Executive Leadership & Expert Bios

Robert Tauxe, MD, MPH

Deputy Director, Division of Foodborne, Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, NCZVED

 

Robert Tauxe, MD, MPH, is Deputy Director of the Division of Foodborne, Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, part of CDC′s National Center for Zoonotic, Vectorborne and Enteric Diseases. His division monitors the frequency of intestinal bacterial, animal-borne and fungal types of infections in the United States, as well as investigating outbreaks, and developing strategies to reduce the disease, disability and deaths that they cause.

Dr. Tauxe′s interests include bacterial enteric diseases, epidemiology and pathogenesis of infectious diseases, epidemiologic and clinical consequences of bacterial genetic exchange, antimicrobial use and resistance to antimicrobial agents, and teaching epidemiologic methods.

Dr. Tauxe graduated from Yale University in 1975 and received his medical degree from Vanderbilt Medical School. In addition, he holds a Masters in Public Health degree from Yale University. Dr. Tauxe completed his residency at the University of Washington. He then trained at CDC in the Epidemic Intelligence Service and joined CDC staff in 1985.

His memberships include the American Epidemiology Society, the American College of Physicians, the American Society for Microbiology, and the American Academy of Microbiology. He is a Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and member of the National Advisory Committee on Microbial Criteria for Foods.

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