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| − | Dr. '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''', {{MD}}, {{MPH}} (RADM, USPHS), is the Director of the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), and a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service.<ref name="CDC">{{REFweb | + | Dr. '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''', {{MD}}, {{MPH}} (RADM, USPHS), is the Director of the National Center for [[HIV]], Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), and a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service.<ref name="CDC">{{REFweb |
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== Curriculum vitae == | == Curriculum vitae == | ||
| − | From 2009-2013, Dr. Mermin directed [[CDC]]’s Division of AIDS Prevention, overseeing the agency’s HIV efforts in the United States. He previously served as Director of CDC-Kenya and HHS Public Health Attaché for the U.S. Embassy from 2006-2009, and as Director of CDC-Uganda from 1999-2006. In Uganda, he oversaw implementation of the first antiretroviral treatment program funded by CDC outside of the United States, gaining practical experience for [[PEPFAR]] and supporting widespread HIV treatment efforts in developing countries.<ref name="CDC"/> | + | From 2009-2013, Dr. Mermin directed [[CDC]]’s Division of AIDS Prevention, overseeing the agency’s [[HIV]] efforts in the United States. He previously served as Director of CDC-Kenya and HHS Public Health Attaché for the U.S. Embassy from 2006-2009, and as Director of CDC-Uganda from 1999-2006. In Uganda, he oversaw implementation of the first antiretroviral treatment program funded by CDC outside of the United States, gaining practical experience for [[PEPFAR]] and supporting widespread [[HIV]] treatment efforts in developing countries.<ref name="CDC"/> |
== Circumcision statement == | == Circumcision statement == | ||
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| − | |Text=The guidelines do not outright call for circumcision of all male newborns, since that is a personal decision that may involve religious or cultural preferences, Dr. Jonathan Mermin, director of the CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, told the Associated Press. | + | |Text=The guidelines do not outright call for circumcision of all male newborns, since that is a personal decision that may involve religious or cultural preferences, Dr. Jonathan Mermin, director of the CDC’s National Center for [[HIV]]/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, told the Associated Press. |
But “the scientific evidence is clear that the benefits outweigh the risks,” Mermin said. | But “the scientific evidence is clear that the benefits outweigh the risks,” Mermin said. | ||
Revision as of 15:03, 24 November 2021
Dr. Jonathan Mermin, M.D.[a 1], M.P.H.[a 2] (RADM, USPHS), is the Director of the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), and a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service.[1]
Curriculum vitae
From 2009-2013, Dr. Mermin directed CDC’s Division of AIDS Prevention, overseeing the agency’s HIV efforts in the United States. He previously served as Director of CDC-Kenya and HHS Public Health Attaché for the U.S. Embassy from 2006-2009, and as Director of CDC-Uganda from 1999-2006. In Uganda, he oversaw implementation of the first antiretroviral treatment program funded by CDC outside of the United States, gaining practical experience for PEPFAR and supporting widespread HIV treatment efforts in developing countries.[1]
Circumcision statement
| “ | The guidelines do not outright call for circumcision of all male newborns, since that is a personal decision that may involve religious or cultural preferences, Dr. Jonathan Mermin, director of the CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, told the Associated Press.
But “the scientific evidence is clear that the benefits outweigh the risks,” Mermin said. – Jonathan Mermin (Physicians News Digest)[2] |
Publications
Jonathan Mermin, M.D., M.P.H., RADM and Assistant Surgeon General, …
, HIV.gov. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
Abbreviations
- ↑
Doctor of Medicine
, Wikipedia. Retrieved 14 June 2021. In the United Kingdom, Ireland and some Commonwealth countries, the abbreviation MD is common. - ↑
Master of Public Health or Master of Philosophy in Public Health
, Wikipedia. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
References
- ↑ a b (1 October 2021).
National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP)
, CDC. Retrieved 8 November 2021. - ↑
Thompson, Dennis (2 December 2014)."CDC Endorses Circumcision for Health Reasons", Physicians News Digest. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
