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David Wong, MD is a Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) in the United States Public Health Service (PHS) and is currently the lead epidemiologist for the National Park Service. Previously, LCDR Wong was a medical epidemiologist in the Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch of the Division of STD Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). From 2004-2006, LCDR Wong was assigned to the Indian Health Service (IHS) Division of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention where he primarily worked on STD surveillance and research activities among American Indians and Alaska Natives. He received his MD from Duke University. He completed his pediatrics residency at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and then joined the Epidemic Intelligence Service at CDC.

Emmett Swint, MS has recently retired as a scientific information specialist in the Statistics and Data Management Branch of CDC’s Division of STD Prevention. He received his MS from the Georgia Institute of Technology and has over 35 years experience working for the Veterans Administration and CDC. Since 1995, he has worked primarily with analysis and presentation of reportable STD surveillance data.

Edna L. Paisano, MSW is the Principal Statistician and Director, Division of Program Statistics, Office of Public Health Support at the Indian Health Service. The Division is responsible for producing statistical information and publications that measure and document the progress in assuring access to health care services and improving the health status of American Indians and Alaska Natives that live in the IHS service area. She received her MSW from the University of Washington.

James E. Cheek, MD, MPH is a Captain (CAPT) in the PHS and is a medical epidemiologist with IHS. Currently he serves as the Division Director and as Acting Chief of the Infectious Disease Branch of the IHS Division of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention. He received his MD from the University of New Mexico and his MPH from the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health. He completed his residency in Preventive Medicine at Johns Hopkins before joining the Epidemic Intelligence Service at CDC. CAPT Cheek is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Tribe of Oklahoma, and has been with IHS since 1992.

 

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