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CURRICULUM VITAE (Brief)
Rana A. Hajjeh, M.D.
Present position
Director, Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for
Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases, CDC, Atlanta, GA
Date/ Place of birth February 6, 1964; Tripoli, Lebanon
Citizenship
U.S. citizen
Office address
CDC, DBD, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta GA 30333; Phone: 404-639-2819
Education and Professional Training
1981-1984
B.S. (Biology), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
1984-1988
M. D., American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
1988-1989
Intern, Internal Medicine, Emory University Hospitals, Atlanta, GA
1989-1991
Resident, Internal Medicine, Emory University Hospitals, Atlanta, GA
1991-1993
Fellow, Infectious Diseases, Emory University Hospitals, Atlanta, GA
1993-1995
Epidemiology Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer, Emerging Bacterial and
Mycotic Diseases Branch, DBMD, NCID, CDC
Languages
Fully proficient (writing, reading, speaking) in Arabic, French and English
Professional appointments
2008- Ongoing
Director, Division of Bacterial Diseases, NCIRD
2005-2009
Director, the GAVI Hib Initiative, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of
Public Health, Baltimore, MD (www.HibAction.org)
2003-2005
Head, Disease Surveillance Program, Navy Medical Research Unit 3,
Cairo, Egypt (NAMRU-3) and Medical Epidemiologist, NCID OD, CDC
(on assignment to NAMRU-3)
1999-2003
Epidemiology Section Chief, Mycotic Diseases Branch, DBMD, NCID
1995- 1999
Medical Epidemiologist, Mycotic Diseases Branch, DBMD, NCID
1998- 2010
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine,Emory Univ.School of Medicine
2011Clinical Professor, School of Medicine Emory University
2011Visiting Professor, School of Public Health, Emory University
2005Visiting Professor, International Health, Bloomberg School of
Public health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (was based at school 2005-2009)
Certification
2004
2004
1995
1991
Licensure (s)
1988
1989-
Certificate in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, American Society for
Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
American Board of Infectious Diseases-Recertification
American Board of Infectious Diseases
American Board of Internal Medicine
Educational Commission of Foreign Medicine Graduates Certificate
Georgia (License #034992)
Membership of professional societies
American Society of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases Society of America (Fellow);Infectious
Diseases Society of Georgia; International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM);
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Int’l Society for Infectious Diseases
Awards and honors
1982-1984
1986-1987
1996
2001
2005
2007
2009
2010
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean's Honor List, American Univ. of Beirut
Medical School Dean's Honor List, American University of Beirut
NCID Group Honor Award, International Health, NCID, CDC
CDC Group Award for participation in post 9/11/01 emergency response
US Navy Meritorius Civilian Service Medal
James Nakano citation for the paper “Population-based surveillance for
cryptococcosis in Gauteng province, South Africa”.
CDC and ATSDR Group Award for Global Health Achievement, for “the
Hib Initiative Team”
CDC/ATSDR Global Health Award for “Meningococcal Vaccine Project”
International experience/projects
1996-Ongoing
Serves as a WHO advisor, participated in multiple consultancies and
training activities: in Burkina Faso (meningitis epidemic 1996), Republic
of Congo (multi-country workshop for bacterial meningitis, 1996),
Bahrain (evaluation of Hib disease burden 1998), Yemen (training for
preparedness, 1999), Syria (evaluation of disease burden before and after
introduction of Hib vaccines, 2000), Tunisia (assessment of bacterial
meningitis surveillance, 2002)]; Currently serves as a member of the
EMRO regional Technical advisory group for immunizations.
1998-2005
PI on multiple studies re: epidemiology of fungal infections, and
opportunistic infections in persons with AIDS (Thailand, Vietnam, and
South Africa where she initiated population-based cryptococcal disease
surveillance that later grew into a national surveillance system (GERMS).
2003-2005
as Head of Disease Surveillance Program at NAMRU-3, Egypt, was
involved in multiple projects and outbreak investigations in the region,
and helped establish regional network for bacterial meningitis surveillance
2005- 2009
As part of the Hib Initiative, was responsible to accelerate decisions for
Hib vaccine uptake in 72 developing countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, the
Pacific Islands, and the Middle East. Project resulted in vaccine
introduction in all GAVI countries, instead of 80% initially set target.
2009- Ongoing
Member, AVI management team, of the GAVI funded “Accelerated
Vaccine Initiative”
Grants
Has received multiple grants from CDC, WHO, GAVI, BMGF, others
Editorial reviewer
Multiple journals (incl.CID, Epi reviews, EIDJ, JID, AAC, EMHJ, JIPH)
Publications
Over 120 peer reviewed publications, book chapters (upon request, PubMed)
Invited lectures
Invited speaker in many global forums and meetings (available upon request)