Rep. Elijah E. Cummings called him a “deeply experienced and compassionate public health physician.” And former Maryland Lt. Gov. During the 1980s, as the chief Army AIDS researcher, Redfield was a strong supporter of mandatory HIV screening for the military before effective treatments were available. They were big barriers, especially in the military,” said Curran, dean of the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. The job heading the country’s foremost public health agency has been vacant since Jan. 31, when former Georgia public health commissioner Brenda Fitzgerald resigned after serving only half a year. The researcher was also a candidate for CDC director in 2002, but Julie Gerberding was chosen from within the ranks.

Source: Washington Post March 21, 2018 20:51 UTC