Executive Leadership & Expert Bios

Francisco Alvarado-Ramy

Supervisory Medical Officer, Quarantine and Border Health Services Branch, NCPDCID

Captain Francisco Alvarado-Ramy, MD, FACP, serves in the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ) at the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The DGMQ mission is to prevent introduction and spread of infectious diseases in the U.S. and to prevent morbidity and mortality among immigrants, refugees, migrant workers, and international travelers. CAPT Alvarado-Ramy supervises medical support for the quarantine system in the United States and serves as deputy lead of the Quarantine Epidemiology and Surveillance Team. Most recently CDR Alvarado-Ramy was detailed as Deputy Director of the Community Measures Task Force as one of the pillars of the U.S. government’s H1N1 Response.

Dr. Alvarado-Ramy joined CDC in 1999 as an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) officer where he conducted epidemiologic research and investigated outbreaks related to healthcare-associated infections and other adverse events. He was a key member of the CDC response to the anthrax attacks in New York City. As a CDC assignee to the Puerto Rico Department of Health, he served as state epidemiologist and where he led the development of public policy on the prevention of serious morbidity and mortality from Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) infection, among other notable accomplishments.

Dr. Alvarado-Ramy received a BS from Tulane University and an MD from the University of Puerto Rico. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He holds a faculty appointment at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine. He has been the recipient of national awards, such as the Juan Carlos Finlay Award from the US Public Health Service and the Martha Katz Award from the National Public Health Leadership Institute.

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