Fitzgerald, 70, an obstetrician-gynecologist who has headed that state's public health department since 2011, will succeed Tom Frieden. The future director is currently president-elect of the nonprofit group that represents the nation's public health agencies, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. Nathan Deal (R) to head the state's public health department when it became a stand-alone agency in 2011. Fitzgerald holds a bachelor’s degree in microbiology from Georgia State University and a medical degree from Emory's School of Medicine. Read more:About 700 vacancies at CDC because of Trump administration hiring freezeThe Trump administration is ill-prepared for a global pandemicMore U.S. counties are finding mosquitoes that can spread Zika

Source: Washington Post July 06, 2017 21:54 UTC