Edward W. Gregg, PhD

Chief, Epidemiology and Statistics Branch, Division of Diabetes Translation

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Biography

Dr. Edward Gregg serves as Chief of the Epidemiology and Statistics Branch in the Division of Diabetes Translation at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where his current efforts involve oversight of the National Diabetes Surveillance system and the integration of surveillance, epidemiology, health services, and economic studies at CDC to better guide health policy for diabetes. His research interests include surveillance of national and international trends in diabetes and related risk factors as well as the impact of lifestyle interventions on the risk of diabetes and related complications. Dr. Gregg has published over 180 articles and chapters in chronic disease epidemiology and prevention and is a lead or co-investigator in several national multi-center studies, including Natural Experiments in Translation for Diabetes (NEXT-D) and the Look AHEAD Study.

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