EIS Class of 2023

Meet the EIS officers in the class of 2023 and learn where they are assigned for their 2-year fellowship. Note: the assignments listed do not reflect outbreak or other emergency response efforts.

Minal Ahson

Minal Ahson, MD, MSPH, DTMH 
Global Health Center,
Division of Global HIV and TB

Rachel Alade

Rachel Alade, MD, MS
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities,
Division of Birth Defects and Infant Disorders

Mohsin Ali

Mohsin Ali, MD, MPhil
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion

Priyanka Anand

Priyanka Anand, MD, MSc (c)
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention,
Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention

Melanie Askari

Melanie Askari, PhD, MPhil, MPH
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureaus of Immunization and Tuberculosis Control

Victoria Balta

Victoria Balta, PhD, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of Infectious Disease Readiness and Innovation

Alexandra Barger

Alexandra Barger, MD, MPH
Kentucky Department for Public Health

Angelica Barrall

Angelica Barrall, PhD, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases

Cynthia Beard

Cindy Beard, PhD, MPH
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services

Jordan Braunfeld

Jordan Braunfeld, MD
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Division of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention

Andrea Brown

Andrea Danielle Brown PhD, MPH
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
Division of Reproductive Health

Hannah Canepa

Hannah Canepa, DO, MPH, MS
Global Health Center,
Division of Global HIV and TB

Timothy DeVita

Timothy DeVita, MD
Global Health Center,
Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria

Megan Dorris

Megan Dorris, MMS, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases

Cara Drehoff

Cara Drehoff, DVM, MPH
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Samuel Emmerich

Samuel Emmerich, DVM
National Center for Health Statistics,
Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys

DaJuandra Eugene

DaJuandra Eugene, PhD, MS, MEd
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
Division of Population Health

Aaron Frutos

Aaron Frutos, PhD, MPH
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Influenza Division

Karen Geiger

Keri Geiger, PhD, RN, BSN, ACRN
Global Health Center Global,
Immunization Division

Camden Gowler

Camden Gowler, PhD
North Carolina Division of Public Health, Communicable Disease Branch

Adelaide Green

Adelaide Green, DVM, MPH (c)
Global Health Center,
Division of Global Health Protection

Kimberly Gressick

Kimberly Gressick, MD, MPH
Chicago Department of Public Health, Behavioral Health Bureau

Essi Havor

Essi Havor, PhD, MPH, RN, PHNA-BC
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,  Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention

Amelia Johnson

Amelia Johnson, DrPH, MPH
Utah Department of Health and Human Services

Camille Jones

Camille Jones, PhD, MPH
Global Health Center, Global Immunization Division, Immunization Systems and Accelerated Disease Control

Rini Jose

Rini Jose, PhD, MPH
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention,
Division of HIV Prevention

Pallavi Kache

Pallavi Kache, PhD, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases

Audrey Kennar

Audrey Kennar, MSPH, BSN, RN
San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency and the U.S.-Mexico Unit of the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine

Sana Khan

Sana Khan, PhD, MPH
Alameda County Public Health Department (California)

Sandra Kiplagat

Sandra Kiplagat, PhD, MS
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious,
Diseases Division of Vector-Borne Diseases

Matthew Lambert

Matthew Lambert, MD
Connecticut Department of Public Health

Steven Langerman

Steven Langerman, MD
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion

John Le

John Le, PharmD
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention,
Division of HIV Prevention

Savanna Ledford

Savanna Ledford, DrPH, MS
Arkansas Department of Health

Jerome Leonard

Jerome Leonard, MD, MPHTM
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
Division of Reproductive Health

Souci Louis

Souci Louis, VMD, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of Infectious Disease Readiness and Innovation

Sarah Ludmer

Sarah Ludmer, MSN/MPH, BSN, RN
Maryland Department of Health, Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Outbreak Response Bureau

Eric Lundstrom

Eric Lundstrom, PhD, MPH
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
Division of Field Studies & Engineering

Chelsea Lutz

Chelsea Lutz, PhD, MPH
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Division of Viral Diseases

Roisin McElroy

Roisin McElroy, MD, MPH
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Communicable Disease

Kimberly McKinney

Kimberly McKinney, MD, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion

Alexander Molinari

Alexander Molinari, DO, MPH
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, & Obesity

Tori Moore

Tori Moore, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Division of Acute Disease Epidemiology

Mary Moran

Mary Moran, PhD, MPH
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Division of Viral Diseases

Farah Mouhanna

Farah Mouhanna, PhD, MS
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, & Obesity

Ramya Naraharisetti

Ramya Naraharisetti, PhD
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Amy Nham

Amy Nham, PharmD, MPH
Chicago Department of Public Health

Ponesai Nyika

Ponesai Nyika, MBChB, MPH
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Immunization Services Division

Hannah Padda

Hannah Padda, DVM, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of Vector-Borne Diseases

Rudy Patrick

Rudy Patrick, PhD, MPH
Kaiser Permanente Southern California and Pasadena Public Health Department

Elizabeth Polter

Elizabeth Polter,  PhD, MPH
Wisconsin Department of Health Service, Division of Public Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health

Veena Ramachandran

Veena Ramachandran, MD, MPH
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Division of Bacterial Diseases

Courtney Rogers

Courtney Rogers, PhD, MPH
CDC Office of Minority Health and Health Equity
Office of the Director

Julia Rogers

Julia Rogers, PhD, MPH
Alaska Division of Public Health

Jelonia Rumph

Jelonia Rumph, PhD
National Center for Environmental Health,
Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice

Nadia Saif

Nadia Saif, MD, MPH, MS
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
Division of Safety Research

Elizabeth Sajewski

Elizabeth Sajewski, PhD, MS
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases

Alexa Schappert

Alexa Schappert, DVM, MPH
Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Jessica Sherman

Jessica Sherman PhD, RN, MSN, FNP-BC
Office of Readiness and Response, Special Populations Team

Bhavna Singichetti

Bhavna Singichetti, PhD, MPH
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Division of Injury Prevention

Jordan Singleton

Jordan Singleton, MD
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Coronavirus and Other Respiratory Viruses Division

Kami Smith

Kami Smith, MD, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of High Consequence Pathogens & Pathology

Brooke Staley

Brooke Staley, PhD, MPH
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Division of Human Development and Disability

Sydney Stein

Sydney Stein, DVM, MPH
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Katherine Strelau

Katherine Strelau, PhD
Vermont Department of Health

Rebekah Sutter

Rebekah Sutter, MPH, BSN, RN
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of Vector-Borne Diseases

Bethan Swift

Bethan Swift, DPhil, MSc
Riverside County Department of Public Health (California)

Samantha Swisher

Samantha Swisher, DVM, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine

Sylvia Tangney

Sylvia Tangney, PhD, MPH
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Division of Bacterial Diseases

Shawn Thomas

Shawn Thomas, PhD, MPH
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities,
Division Of Birth Defects and Infant Disorders

Julie Thompson

Julie Thompson, PhD, DVM, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of High Consequence Pathogens & Pathology

Madhura Vachon

Madhura Vachon, PhD, MPH
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Division of Bacterial Diseases

Marisol Valenzuela Lara

Marisol Valenzuela Lara, PhD, MD, MPH
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry,
Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences

Heather Walker

Heather Walker, DVM, MPH
Maricopa County Department of Public Health and Arizona Department of Health Services

Madison Walton

Madison Walton, PhD
Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division and Multnomah County Health Department

Dennis Wang

Dennis Wang, MD, MPH
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Coronavirus and Other Respiratory Viruses Division

Brittney Waranius

Brittney Waranius, DVM, MPH, MA
Wyoming Department of Health

Fhallon Ware-Gilmore

Fhallon Ware-Gilmore, PhD
Puerto Rico Department of Health, Office of Epidemiology and Investigation

Elizabeth Wendt

Elizabeth Wendt, MD, MPH
Global Health Center,
Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria

Paula Williams

Paula Williams, DrPH, MPH
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention,
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination

Amy Xie

Amy Xie, MD
Public Health — Seattle & King County

Kyle Yomogida

Kyle Yomogida, PhD
Washington State Department of Health

Italo Zecca

Italo Zecca, PhD, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of High Consequence Pathogens & Pathology

Erica Zeno

Erica Zeno, PhD, MPH
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Influenza Division

Sifang Zhao

Sifang Kathy Zhao, PhD, MPH
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
Division of Reproductive Health

Sophie Zhu

Sophie Zhu, PhD
California Department of Public Health