ACIP Committee Members

See also: Archived ACIP Members Roster

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The ACIP includes 15 voting members responsible for making vaccine recommendations. The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) selects these members following an application and nomination process. Fourteen of the members have expertise in vaccinology, immunology, pediatrics, internal medicine, nursing, family medicine, virology, public health, infectious diseases, and/or preventive medicine; one member is a consumer representative who provides perspectives on the social and community aspects of vaccination.

In addition to the 15 voting members, ACIP includes 8 ex officio members who represent other federal agencies with responsibility for immunization programs in the United States, and 30 non-voting representatives of liaison organizations that bring related immunization expertise.

Members and representatives serve on the Committee voluntarily.

CHAIR

LEE, Grace M., MD, MPH
Associate Chief Medical Officer for Practice Innovation
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA
Term: 8/4/2021 – 6/30/2023

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

WHARTON, Melinda, MD, MPH
Associate Director for Vaccine Policy
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA

Members

BAHTA, Lynn, RN, MPH, CPH
Immunization Program Clinical Consultant
Infectious Disease, Epidemiology, Prevention & Control Division
Minnesota Department of Health
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Term: 7/1/2019 – 6/30/2023

BELL, Beth P., MD, MPH
Clinical Professor
Department of Global Health, School of Public Health
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Term: 7/1/2019 – 6/30/2023

BROOKS, Oliver, MD, FAAP
Chief Medical Officer
Watts HealthCare Corporation
Los Angeles, CA
Past President, National Medical Association
Term: 7/26/2021 – 6/30/2025

CHEN, Wilbur H., MD, MS, FACP, FIDSA
Professor of Medicine
Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Term: 12/23/2020 – 6/30/2024

CINEAS, Sybil, MD, FAAP, FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Medical Science (Clinical)
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Associate Program Director
Brown Combined Residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Providence, RI
Term: 9/28/2021 – 6/30/2025

DALEY, Matthew F., MD
Senior Investigator
Institute for Health Research
Kaiser Permanente Colorado
Aurora, CO
Term: 1/4/2021 – 6/30/2024

KOTTON, Camille Nelson, MD, FIDSA, FAST
Clinical Director, Transplant and Immunocompromised Host Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases Division, Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Term: 12/23/2020 – 6/30/2024

LOEHR, Jamie, MD, FAAFP
Owner, Cayuga Family Medicine
Ithaca, New York
Term: 7/26/2021 – 6/30/2025

LONG, Sarah S., MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Drexel University College of Medicine
Section of Infectious Diseases
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Term: 12/24/2020 – 6/30/2024

MCNALLY, Veronica V., JD
President and CEO
Franny Strong Foundation
West Bloomfield, Michigan
Term: 10/31/2018 – 6/30/2023

POEHLING, Katherine A., MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology and Prevention
Director, Pediatric Population Health
Department of Pediatrics
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
Term: 7/1/2019 – 6/30/2023

SÁNCHEZ, Pablo J., M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University – Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Divisions of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Director, Clinical & Translational Research (Neonatology)
Center for Perinatal Research
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Columbus, Ohio
Term: 7/1/2019 – 6/30/2023

TALBOT, Helen Keipp, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Term: 10/29/2018 – 6/30/2023

Ex Officio Members
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

HANCE, Mary Beth
Senior Policy Advisor
Division of Quality, Evaluations and Health Outcomes
Children and Adults Health Programs Group
Center for Medicaid, CHIP and Survey & Certification
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Baltimore, MD

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

TBD

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

GRIMES, Reed, MD, MPH
CDR, USPHS
Director, Division of Injury Compensation Programs
Health Systems Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
Rockville, MD

Indian Health Service (IHS)

CLARK, Matthew, MD, FAAP, FACP
Physician
Chair, IHS National Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee
Durango, CO

Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP)

KIM, David, MD, MA
Director, Division of Vaccines, OIDP
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

BEIGEL, John, M.D.
Associate Director for Clinical Research
Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Bethesda, MD

Liaison Representatives
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

ROCKWELL, Pamela G., D.O.
Professor, Department of Family Medicine,
University of Michigan Medical School
Medical Director, Dominos Farms Family Medicine
Ann Arbor, MI

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

O’LEARY, Sean, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
General Academic Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital Colorado
University of Colorado School of Medicine

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Red Book Editor

KIMBERLIN, David, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine
Birmingham, AL

American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA)

LÉGER, Marie-Michèle, MPH, PA-C
Senior Director, Clinical and Health Affairs
American Academy of Physician Assistants
Alexandria, VA

American College Health Association (ACHA)

CHAI, Thevy S., MD
Director of Medical Services
Campus Health Services
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

American College Health Association (ACHA) (alternate)

MCMULLEN, Sharon, RN, MPH, FACHA
she/her/hers
Assistant Vice President of Student & Campus Life for Health and Wellbeing
Cornell Health
Ithaca, NY

American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM)

HAYES, Carol E., CNM, MN, MPH, FACNM
Adjunct Professor
Georgia State University School of Nursing
Atlanta, GA

American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) (alternate)

MEHARRY, Pamela M., PHD, CNM
Midwifery Educator, Human Resources for Health
In partnership with University of Rwanda and University of Illinois, Chicago

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)

ECKERT, Linda O., MD, FACOG
Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Adjunct Professor, Department of Global Health
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

American College of Physicians (ACP)

GOLDMAN, Jason M. MD, FACP
Affiliate Assistant Professor of Clinical Biomedical Science, Florida Atlantic
University, Boca Raton, Florida
Private Practice
Coral Springs, FL

American Geriatrics Society (AGS)

SCHMADER, Kenneth, MD
Professor of Medicine-Geriatrics
Geriatrics Division Chief
Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers
Durham, NC

America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)

GRUBB, Jessica, MD
Medical Director, Infectious Diseases
Elevance Health Companies/Carelon
Charleston, SC

American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA)

COYLE, Rebecca, MSEd
Executive Director, AIRA
Washington, DC

American Medical Association (AMA)

FRYHOFER, Sandra Adamson, MD
Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

American Nurses Association (ANA)

RITTLE, Charles (Chad), DNP, MPH, RN
Associate Professor, Nursing
Chatham University, School of Health Sciences
Pittsburgh, PA

American Osteopathic Association (AOA)

GROGG, Stanley E., DO
Associate Dean/Professor of Pediatrics
Oklahoma State University-Center for Health Sciences
Tulsa, OK

American Pharmacists Association (APhA)

HOGUE, Michael D., PharmD, FAPhA, FNAP
Dean and Professor of Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy
Director, Center for Interprofessional Education & Practice
Loma Linda, CA

Association of Immunization Managers (AIM)

HOWELL, Molly, MPH
Immunization Program Manager
North Dakota Department of Health
Bismarck, ND

Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR)

ZIMMERMAN, Richard, MD, MPH
Professor
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology
Pittsburgh, PA

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)

TBA

Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)

ARTHUR, Phyllis A., MBA
Senior Director, Vaccines, Immunotherapeutics and Diagnostics Policy
Washington, DC

Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)

HAHN, Christine, MD
State Epidemiologist
Office of Epidemiology, Food Protection and Immunization
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Boise, ID

Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) (alternate)

LETT, Susan, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Immunization Program
Division of Epidemiology and Immunization
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Boston, MA

Canadian National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)

DEEKS, Shelley, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FAFPHM
Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health, Department of Health and Wellness, Nova Scotia
Associate Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Chair, National Advisory Committee on Immunization
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

DUCHIN, Jeffrey, MD
Health Officer, Public Health – Seattle and King County
Professor in Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
University of Washington School of Medicine and School of Public Health
Seattle, WA

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) (alternate)

MCAULEY, James B., DTM&H, MD, MPH
Clinical Director, Whiteriver Indian Hospital
Whiteriver, AZ

International Society for Travel Medicine (ISTM)

BARNETT, Elizabeth D, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, MA

National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)

ZAHN, Matthew, MD
Medical Director, Epidemiology
Orange County Health Care Agency
Santa Ana, CA

National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) (alternate)

DUCHIN, Jeffrey, MD
Health Officer, Public Health – Seattle and King County
Professor in Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
University of Washington School of Medicine and School of Public Health
Seattle, WA

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)

STINCHFIELD, Patricia A., RN, MS, CPNP
Director
Infectious Disease/Immunology/Infection Control
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
St. Paul, MN

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID)

SCHAFFNER, William, MD
Chairman, Department of Preventive Medicine
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, TN

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) (alternate)

DALTON, Marla, PE, CAE
Executive Director & CEO
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID)
Bethesda, MD

National Medical Association (NMA)

WHITLEY-WILLIAMS, Patricia, MD
Professor and Chair
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, NJ

Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS)

PAULSEN, Grant, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH

Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) (alternate)

SAWYER, Mark H, MD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
San Diego, CA

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)

ROBERTSON, Corey, MD, MPH
Senior Director, US Medical, Sanofi Pasteur
Swiftwater, PA

Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM)

MIDDLEMAN, Amy B., MD, MSEd, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics
Chief, Section of Adolescent Medicine
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK

Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)

DREES, Marci, MD, MS
Chief Infection Prevention Officer & Hospital Epidemiologist
ChristianaCare
Wilmington, DE
Associate Professor of Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA