Who We Are

Faculty

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                                    Sugarman, David

    Sugarman, David

    Center for Global Health, Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) Non-Communicable Diseases Team Lead

    US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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                                    Dean Surbey, MA, MBA

    Dean Surbey, MA, MBA

    Associate Dean

    Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

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                                    Suzanne Mason

    Suzanne Mason

    Manager of Global Learning Programs

    Emory Global Health Institute, Emory University

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                                    Aryeh D. Stein, MPH, PhD

    Aryeh D. Stein, MPH, PhD

    Professor, Hubert Department of Global Health and Department of Epidemiology

    Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

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                                    Damon Meharg

    Damon Meharg

    Assistant Director, Media Relations, and Multi-Platform Journalist

    Emory Health Sciences Communications

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                                    William H. Foege, MD, MPH

    William H. Foege, MD, MPH

    Emeritus Presidential Distinguished Professor of International Health

    Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

    Gates Fellow

    The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

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                                    Mauricio Hernández-Ávila, MD, MPH, PhD

    Mauricio Hernández-Ávila, MD, MPH, PhD

    Vice Minister of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

    Mexico's Ministry of Health

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                                    Carlos del Rio, MD

    Carlos del Rio, MD

    Professor and Chair, Hubert Department of Global Health

    Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

    Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases

    Emory University School of Medicine

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                                    Hortensia Reyes-Morales, MD, MSc, DrSc

    Hortensia Reyes-Morales, MD, MSc, DrSc

    Deputy Director, Quality of Health Care

    Ministry of Health, Mexico

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                                    Laura Magana-Valladares, MS, PhD,

    Laura Magana-Valladares, MS, PhD,

    Academic Dean

    National Institute of Public Health, Mexico

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                                    Nikhil Tandon, MBBS, MD, PhD

    Nikhil Tandon, MBBS, MD, PhD

    Professor, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences

    Head, Capacity Building

    Centre for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi, India

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                                    Ron Z. Goetzel, Ph.D.

    Ron Z. Goetzel, Ph.D.

    Research Professor and Director

    Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Institute for Health and Productivity Studies (IHPS)

    Vice President, Consulting and Applied Research

    Truven Health Analytics, and IBM Company

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                                    Michael Goodman, MD, MPH

    Michael Goodman, MD, MPH

    Associate Professor

    Department of Epidemiology, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health

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                                    Edward W. Gregg, PhD

    Edward W. Gregg, PhD

    Chief, Epidemiology and Statistics Branch, Division of Diabetes Translation

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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                                    Jeffrey P. Koplan, MD, MPH

    Jeffrey P. Koplan, MD, MPH

    Vice President for Global Health

    Emory University

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                                    Holly W. Korshun

    Holly W. Korshun

    Director of Research Communications

    Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Emory University

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                                    Joseph Lipscomb, PhD

    Joseph Lipscomb, PhD

    Professor of Health Policy and Management

    Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

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                                    Deborah A. McFarland, MPH, PhD

    Deborah A. McFarland, MPH, PhD

    Associate Professor, Hubert Department of Global Health, and Department of Health Policy and Management

    Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

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                                    George A. Mensah, MD, FACC

    George A. Mensah, MD, FACC

    Senior Advisor

    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, U.S. National Institutes of Health

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                                    Michael Pratt, MD, MPH

    Michael Pratt, MD, MPH

    Senior Advisor for Global Health

    National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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                                    Melva Robertson, MA

    Melva Robertson, MA

    Assistant Director, Media Relations

    Health Sciences Communications, Emory University

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                                    Brandon Smith, PhD

    Brandon Smith, PhD

    Founder

    The Workplace Therapist, LLC

    Adjunct Faculty in the Practice of Management Communication

    Goizueta Business School, Emory University

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                                    Richard Smith, MD

    Richard Smith, MD

    Director

    UnitedHealth Chronic Disease Initiative

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                                    David A. Ross, ScD

    David A. Ross, ScD

    Director

    Public Health Informatics Institute, Task Force for Global Health

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                                    Kenneth Thorpe, PhD

    Kenneth Thorpe, PhD

    Robert W. Woodruff Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Policy & Management

    Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

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                                    Peter Topping, PhD

    Peter Topping, PhD

    Associate Professor in the Practice of Organization and Management

    Roberto C. Goizueta Business School, Emory University

2015-16 Participants

2014-15 Participants

2013-14 Participants

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                                    Meenakshi Sharma, PhD

    Meenakshi Sharma, PhD

    Scientist E, Program Officer for Cardiovascular Diseases, Neurosciences and Biomedical Engineering

    Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi, India

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                                    Marcela Rodríguez-Flores, MD, MS

    Marcela Rodríguez-Flores, MD, MS

    Attending Physician, Internal Medicine

    Obesity and Eating Disorders Clinic, National Institute of Medical and Nutrition Sciences Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico

    Attending Physician, Internal Medicine

    Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Institute for Security and Services for State Workers (ISSSTE)

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                                    Gabriela Ríos Cázares, MD, MPH

    Gabriela Ríos Cázares, MD, MPH

    Collaborator

    National Institute of Geriatrics (INGER) of Mexico

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                                    Mónica Ramírez Vargas, MD, MPH

    Mónica Ramírez Vargas, MD, MPH

    Deputy Director of Social Participation in Health

    Ministry of Health, México DF

    Coordinator, Public Health and Preventive Medicine Clinical Rotation

    General Directorate for Health Promotion, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Mexico

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                                    Sharmila A. Pimple, MBBS, MD

    Sharmila A. Pimple, MBBS, MD

    Professor and Physician, Department of Preventive Oncology

    Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India

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                                    P. C. Negi, MBBS, MD, DM

    P. C. Negi, MBBS, MD, DM

    Professor and Head, Department of Cardiology

    Indira Ghandi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

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                                    Sergio Meneses-Navarro, MD, MS, PhD

    Sergio Meneses-Navarro, MD, MS, PhD

    Investigator, Regional Center of Public Health Research, Chiapas, Mexico

    National Institute of Public Health

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                                    Pablo Méndez Hernández, MD, MHS, PhD

    Pablo Méndez Hernández, MD, MHS, PhD

    Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences and Director, Masters in Public Health Program

    Autonomous University of Tlaxcala State, Mexico

    Head, Health Research

    Tlaxcala State Department of Health, Mexico

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                                    Javier Isaac Maldonado Figueredo, MD

    Javier Isaac Maldonado Figueredo, MD

    Specialist, Cardiovascular Group, Office of Non-Communicable Diseases

    Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Bogotá, Colombia

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                                    Anantha Kumar S R, MBBS, MPhil, MPH

    Anantha Kumar S R, MBBS, MPhil, MPH

    Tutor and Coordinator, Post Graduate Diploma in Public Health Management

    Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad

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                                    Adriana Garduño Alanís, MHS, PhD

    Adriana Garduño Alanís, MHS, PhD

    Chief, Research Unit

    Mónica Pretelini Sáenz Maternal-Perinatal Hospital, Toluca, Mexico

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                                    Ankush Desai, MBBS, MD, DM

    Ankush Desai, MBBS, MD, DM

    Consultant, Department of Endocrinology

    Goa Medical College, Bambolim, Goa, India

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                                    Kavita Chauhan, BS, MSc, MS

    Kavita Chauhan, BS, MSc, MS

    Health Promotion Specialist and Adjunct Assistant Professor

    Health Communication Division, Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi

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                                    Silvania Suely Caribé de Aráujo Andrade, BS, MPH

    Silvania Suely Caribé de Aráujo Andrade, BS, MPH

    Epidemiologist, Department of Non-Communicable Disease Surveillance

    Secretariat of Health Surveillance (SVS), Brazilian Ministry of Health, Brasilia, Brazil

2016-17 Participants