Anne Schuchat

RADM Anne Schuchat M.D., MPH^[1]
Schuchat at a CDC press briefing in April 2009
Allegiance	United States of America^[2]
Service/branch	U.S. Public Health Service^[2]
Rank	Rear admiral^[2]
Unit	USPHS Commissioned Corps^[2]
Commands held	Anthrax Emergency Response Team^[3] National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases^[2] Interim Deputy Director for Science and Public Health (2009)^[2]
Battles/wars	2001 anthrax attacks^[3] SARS outbreak^[3]^[2] 2009 flu pandemic^[2]^[4]
Awards	USPHS Meritorious Service Medal Outstanding Service Medal^[5] USPHS Commendation Medal USPHS Achievement Medal Outstanding Unit Citation^[6] USPHS Unit Commendation Bicentennial Unit Commendation Foreign Duty Service Award Crisis Response Service Award USPHS Regular Corps Ribbon Commissioned Officers Association
Spouse(s)	1 husband^[7]^[8]
Relations	3 brothers, 1 sister^[7]^[8]
Website	www.CDC.gov

Anne Schuchat is a medical doctor who serves as the deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She is an Assistant Surgeon General holding the ranks of rear admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Having worked with the CDC on immunization, respiratory, and other infectious diseases since 1988, she served as the Interim Deputy Director for Science and Public Health at the CDC from February 2009 to June 2009. She has also held other posts in the CDC.^[2]

Early life and education

Schuchat grew up in a Jewish family in Washington, D.C., the fourth of five children.^[8]^[7] Her grandfather was a kosher butcher from West Virginia.^[7] Schuchat graduated with honors from Swarthmore College in 1980 and graduated with honors from Dartmouth Medical School in 1984.^[9]^[3]^[4]

Career

Schuchat at work in the mid-1990s.

Schuchat served as resident and chief resident in internal medicine at New York University′s Manhattan V.A. Hospital before beginning her public health career at CDC as an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) officer in NCID.^[2]

During the 2001 anthrax attacks, Schuchat served as the head of the CDC's Anthrax Emergency Response Team, which was tasked with investigating the attacks.^[3]

As the Interim Deputy Director for Science and Public Health Program at the CDC from February 2009 to June 2009, Schuchat focused on ensuring strong science and programmatic approaches were effectively integrated into planning across the agency. She has emphasized prevention of infectious diseases in children. Her emphasis on perinatal group B streptococcal disease prevention has led to an 80 percent reduction in newborn infections and a 75 percent narrowing of racial disparities among sufferers of this infectious disease. She has been instrumental in pre- and post-licensure evaluations of conjugate vaccines for bacterial meningitis and pneumonia and in accelerating availability of these new vaccines in resource-poor countries through WHO and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization.^[2]

Awards and decorations

American Public Health Association

American Public Health Association Maternal and Child Health Young Investigator Award^[2]

Swarthmore College

Honorary Doctorate in Science from Swarthmore College (2005)^[2]^[9]^[3]

United States Public Health Service

USPHS Physician Research Officer of the Year^[2]

United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps

1st Row	Public Health Service Meritorious Service Medal		Public Health Service Outstanding Service Medal^[5]
2nd Row	Public Health Service Commendation Medal	Public Health Service Achievement Medal		Public Health Service Outstanding Unit Citation^[6]
3rd Row	Public Health Service Unit Commendation	Public Health Service Bicentennial Unit Commendation Award		Public Health Service Foreign Duty Service Award
4th Row	Public Health Service Crisis Response Service Award	Public Health Service Regular Corps Ribbon		Commissioned Officers Association

Personal life

Schuchat is married and has no children; she has three brothers and one sister.^[8]^[7] In May 2005, Schuchat received an honorary doctorate in science from Swarthmore College, which she had graduated from in 1980.^[2]^[9]^[3]

In popular culture

The fictional character of Erin Mears in the 2011 film Contagion is partially based on Schuchat and her career. British actress Kate Winslet, who portrays the character, consulted with Schuchat in the process of preparing for the role.^[10]

References

↑ Youngdahl, Karie (28 February 2013). "Anne Schuchat: Slings, Arrows, Outrage, and Fortune". The History of Vaccines. The College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (20 March 2013). "CDC Leaders, Anne Schuchat, MD (RADM, USPHS): Assistant Surgeon General, United States Public Health Service; Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Swarthmore College (2005). "Anne Schuchat, Class of 1980 Honorary Degree Citation". Commencement 2005. 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania: Swarthmore College. Archived from the original on 8 September 2005. Retrieved 8 September 2005.
1 2 Relman, Eliza (30 October 2009). "DMS alum. leads H1N1 response". The Dartmouth. The Dartmouth, Inc. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
1 2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (September 2006). "CCID boasts numerous winners at 54th Honor Awards Ceremony". Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved 5 April 2014. The 54th Annual CDC & ATSDR Honor Awards Ceremony was held July 13, 2006, in the Tom Harkin Global Communications Center on the Roybal Campus. To report the awards won by CCID employees, in this summary we are using the then existing, not the proposed, names of the CCID national centers: National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), National Immunization Program (NIP), and National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP).
1 2 Commissioned Corps Management Information System (December 2006). "Commissioned Corps Awards Oct-Dec 06" (PDF). Commissioned Corps Management Information System. United States Department of Health and Human Services. p. 8. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
1 2 3 4 5 Cantor, Danielle (2010). "Dr. Anne Schuchat - Live". Jewish Woman Magazine. 1129 20th Street NW, Suite 801, Washington, D.C., 20036: Jewish Women International. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
1 2 3 4 Hadassah (August 2011). "Profile: Anne Schuchat". Hadassah. The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
1 2 3 Schuchat, Anne (29 May 2005). "Anne Schuchat, Class of 1980 Commencement Address". Commencement 2005. 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania: Swarthmore College. Archived from the original on 8 September 2005. Retrieved 8 September 2005.
↑ Barclay, Eliza (14 September 2011). "'Contagion': CDC Basks In Hollywood's Admiring Take On Disease Detectives". Shots: NPR's Health Blog. National Public Radio. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.

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