Staff Bio
Joanne Cono, MD, ScM
Dr. Joanne Cono, MD, ScM, is the Office of Science (OS) Deputy Director for Science, CDC Scientific Integrity Official, and CDC Research Integrity Officer.
CDC role
Dr. Cono has served in numerous leadership positions at CDC including Director of the OS Office of Science Quality; Senior Science Advisor in the Office of Infectious Diseases; Associate Director of Science (ADS) in the former Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response; ADS in the Division of Epidemiology and Surveillance of the former National Immunization Program; and Director of CDC’s Clinician Communication Program.
As Senior Medical Officer in the Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Program, National Center for Infectious Diseases, she helped lead CDC's smallpox preparedness and vaccination activities and the epidemiological team for CDC's response to the 2003 United States mpox outbreak.
Dr. Cono served as Senior Advisor for Science and Global Health in the Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases and has completed numerous international assignments and consultancies.
Previous experience
Dr. Cono practiced pediatrics in the homeless shelter system of New York City (The New York Children's Health Project) and at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. She was a visiting faculty member at the University of Tartu in Estonia, where she taught pediatrics and epidemiology.
Achievements
Dr. Cono has participated in numerous agencywide emergency responses including anthrax, hurricanes, earthquakes, the H1N1 influenza pandemic, Zika, Ebola, and COVID-19.
Education
A board-certified pediatrician, Joanne earned her medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo and completed her residency training at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. She has also completed a community pediatrics and child advocacy fellowship at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and a genetic epidemiology fellowship at CDC. She has a Master of Science degree in vaccine science and international health from The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, and advanced training in facilitation, negotiation, global diplomacy, and public engagement.