Executive Leadership & Expert Bios

Martin Cetron, MD

Director, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, NCPDCID

 

Martin Cetron, MD, is currently the Director for the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ) at the National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The DGMQ mission is to prevent introduction and spread of infectious diseases in the U.S. and to prevent morbidity and mortality among immigrants, refugees, migrant workers, and international travelers.

Dr. Cetron has worked at CDC since 1992 where he has lead several domestic and international outbreak investigations, conducted epidemiologic research, and been involved in domestic and international emergency responses to provide medical screening and disease prevention programs to refugees prior to U.S. resettlement. Recently, Dr Cetron has played a leadership role in CDC responses to intentional and naturally-acquired emerging infectious disease outbreaks including the anthrax bio-terrorism incident, the global SARS epidemic, and the U.S. monkeypox outbreak. Dr. Cetron is part of the CDC Pandemic Influenza planning and preparedness team. Dr. Cetron holds faculty appointments in Division of Infectious Disease at the Emory University School of Medicine and Department of Epidemiology at Rollins School of Public Health. His primary research interest is international health and global migration with a focus on emerging infections, tropical diseases, and vaccine-preventable diseases in mobile populations.

He received his BA from Dartmouth College in 1981, and his MD from Tufts University in 1985. He trained in Internal Medicine at the University of Virginia and Infectious Diseases at the University of Washington before becoming a Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) in 1992.

To request an interview, call CDC′s Division of Media Relations at (404) 639-3286, or e-mail us at in.the.news@cdc.gov.