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OARAC Members

Council members are appointed by the Secretary and are leading members of public health and scientific fields. Persons living with HIV and their advocates are also represented.

Members

James W. Curran, M.D., M.P.H. ('09)
Chair
Emory University

Jack Whitescarver, Ph.D.
Executive Secretary
Office of AIDS Research, Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services

William A. Blattner, M.D. (’09)
University of Maryland

Dawn Averitt Bridge (’10)
The Well Project

Coleen K. Cunningham, M.D. (’09)
Duke University Medical Center

Sharon E. Frey, M.D. (’09)
St. Louis University

Scott M. Hammer, M.D. (’09 – pending appointment)
Columbia University

Gary W. Harper, Ph.D., M.P.H. (’11 pending appointment)
DePaul University

Betsy C. Herold, M.D. (’10)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Lynn Paige Nestor, M.S.N., A.P.R.N.-B.C. (’09)
Steppin' Up, Movin' On, Inc.

Michael F. Summers, Ph.D. (’09)
University of Maryland Baltimore County

Paul Volberding, M.D. (’10)
San Francisco Veterans Admnistration Medical Center

Ex Officio Members

Raynard S. Kington, M.D., Ph.D.
Acting Director, National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services

Kevin Fenton, M.D., Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services

Ronald O. Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Nelson L. Michael, M.D., Ph.D.
U.S. Department of Defense

Christel H. Uittenbogaart, M.D.
National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council
University of California, Los Angeles

Diana M. Lopez, Ph.D.
National Cancer Advisory Board
University of Miami

Ellie E. Schoenbaum, M.D.
National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse
Montefiore Medical Center

To Be Named
National Advisory Mental Health Council

Carl W. Dieffenbach, Ph.D.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services

John G. Bartlett, M.D.
Working Group on Clinical Practices for the Treatment of HIV Infection
Johns Hopkins University

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