CDC Names Harold W. Jaffe, MD, Director, National Center for HIV, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently announced that Harold W. Jaffe, MD, a nationally and internationally respected human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) expert, has been named director of the National Center for HIV, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis Prevention (NCHSTP). In his capacity as director, Dr. Jaffe will address a broad range of concerns related to the prevention of HIV, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis. A commissioned officer in the US Public Health Service, Dr. Jaffe was promoted to the rank of assistant surgeon general in 1998.

As a result of the growth in the HIV/AIDS epidemic, one of Dr. Jaffe's first steps will be to convene a summit to solicit input from a broad array of community leaders, public health officials, scientists, and other...