Expert Details
Public Health, Prevention of Infectious Diseases, Preventive Medicine
ID: 727242
Louisiana, USA
US Center for Disease Control (CDC)/ Council of State & Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) Consultant – Morocco Ministry of Health - Pandemic Influenza plan development -Rabat, Morocco Nov 2008US CDC/CSTE Consultant – Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention & Control, 2008, Atlanta, GA Sep 2008US CDC/CSTE Consultant – Training workshop for Rapid Response Team of human with influenza A (H5N1) Infection - Beijing, China, Sep 2007USAID Consultant - Vector Biology & Control Project Malaria control - Niger Sep-Oct 1991, Apr-May 1992WHO Short Term Consultant, Leprosy course -Suva, Fiji, Aug 1979
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 1976 | Degree: MPH&TM | Subject: Epidemiology, Tropical Medicine | Institution: Tulane U School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine |
| Year: 1976 | Degree: MS | Subject: Microbiology, parasitology | Institution: Louisiana State U Health Science Center |
| Year: 1971 | Degree: Dip Microbio & Immuno | Subject: Microbiology & Immunology | Institution: Institut Pasteur |
| Year: 1970 | Degree: Dip TM | Subject: Tropical Medicine | Institution: U Paris School of Medicine |
| Year: 1968 | Degree: MD | Subject: Medicine | Institution: U Paris School of Medicine |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2000 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: State Epidemiologist | Department: Office of Public Health |
Responsibilities:Direct the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section of the Louisiana Office of Public health responsible for infectious disease surveillance and outbreak investigation. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1999 to 1996 | Employer: North Carolina Department of Health | Title: Medical Director, TB Control Program | Department: Communicable Disease Epidemiology |
Responsibilities:Direct the Tuberculosis Control Program of the State Department of Health, provide consultation to counties with no TB control physicians |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1998 to 1999 | Employer: College of Public Health, University of South Florida | Title: Associate Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology | Department: Dept. of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, |
Responsibilities:Teaching and Research in infectious disease epidemiology |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1992 to 1998 | Employer: Saudi Aramco Medical Services, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. | Title: Senior Epidemiology Specialist | Department: Preventive Medicine Services Division, |
Responsibilities:Direct the Epidemiology Services Unit with a staff of 24, including 1--surveillance and control of communicable diseases for a population of 300,000 throughout Saudi Arabia, 2--surveillance and control of hospital acquired infections for two large hospitals in the Eastern Province (compliant with JCAHO requirements) 3--inspection of infection control programs for 15 contracted hospitals throughout the country. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1990 to 1992 | Employer: Louisiana Department of Health | Title: Public Health Medical Consultant (Environmental Epidemiology, Cancer Control) | Department: Office of Public Health |
Responsibilities:direction to the Environmental Epidemiology and Cancer Control Section and provide consultation on the health effects resulting from environmental hazards to the Department of Environmental Quality and physicians throughout the State. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1985 to 1990 | Employer: Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine | Title: Chief, USAID-Tulane U. Schistosomiasis Research Project, Yaounde, Cameroon. | Department: Department of Tropical Medicine, |
Responsibilities:Supervise a team of 2 PhDs (Parasitology and Malacology) and an Administrator, provide consultation to the Cameroon Government Ministry of Health, to the Institute of Medical Research, supervise field research of Cameroonian PhD candidates, plan and implementthe National School Survey and the longitudinal studies in the research villages. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1980 to 1985 | Employer: Louisiana Department of Health | Title: Chief, Sections of Venereal Disease, Tuberculosis, Environmental Epidemiology | Department: Office of Public Health |
Responsibilities:The Chief of these Sections provided overall direction for these surveillance and control programs, supervising the Section staff and the administration of the programs, serving as a medical consultant to the staff and to physicians throughout the State. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1980 to 1980 | Employer: Louisiana Department of Health | Title: Director, Jefferson Parish Health Unit, | Department: Office of Public Health |
Responsibilities:Provide direction to the Jefferson Parish Health Unit (Staff 200), carry out infectious disease (TB, STD) clinics. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1972 to 1976 | Agency: New Hebrides Rural health Service | Role: Chief Medical Officer, Senior Malariologist, Tuberculosis Control Officer | Description: The Rural Health Services implemented a wide range of preventive programs: surveillance of communicable diseases, immunization program, control of filariasis, leprosy, malaria and TB. The population served consisted of 120,000 people in an archipelago of the South Pacific. |
| Years: 1980 to 1985 | Agency: Louisiana Dept of Health | Role: Chief, Sections of Venereal Disease, Tuberculosis, Environmental Epidemiology , | Description: The Chief of these Sections provided overall direction for these surveillance and control programs, supervising the Section staff and the administration of the programs, serving as a medical consultant to the staff and to physicians throughout the State. |
| Years: 1990 to 1992 | Agency: Louisiana Dept of Health | Role: Public Health Medical Consultant (Environmental Epidemiology, Cancer Control) | Description: Provide direction to the Environmental Epidemiology and Cancer Control Section and provide consultation on the health effects resulting from environmental hazards to the Department of Environmental Quality and physicians throughout the State |
| Years: 2000 to Present | Agency: Louisiana Dept of Health | Role: tate Epidemiologist | Description: Direct the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section of the Louisiana Office of Public health responsible for infectious disease surveillance and outbreak investigation. |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1972 to 1977 | Country / Region: New Hebrides, presently Vanuatu | Summary: Rural Health Services, Vila, New Hebrides Chief Medical Officer, Senior Malariologist, Tuberculosis Control Officer The Rural Health Services implemented a wide range of preventive programs: surveillance of communicable diseases, immunization program, control of filariasis, leprosy, malaria and TB. The population served consisted of 120,000 people in an archipelago of the South Pacific. |
| Years: 1985 to 1990 | Country / Region: Cameroon, Central Africa | Summary: Chief, USAID-Tulane U. Schistosomiasis Research Project, Yaounde, Cameroon. Research Associate Professor Supervise a team of 2 PhDs (Parasitology and Malacology) and an Administrator, provide consultation to the Cameroon Government Ministry of Health, to the Institute of Medical Research, supervise field research of Cameroonian PhD candidates, plan and implementthe National School Survey and the longitudinal studies in the research villages. |
| Years: 1992 to 1998 | Country / Region: Saudi Arabia | Summary: Preventive Medicine Services Division, Saudi Aramco Medical Services, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Senior Epidemiology Specialist Direct the Epidemiology Services Unit with a staff of 24, including 1--surveillance and control of communicable diseases for a population of 300,000 throughout Saudi Arabia, 2--surveillance and control of hospital acquired infections for two large hospitals in the Eastern Province (compliant with JCAHO requirements) 3--inspection of infection control programs for 15 contracted hospitals throughout the country. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| American College of Preventive Medicine, American College of Epidemiology, Delta Omega Society, Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Louisiana Public Health Association, Association for Professionals in Infection Control Jefferson Parish Medical Society, Louisiana State Medical Society (Public Health Committee), American Medical Association Royal Society of Tropical Medicine (Fellow) |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| License to practice medicine in Texas, 1978, in Louisiana, 1979, in Georgia 1997, and North Carolina 1998. Certification of specialization in public health by American Board of Preventive Medicine, 1978 Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine, 1979 Member of the American College of Epidemiology, 1982 |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Bronze medal for MD Thesis, University of Paris, 1968 Specia ® prize of Tropical Medicine, University of Paris, 1968 William Roy Memorial award, Louisiana VD Association, 1984 Dr. E.H. Barton Memorial Award, Louisiana Public Health Association, 1985 University of South Florida College of Public Health Student Association, Outstanding Teacher Award for 1998-99 |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| 74 publications in peer reviewed medical journals |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| WHO Short Term Consultant, Leprosy course, Suva, Fiji, Aug 1979 USAID Consultant - Vector Biology & Control Project Malaria control Niger Sep-Oct 1991, Apr-May 1992 CDC Technical Consultant Training for Influenza,Atlanta, GA Feb 27-Mar 1,2006 US CDC/CSTE Consultant – Training workshop for Rapid Response Team of human with influenza A (H5N1) Infection, Beijing, China, Sep 2007 US CDC/CSTE Consultant – Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention & Control, 2008, Atlanta, GA Sep 2008 US CDC/CSTE Consultant – Morocco Ministry of Health Pandemic Influenza plan development, Rabat, Morocco Nov 2008 |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Jan 2005-present: Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Louisiana State U. School of Public Health Jan 2001-present: Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Tulane U. School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine Jun 1998- May 1999: Associate Professor, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Dept. of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of South Florida Jul 1990 - Jun 1998: Adjunct Associate Professor Jan 1985 - Jun 1990: Research Associate Professor Jan 1981 - Dec 1984: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane U. School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine |
| Vendor Selection |
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| None |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| French | French is his mother tongue |
| Bislama (SouthEast Pacific Islands) | He larned bislama as a child and speaks and write fluently |
| Spanish | He is very fluent in Spanish |