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, MD, MSPH, DTMH
Global Health Center,
Division of Global HIV and TB
Rachel Alade, MD, MS
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities,
Division of Birth Defects and Infant Disorders
Mohsin Ali, MD, MPhil
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Priyanka Anand, MD, MSc (c)
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention,
Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention
Melanie Askari, PhD, MPhil, MPH
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureaus of Immunization and Tuberculosis Control
Victoria Balta, PhD, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of Infectious Disease Readiness and Innovation
Alexandra Barger, MD, MPH
Kentucky Department for Public Health
Angelica Barrall, PhD, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases
Cindy Beard, PhD, MPH
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
Jordan Braunfeld, MD
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Division of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention
Andrea Danielle Brown PhD, MPH
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
Division of Reproductive Health
Hannah Canepa, DO, MPH, MS
Global Health Center,
Division of Global HIV and TB
Timothy DeVita, MD
Global Health Center,
Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria
Megan Dorris, MMS, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases
Cara Drehoff, DVM, MPH
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Samuel Emmerich, DVM
National Center for Health Statistics,
Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys
DaJuandra Eugene, PhD, MS, MEd
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
Division of Population Health
Aaron Frutos, PhD, MPH
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Influenza Division
Keri Geiger, PhD, RN, BSN, ACRN
Global Health Center Global,
Immunization Division
Camden Gowler, PhD
North Carolina Division of Public Health, Communicable Disease Branch
Adelaide Green, DVM, MPH (c)
Global Health Center,
Division of Global Health Protection
Kimberly Gressick, MD, MPH
Chicago Department of Public Health, Behavioral Health Bureau
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, DrPH, MPH
Utah Department of Health and Human Services
Camille Jones, PhD, MPH
Global Health Center, Global Immunization Division, Immunization Systems and Accelerated Disease Control
Rini Jose, PhD, MPH
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention,
Division of HIV Prevention
Pallavi Kache, PhD, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases
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, PhD, MPH
Alameda County Public Health Department (California)
Sandra Kiplagat, PhD, MS
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious,
Diseases Division of Vector-Borne Diseases
Matthew Lambert, MD
Connecticut Department of Public Health
Steven Langerman, MD
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
John Le, PharmD
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention,
Division of HIV Prevention
Savanna Ledford, DrPH, MS
Arkansas Department of Health
Jerome Leonard, MD, MPHTM
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
Division of Reproductive Health
Souci Louis, VMD, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of Infectious Disease Readiness and Innovation
Sarah Ludmer, MSN
Maryland Department of Health, Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Outbreak Response Bureau
Eric Lundstrom, PhD, MPH
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
Division of Field Studies & Engineering
Chelsea Lutz, PhD, MPH
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Division of Viral Diseases
Roisin McElroy, MD, MPH
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Communicable Disease
Kimberly McKinney, MD, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Alexander Molinari, DO, MPH
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, & Obesity
Tori Moore, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Division of Acute Disease Epidemiology
Mary Moran, PhD, MPH
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Division of Viral Diseases
Farah Mouhanna, PhD, MS
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, & Obesity
Ramya Naraharisetti, PhD
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Amy Nham, PharmD, MPH
Chicago Department of Public Health
Ponesai Nyika, MBChB, MPH
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Immunization Services Division
Hannah Padda, DVM, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of Vector-Borne Diseases
Rudy Patrick, PhD, MPH
Kaiser Permanente Southern California and Pasadena Public Health Department
Elizabeth Polter, PhD, MPH
Wisconsin Department of Health Service, Division of Public Health, Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health
Veena Ramachandran, MD, MPH
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Division of Bacterial Diseases
Courtney Rogers, PhD, MPH
CDC Office of Minority Health and Health Equity
Office of the Director
Julia Rogers, PhD, MPH
Alaska Division of Public Health
Jelonia Rumph, PhD
National Center for Environmental Health,
Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice
Nadia Saif, MD, MPH, MS
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
Division of Safety Research
Elizabeth Sajewski, PhD, MS
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases
Alexa Schappert, DVM, MPH
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Jessica Sherman PhD, RN, MSN, FNP-BC
Office of Readiness and Response, Special Populations Team
Bhavna Singichetti, PhD, MPH
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Division of Injury Prevention
Jordan Singleton, MD
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Coronavirus and Other Respiratory Viruses Division
Kami Smith, MD, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of High Consequence Pathogens & Pathology
Brooke Staley, PhD, MPH
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Division of Human Development and Disability
Sydney Stein, DVM, MPH
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Katherine Strelau, PhD
Vermont Department of Health
Rebekah Sutter, MPH, BSN, RN
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of Vector-Borne Diseases
Bethan Swift, DPhil, MSc
Riverside County Department of Public Health (California)
Samantha Swisher, DVM, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine
Sylvia Tangney, PhD, MPH
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Division of Bacterial Diseases
Shawn Thomas, PhD, MPH
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities,
Division Of Birth Defects and Infant Disorders
Julie Thompson, PhD, DVM, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of High Consequence Pathogens & Pathology
Madhura Vachon, PhD, MPH
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Division of Bacterial Diseases
Marisol Valenzuela Lara, PhD, MD, MPH
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry,
Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences
Heather Walker, DVM, MPH
Maricopa County Department of Public Health and Arizona Department of Health Services
Madison Walton, PhD
Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division and Multnomah County Health Department
Dennis Wang, MD, MPH
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Coronavirus and Other Respiratory Viruses Division
Brittney Waranius, DVM, MPH, MA
Wyoming Department of Health
Fhallon Ware-Gilmore, PhD
Puerto Rico Department of Health, Office of Epidemiology and Investigation
Elizabeth Wendt, MD, MPH
Global Health Center,
Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria
Paula Williams, DrPH, MPH
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention,
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
Amy Xie, MD
Public Health — Seattle & King County
Kyle Yomogida, PhD
Washington State Department of Health
Italo Zecca, PhD, MPH
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Division of High Consequence Pathogens & Pathology
Erica Zeno, PhD, MPH
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Influenza Division
Sifang Kathy Zhao, PhD, MPH
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
Division of Reproductive Health
Sophie Zhu, PhD
California Department of Public Health