CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service
Chief, Epidemiology Workforce Branch | Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Eric Pevzner is Chief of the Epidemiology Workforce Branch (EWB) and Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) at the CDC. He was an EIS officer with the Global TB Branch from 2005 to 2007. After completing Disease Detective training, he supported scale-up of collaborative TB/HIV activities in Africa and Asia as part of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). He has had several landmark experiences, including helping establish a Youth Tobacco Surveillance System (YTSS); leading TB outbreak investigations; and deploying for the CDC’s emergency responses to Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus in Mexico, Ebola in West Africa and COVID-19 in the United States.
Eric’s session during the summit will focus on applied epidemiology. Attendees will get an authentic look at epidemiology in action.