Staff Bio
Paige Alexandra Armstrong, MD, MHS (CAPT, USPHS) is the director of the Global Health Center (GHC) at CDC.
Role at CDC
Dr. Armstrong serves as director of GHC, where she leads the agency's global health efforts. In this role, she directs engagement with countries and global partners to strengthen resilient, sustainable public health systems; detect and contain emerging threats at their source; and build the capacity needed to prevent, prepare for, and respond rapidly to outbreaks.
Previous experience
Dr. Armstrong brings extensive experience in global health, infectious diseases, emergency response, and public health leadership. Prior to becoming GHC director, she served as associate director for Global Health in CDC's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), where she provided leadership across global health portfolios spanning seven divisions and three cross-cutting offices. She previously served as associate director for Global Health in CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis in CDC's National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) and held leadership and medical officer roles in NCEZID's Division of Vector-Borne Diseases.
Dr. Armstrong began her CDC career as an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer in the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases (DFWED). Throughout her career, she has supported numerous public health responses and worked across government to advance US public health priorities, including through detail assignments at the White House and with US Customs and Border Protection.
Education
Dr. Armstrong earned a bachelor's degree and master's degree in health science from Johns Hopkins University and a medical degree from the University of Connecticut. She completed her residency at George Washington University in DC. Dr. Armstrong is a board-certified emergency medicine physician who continues to practice clinically at Emory University and is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Her ongoing clinical experience informs her approach to public health leadership and CDC's work to address complex health threats around the world.
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