5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  Jennifer Shuford, MD, MPH, resigned as CDC deputy director and chief medical officer about 6 months after her appointment was announced.

• 2

  Shuford’s last day will be November 12, and she cited family reasons for leaving.

• 3

  Appointed in April to a 4-person senior leadership team, Shuford provided clinical, scientific, and public health guidance across domestic and global priorities.

• 4

  Before joining the CDC, Shuford was Texas health commissioner, chief state epidemiologist, and an infectious diseases physician in Austin.

• 5

  Satish Pillai, MD, will serve as acting deputy director and chief medical officer while the CDC searches for a permanent successor.