NCEZID Leadership

At a glance

NCEZID is led by director Daniel Jernigan, MD, MPH. The center is made up of seven divisions, each led by a director. Below are links to center and division leadership biographies.

NCEZID Leadership Biographies

Portrait of Daniel Jernigan
NCEZID Director
Biography for Daniel Jernigan, Director of CDC's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectiou...
Portrait of Megin Nichols
DFWED Director
Biography for Megin Nichols, Acting Director of NCEZID's Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Envi...
Portrait of David Fitter, MD
DGMH Director
Biography for David Fitter, Director of NCEZID's Division of Global Migration Health
Portrait of Fernando Torres-Vélez, DVM, PhD
DHCPP Director
Biography for Fernando Torres-Vélez, Director of NCEZID's Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and...
Portrait of Michael Bell, MD
DHQP Director
Biography for Mike Bell, Director of NCEZID's Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Portrait of Margaret (Peggy) Honein, PhD, MPH
DIDRI Director
Biography for Margaret (Peggy) Honein, Director of NCEZID's Division of Infectious Disease Readiness...
Portrait of Simon Agolory
DPDM Director
Biography for Simon Agolory, Director of NCEZID's Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria
Portrait of Lyle Petersen, MD, MPH
DVBD Director
Biography for Lyle Petersen, Director of NCEZID's Division of Vector-Borne Diseases
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