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The David J. Sencer CDC Museum will re-open with new visitation protocols on January 2nd, 2026. All visitors must make advanced reservations. Walk-in visits are no longer permitted.
The following information is required while making reservations:
- Visitors to provide first, middle, and last name
Visitors 18 and over will also need to submit:
- Date of birth
- Citizenship (Select U.S. or non-U.S. citizen)
- Government-issued valid (not expired) REAL ID number or passport number
Bring confirmation email(s) for museum visit.
Past CDC Directors/Administrators
2021 – 2023:
Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH
2018 – 2021:
Robert R. Redfield, MD
2017 – 2018:
Brenda Fitzgerald, MD
2009 – 2017:
Tom Frieden, MD, MPH
2002 – 2009:
Julie L. Gerberding, MD, MPH
1998 – 2002:
Jeffrey P. Koplan, MD, MPH
1993 – 1998:
David Satcher, MD, PhD
1990 – 1993:
William L. Roper, MD, MPH
1983 – 1989:
James O. Mason, MD, Dr.PH
1977 – 1983:
William H. Foege, MD, MPH
1966 – 1977:
David J. Sencer, MD, MPH
1962 – 1966:
James L. Goddard, MD, MPH
1960 – 1962:
Clarence A. Smith, MD, MPH
1956 – 1960:
Robert J. Anderson, MD, MPH
1953 – 1956:
Theodore J. Bauer, MD
1952 – 1953:
Justin M. Andrews, ScD
1947 – 1951:
Raymond A. Vonderlehr, MD
1944 – 1946:
*Mark D. Hollis, ScD
1942 – 1943:
*L.L. Williams, MD
(MCWA Director)
*Malaria Control in War Areas (MCWA) Executive Officers; MCWA headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. CDC continued the work of MCWA and grew to become the nation’s lead public health agency.