, FSHEA
Attending Physician, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, NY
Term: 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2028

KUCHEL, George A., MD CM, FRCP, AGSF, FGSA, FAAAS
Professor and Travelers Chair in Geriatrics and Gerontology
Director
UConn Center on Aging
Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC)
UConn Health
Farmington, CT
Term: 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2028

LOEHR, Jamie, MD, FAAFP
Owner, Cayuga Family Medicine
Ithaca, New York
Term: 7/26/2021 – 6/30/2025

MALDONADO, Yvonne (Bonnie), MD
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Diversity
Taube Endowed Professor of Global Health and Infectious Diseases
Professor of Pediatrics and of Epidemiology and Population Health
Interim Chair, Department of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Control and Attending Physician
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford
Department of Pediatrics
Palo Alto, CA
Term: 3/4/2024 – 6/30/2027

MOSER, Charlotte A., MS
Co-Director, Vaccine Education Center
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Term: 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2028

SCHECHTER, Robert, MD, MSc
Chief, Immunization Branch
California Department of Public Health
Richmond, CA
Term: 3/6/2024 – 6/30/2027

SHAW, Albert C., MD, PhD, FIDSA
Professor of Medicine
Section of Infectious Diseases
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
Term: 3/4/2024 – 6/30/2027

Ex officio members

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
HANCE, Mary Beth
Senior Policy Advisor
Division of Quality, Evaluations and Health Outcomes
Children and Adults Health Programs Group
Center for Medicaid, CHIP and Survey & Certification
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Baltimore, MD

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
KASLOW, David C., M.D.
Director, Office of Vaccines Research and Review
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER)
Silver Spring, MD

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
GRIMES, Reed, MD, MPH
CDR, USPHS
Director, Division of Injury Compensation Programs
Health Systems Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
Rockville, MD

Indian Health Service (IHS)
CLARK, Matthew, MD, FAAP, FACP
Physician
Chair, IHS National Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee
Durango, CO

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
BEIGEL, John, M.D.
Associate Director for Clinical Research
Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Bethesda, MD

Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP)
OKEKE, Chinedu, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC

Liaison representatives

American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
MORRIS, Laura, MD, MSPH
Professor
Clinical Family and Community Medicine
Associate Program Director of Family and Community
Medicine Residency
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
O’LEARY, Sean, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
General Academic Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital Colorado
University of Colorado School of Medicine

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Red Book Editor
KIMBERLIN, David, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine
Birmingham, AL

American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA)
LÉGER, Marie-Michèle, MPH, PA-C
Director, Clinical and Health Affairs
American Academy of Physician Associates
Alexandria, VA

American College Health Association (ACHA)
LEE, Sara, MD
Assistant Vice President of University Health and Counseling Services
Chief Health Officer
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

American College Health Association (ACHA) (alternate)
HALBRITTER, Ashlee, MPH
Executive Director, Public Health and Wellbeing
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM)
HAYES, Carol E., CNM, MN, MPH, FACNM
Adjunct Professor
Georgia State University School of Nursing
Atlanta, GA

American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) (alternate)
MEHARRY, Pamela M., PHD, CNM
Midwifery Educator, Human Resources for Health
In partnership with University of Rwanda and University of Illinois, Chicago

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
SWAMY, Geeta K., M.D.
Associate Vice President for Research
Vice Dean for Scientific Integrity
Haywood Brown, MD Distinguished Professor of Women's Health
Duke University
Durham, NC

American College of Physicians (ACP)
GOLDMAN, Jason M. MD, FACP
Affiliate Assistant Professor of Clinical Biomedical Science
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
Private Practice
Coral Springs, FL

American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
SCHMADER, Kenneth, MD
Professor of Medicine-Geriatrics
Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers
Durham, NC

America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)
GRUBB, Jessica, MD
Medical Director, Infectious Diseases
Elevance Health Companies/Carelon
Charleston, SC

American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA)
COYLE, Rebecca, MSEd
Executive Director
Washington, DC

American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) (alternate)
LONDO, Courtnay, MA
Senior Program Manager
Washington, DC

American Medical Association (AMA)
FRYHOFER, Sandra Adamson, MD
Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

American Nurses Association (ANA)
RESNICK, Barbara, PhD, RN, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP
Professor, Organizations Systems and Adult Health
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
MAHMOUDI, Massoud, DO, PhD, MS
President, American Osteopathic College of Allergy and Immunology
Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
GOODE, Jean-Venable "Kelly" R., PharmD, BCPS, FAPhA, FCCP
Professor and Director, PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program
School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

Association of Immunization Managers (AIM)
HOWELL, Molly, MPH
Immunization Program Manager
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services
Bismarck, ND

Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR)
ZIMMERMAN, Richard, MD, MPH
Professor
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology
Pittsburgh, PA

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
JUTHANI, Manisha, MD
Commissioner
Connecticut Department of Public Health
Hartford, CT

Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
ARTHUR, Phyllis A., MBA
Senior Vice President, Infectious Diseases and Emerging Science Policy
Washington, DC

Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)
HAHN, Christine, MD
State Epidemiologist
Division of Public Health
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Boise, ID

Canadian National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)
TUNIS, Matthew, PhD
Executive Secretary, National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)
Centre for Immunization Programs (CIP)
Public Health Agency of Canada, Government of Canada

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
MUNOZ-RIVAS, Flor, MD, MSc
Chief and Medical Director
Transplant Infectious Diseases
Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston TX

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) (alternate)
MCAULEY, James B., DTM&H, MD, MPH
Clinical Director
Whiteriver Indian Hospital
Whiteriver, AZ

International Society for Travel Medicine (ISTM)
BARNETT, Elizabeth D, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Boston, MA

National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
ZAHN, Matthew, MD
Deputy Health Officer Orange County Health Care Agency
Santa Ana, CA

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)
DESHON, Dana, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC
Order of Saint Francis Medical Group
Morton Pediatrics
Morton, IL

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID)
HOPKINS, Robert H., Jr., MD, MACP
Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) (alternate)
DALTON, Marla, PE, CAE
Executive Director & CEO
Bethesda, MD

National Medical Association (NMA)
WHITLEY-WILLIAMS, Patricia, MD
Professor and Chair
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, NJ

Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS)
PAULSEN, Grant, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH

Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) (alternate)
ROSS, Shannon A., MD, MSPH
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Medicine
Birmingham, AL

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
YBARRA, Michael, MD, FACEP

Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

Washington, DC

Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM)
MIDDLEMAN, Amy B., MD, MSEd, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics
Chief, Division of General Academic Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Cleveland, Ohio

Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
MEHROTRA, Preeti, MD, MPH
Senior Medical Director
Infection Control/Hospital Epidemiology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Adult and Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) (alternate)
DREES, Marci, MD, MS
Chief Infection Prevention Officer & Hospital Epidemiologist
ChristianaCare
Wilmington, DE
Associate Professor of Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA