Tom Chiller
Chief of the Mycotic Diseases Branch at CDC.
Tom M. Chiller, MD, MPHTM is the Chief of the Mycotic Diseases Branch. As Branch Chief, Dr. Chiller provides leadership and support for fungal disease activities nationally and internationally. With over 25 years of experience in global health. Dr Chiller also serves as the Associate Director for Global Programs in the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases (DFWED). Previously, Dr Chiller has held numerous positions in DFWED including Associate Director for Epidemiologic Science and lead of the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System for Enteric Bacteria (NARMS). He still remains actively involved in antimicrobial resistance activities for fungal and enteric diseases. Dr Chiller is board certified in infectious diseases and is a faculty member in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Emory School of Medicine. He practices infectious diseases at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Atlanta. He has authored numerous articles and book chapters and given many lectures on public health surveillance and infectious diseases.
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See also: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - National public health institute of the United States
Details last updated 26-Dec-2019
Tom Chiller News
Hospitals around the world find drug resistant fungus
Live Science - 08-Apr-2019
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Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) - 17-Nov-2016
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