CDC Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention Leadership Announcement

July 24, 2014

Dear Colleagues,

I am delighted to announce that beginning August 11, 2014, Philip LoBue, MD, will serve as the new Director of the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE), in CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP). I would like to thank him for serving as Acting Director for the last 11 months.

Philip LoBue, MD Dr. LoBue’s years of working in TB control, his scientific acumen, and his management and leadership experience are invaluable assets for CDC and those working in the field of TB elimination. He began his CDC career in 1999 as a Field Medical Officer and Epidemiologist assigned to the San Diego County TB Control Program, moving in 2004 to Atlanta to become Chief of the Medical Consultation Team of DTBE. Since 2006, he has held the position of Associate Director for Science for the Division, prior to serving as the Acting Director of the Division. Dr. LoBue has been recognized for his leadership, receiving CDC’s Award for Excellence in Surveillance and Health Monitoring and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Award for Outstanding Service.

Dr. LoBue earned his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and completed his pulmonary and critical care fellowship in 1995 at the University of California (UC) San Diego Medical Center. He also subsequently served as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at UC San Diego. He is board certified in pulmonary medicine and critical care medicine, and he has authored or co-authored over 70 scientific papers and book chapters, including many on the impact of new technologies and the changing epidemiology of tuberculosis. He is a member of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, the American Thoracic Society, and several World Health Organization committees and working groups.

Please join me in welcoming Dr. LoBue as the Director of NCHHSTP’s Division of Tuberculosis Elimination

Sincerely,

/Jonathan Mermin/
Jonathan H. Mermin, M.D., MPH
Director
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/nchhstp