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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
|url=https://www.cdc.gov/about/leadership/leaders/nchhstp.html
|title=National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP)
== 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"/>
== 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.
But “the scientific evidence is clear that the benefits outweigh the risks,” Mermin said.