Ali S. Khan

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Ali S. Khan is an American practicing physician and former Director of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (PHPR) at the

Education

Ali Khan received his

Career

Khan’s federal career began in 1991 when he joined CDC and the

H1N1 pandemic to identify emerging cases and plan response actions.[6]

Khan’s initial work in

anthrax attack in 2001, during which he directed the CDC operational response in Washington, D.C.

Prior to becoming Director of PHPR in August 2010, Dr. Khan served as Deputy Director of CDC’s National Center for Emerging and

severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), the Asian tsunami, and the initial public health response to Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.[7]

External videos
video icon Presentation by Khan on The Next Pandemic, May 25, 2016, C-SPAN

In 2016 Khan published The Next Pandemic: On the Front Lines Against Humankind’s Gravest Dangers (with William Patrick). In it he recounts some of his experiences responding to outbreaks all over the world, including many of those mentioned above. Besides his personal experiences, he also provides a great deal of background information for readers interested in public health and emerging diseases.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "CDC PHPR Leadership". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Archived from the original on 2012-12-23. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  2. ^ "Ali S. Khan". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  3. ^ "Meet the Scientists: Ali S. Khan". Microbe World. Archived from the original on 2015-12-10. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  4. ^ "Ali S. Khan". Business Insider. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  5. ^ "The President's Malaria Initiative: PMI Results". President's Malaria Initiative. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  6. ^ "BioPHusion Swine Flu Special Report 04-26-2009" (PDF). Alabama Board of Pharmacy. April 26, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2011.
  7. ^ "One Health Commission - Ali S. Khan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
  8. ^ Khan, Ali S. & Patrick, William. (2016). “The Next Pandemic.” New York: PublicAffairs.

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