Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (EIS 2023)

The mission of the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE) is to provide leadership in preventing, controlling, and eventually eliminating tuberculosis (TB) from the United States, in collaboration with partners at the community, state, and international levels.

Key activities:

  • Monitoring progress toward TB elimination through national TB surveillance
  • Strengthening the capacity of health departments and other partners to prevent, control, and eventually eliminate TB through improved communications, information dissemination, education, and training
  • Using contact investigations to prevent TB among persons at highest risk, including those with HIV infection
  • Building outbreak detection and response capability
  • Investigating improved treatment regimens
  • Providing technical assistance; including programmatic support, research, and the identification, treatment, and management of multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB, extensively drug-resistant (XDR) TB, and TB among the most vulnerable populations (e.g., children, correctional populations, people experiencing homelessness)

DTBE Leadership and EIS Officers

Philip LoBue, MD

Philip LoBue
MD

Director

Kathryn Koski, MSEd, MPH

Kathryn Koski
MSEd, MPH

Deputy Director

Carla Winston, PhD, MA

Carla Winston
PhD, MA

Associate Director for Science

Adam Langer DVM

Adam Langer
DVM, MPH

(EIS 2006)
Chief, Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Outbreak Investigations Branch

Rebekah (Becky) Stewart, MSN, MPH, FNP

Rebekah (Becky) Stewart
MSN, MPH, FNP

(Primary Supervisor)
(EIS 2015)

Julie Self, PhD, MPH

Julie Self
PhD, MPH

(Secondary Supervisor)
(EIS 2015)

Billy Walker, DVM, PhD

Billy Walker
DVM, PhD

(Secondary Supervisor)
(EIS 2016)

Thomas (Dan) Filardo, MD

Thomas (Dan) Filardo
MD

(EIS 2021)

Kimberley Schildknecht, MPH, BSN

Kimberley Schildknecht
MPH, BSN

(EIS 2022)

Sandy Althomsons, MA, MHS

Sandy Althomsons
MA, MHS

Justin Davis, MPH

Justin Davis
MPH

Maryam Haddad

Maryam Haddad
PhD, MSN, MPH

(EIS 2001)

J. Steve Kammerer, MBA

J. Steve Kammerer
MBA

Ekaterina (Katya) Kurbatova, MD, MPH, PhD

Ekaterina (Katya) Kurbatova
MD, MPH, PhD

Kala Marks Raz, MPH

Kala Marks Raz
MPH

Clint McDaniel, MPH

Clint McDaniel
MPH

Roque Miramontes, PA-C, MPH

Roque Miramontes
PA-C, MPH

(EIS 2006)
Chief, Data Management, Statistics, and Evaluation Branch

Noah Schwartz, MD

Noah Schwartz
MD

(EIS 2019)

Sarah Talarico, PhD

Sarah Talarico
PhD

Jonathan Wortham, MD

Jonathan Wortham
MD

Lead, Molecular Epidemiology and Outbreak Investigations Team
(EIS 2011)

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