Knowledge (XXG)

Harold Jaffe (epidemiologist)

Source 📝

31: 267:. At Oxford, he led the creation of a master's degree program in global health science. He returned to the CDC in 2010, where he remained the associate director for science until his retirement in 2016. In 2023, he published 259:
He took on various roles at the CDC, including chief of the AIDS epidemiology program, deputy director for science at the HIV/AIDS program, director of the HIV/AIDS program, and director for the
600: 211: 104: 595: 214:. Following graduation from medical school, Jaffe completed a residency in internal medicine at UCLA Hospital. After completing his internal medicine residency, Jaffe joined the US 590: 260: 610: 202:
Harold Jaffe was born in Newton, Massachusetts, and moved with his family to California when he was eight years old. His father worked as a scientist at the
218:(CDC) in 1974 as a clinical research investigator in the agency's Venereal Disease Control Division. After three years at the CDC, he left to complete an 215: 167: 585: 219: 558: 223: 207: 92: 580: 486:"CDC Names Harold W. Jaffe, MD, Director, National Center for HIV, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis Prevention". 615: 249: 235: 203: 190:, and academic. He is best known for his research on infectious diseases, especially his early research into 605: 403: 240: 271:, which provides a firsthand account of the evolution of AIDS from newly recognized disease to pandemic. 57: 263:. In 2004, Jaffe left the CDC to become a professor and head of the Department of Public Health at the 238:
officer and began working to find the cause of AIDS, a then-unnamed disease. This work was featured in
620: 264: 253: 171: 434: 109: 554: 503: 351: 312: 495: 343: 304: 97: 187: 308: 30: 574: 377: 295:
Lane R (July 2014). "Harold Jaffe: tireless proponent of better health for the USA".
127: 61: 461: 245: 157: 137: 524: 435:"CDC Names Acting Director for National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention" 331: 507: 499: 355: 316: 191: 132: 347: 248:
about the early days of the disease. He was also featured in the 1993
384:(Interview). Interviewed by Bess Miller. Global Health Chronicles 206:. Jaffe completed his undergraduate studies in genetics at the 549:
De Cock, Kevin M.; Jaffe, Harold W.; Curran, James W. (2023).
382:
The Early Years of AIDS: CDC's Response to a Historic Epidemic
212:
University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine
210:, followed by his Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree at the 332:"The early days of the HIV-AIDS epidemic in the USA" 163: 153: 120: 85: 77: 69: 40: 21: 460:Curran, James; Jaffe, Harold (15 September 2015). 601:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention people 261:National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention 596:David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA alumni 290: 288: 286: 284: 8: 519: 517: 429: 427: 425: 216:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 29: 18: 591:University of California, Berkeley alumni 553:. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. 466:Center for Law, Health and Society Events 529:Nuffield Department of Population Health 234:Jaffe returned to the CDC in 1981 as an 280: 186:(born 1946) is an American physician, 611:Academics of the University of Oxford 105:University of California, Los Angeles 7: 224:University of Chicago Medical Center 376:Jaffe, Harold (12 November 2015). 208:University of California, Berkeley 93:University of California, Berkeley 14: 551:Dispatches from the AIDS Pandemic 488:Journal of Investigative Medicine 269:Dispatches from the AIDS Pandemic 586:American public health doctors 1: 309:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61094-1 236:Epidemic Intelligence Service 252:, where he was portrayed by 637: 330:Jaffe HW (November 2008). 494:(1): 5–6. February 2003. 404:"Harold W. Jaffe, MD, MA" 204:Jet Propulsion Laboratory 177: 146: 28: 581:American epidemiologists 462:"And the Band Played On" 198:Early life and education 500:10.2310/6650.2003.33459 222:(ID) fellowship at the 16:American epidemiologist 241:And the Band Played On 616:HIV/AIDS researchers 265:University of Oxford 254:Charles Martin Smith 172:University of Oxford 35:Harold Jaffe in 2006 348:10.1038/ni1108-1201 220:infectious diseases 560:978-0-19-762652-8 336:Nature Immunology 244:, a 1987 book by 181: 180: 148:Scientific career 113: 101: 628: 565: 564: 546: 540: 539: 537: 535: 521: 512: 511: 483: 477: 476: 474: 472: 457: 451: 450: 448: 446: 431: 420: 419: 417: 415: 410:. 22 August 2019 400: 394: 393: 391: 389: 373: 367: 366: 364: 362: 327: 321: 320: 292: 107: 95: 54: 50: 48: 33: 19: 636: 635: 631: 630: 629: 627: 626: 625: 571: 570: 569: 568: 561: 548: 547: 543: 533: 531: 523: 522: 515: 485: 484: 480: 470: 468: 459: 458: 454: 444: 442: 433: 432: 423: 413: 411: 402: 401: 397: 387: 385: 375: 374: 370: 360: 358: 329: 328: 324: 294: 293: 282: 277: 250:film adaptation 232: 200: 184:Harold W. Jaffe 170: 142: 116: 86:Alma mater 65: 55: 52: 46: 44: 36: 24: 23:Harold W. Jaffe 17: 12: 11: 5: 634: 632: 624: 623: 618: 613: 608: 603: 598: 593: 588: 583: 573: 572: 567: 566: 559: 541: 525:"Harold Jaffe" 513: 478: 452: 441:. 31 July 2001 421: 395: 378:"Harold Jaffe" 368: 342:(11): 1201–3. 322: 279: 278: 276: 273: 231: 228: 199: 196: 188:epidemiologist 179: 178: 175: 174: 165: 161: 160: 155: 151: 150: 144: 143: 141: 140: 135: 130: 124: 122: 121:Known for 118: 117: 115: 114: 102: 89: 87: 83: 82: 79: 75: 74: 71: 67: 66: 56: 51:April 26, 1946 42: 38: 37: 34: 26: 25: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 633: 622: 619: 617: 614: 612: 609: 607: 606:Living people 604: 602: 599: 597: 594: 592: 589: 587: 584: 582: 579: 578: 576: 562: 556: 552: 545: 542: 530: 526: 520: 518: 514: 509: 505: 501: 497: 493: 489: 482: 479: 467: 463: 456: 453: 440: 436: 430: 428: 426: 422: 409: 405: 399: 396: 383: 379: 372: 369: 357: 353: 349: 345: 341: 337: 333: 326: 323: 318: 314: 310: 306: 302: 298: 291: 289: 287: 285: 281: 274: 272: 270: 266: 262: 257: 255: 251: 247: 243: 242: 237: 229: 227: 225: 221: 217: 213: 209: 205: 197: 195: 193: 189: 185: 176: 173: 169: 166: 162: 159: 156: 152: 149: 145: 139: 136: 134: 131: 129: 128:Public health 126: 125: 123: 119: 111: 106: 103: 99: 94: 91: 90: 88: 84: 81:United States 80: 76: 72: 68: 63: 62:Massachusetts 59: 53:(age 78) 43: 39: 32: 27: 20: 550: 544: 532:. Retrieved 528: 491: 487: 481: 469:. Retrieved 465: 455: 443:. Retrieved 438: 412:. Retrieved 407: 398: 386:. Retrieved 381: 371: 359:. Retrieved 339: 335: 325: 303:(9937): 15. 300: 296: 268: 258: 246:Randy Shilts 239: 233: 201: 183: 182: 164:Institutions 158:Epidemiology 147: 138:Epidemiology 621:1946 births 78:Citizenship 70:Nationality 575:Categories 275:References 47:1946-04-26 508:1081-5589 356:18936776 317:24998003 192:HIV/AIDS 133:HIV/AIDS 73:American 534:14 June 471:15 June 445:14 June 414:14 June 361:17 June 557:  506:  388:21 May 354:  315:  297:Lancet 230:Career 154:Fields 64:, U.S. 58:Newton 555:ISBN 536:2024 504:ISSN 473:2024 447:2024 416:2024 390:2024 363:2024 352:PMID 313:PMID 41:Born 496:doi 439:CDC 408:CDC 344:doi 305:doi 301:384 168:CDC 577:: 527:. 516:^ 502:. 492:51 490:. 464:. 437:. 424:^ 406:. 380:. 350:. 338:. 334:. 311:. 299:. 283:^ 256:. 226:. 194:. 110:MD 98:BA 60:, 49:) 563:. 538:. 510:. 498:: 475:. 449:. 418:. 392:. 365:. 346:: 340:9 319:. 307:: 112:) 108:( 100:) 96:( 45:(

Index


Newton
Massachusetts
University of California, Berkeley
BA
University of California, Los Angeles
MD
Public health
HIV/AIDS
Epidemiology
Epidemiology
CDC
University of Oxford
epidemiologist
HIV/AIDS
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
infectious diseases
University of Chicago Medical Center
Epidemic Intelligence Service
And the Band Played On
Randy Shilts
film adaptation
Charles Martin Smith
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
University of Oxford

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.