Staff Bio
Surbhi Modi, M.D., M.P.H.
Global Health Center (GHC)
Surbhi Modi, M.D., M.P.H., is a Captain in the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service. Captain Modi is the Principal Deputy Director for CDC’s Division of Global HIV & TB.
Previous experience
Captain Modi previously served as Chief of the Maternal and Child Health Branch from May 2018 to June 2020. In that role, Captain Modi led work to improve outcomes for children, adolescents and pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV. Captain Modi also led the Division's work to address global concerns about the safety of dolutegravir in women of reproductive potential.
Captain Modi has worked at CDC since 2007 and in the Division of Global HIV & TB since 2008. In her 12 years with the Division, Captain Modi has worked as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer with the TB/HIV Team in the HIV Care and Treatment Branch, a Medical Officer with the Pediatric and Adolescent HIV Team, and as Lead of the Maternal and Infant HIV Team.