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Jeffrey Koplan MD/MPH

  • Department of Medicine
    Professor Emeritus
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Dr. Jeffrey P. Koplan is currently a professor of medicine in the Emory University Department of Medicine, vice president for Global Health at Emory University and director of the Emory Global Health Institute, a position he has held since the Institute was established in 2006. Dr. Koplan previously was Vice President for Academic Health Affairs in Emory's Woodruff Health Sciences Center, a position he held since joining Emory University in 2002.

From 1998 to 2002, Dr. Koplan served as the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Dr. Koplan began his public health career in the early 1970's as one of the CDC's celebrated "disease detectives," more formally known as Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officers. Since then, he has worked on virtually every major public health issue, including infectious diseases such as smallpox and HIV/AIDS, environmental issues such as the Bhopal chemical disaster, and the health toll of tobacco and chronic diseases, both in the United States and around the globe.

From 1994 to 1998, he pursued his interest in enhancing the interactions between clinical medicine and public health by leading the Prudential Center for Health Care Research, a nationally recognized health services research organization.

Dr. Koplan is a graduate of Yale College, the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, and the Harvard School of Public Health. He is a Master of the American College of Physicians and a member of the Institute of Medicine. He has served on many advisory groups and consultancies in the U.S. and overseas, and has written more than 200 scientific papers.

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