Jennifer Shuford
InvestorDeputy Director and Chief Medical Officer at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Chris HechtunlockedJennifer: together at Colorado College (1995)
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About
Deputy Director and Chief Medical Officer, credentialed MD, MPH.
Experience
- Centers for Disease Control and PreventionDeputy Director and Chief Medical Officercurrent2026 — presentAtlanta, Georgia, United States
- Texas Department of State Health ServicesCommissioner2022 — 2026Austin, Texas, United States
- Texas Department of State Health ServicesInterim Commissioner2022
- Texas Department of State Health ServicesChief State Epidemiologist2020 — 2022
- Texas Department of State Health ServicesInfectious Disease Medical Officer2017 — 2020Austin, Texas
- Austin Infectious Disease ConsultantsInfectious Disease Physician2011 — 2017Austin, Texas
- DoctorsInTraining.comInfectious Disease Lecturer and Content Reviewer2010 — 2016
- Medical InstituteAuthor and Content Expert2010 — 2011
- Medical InstituteDirector of Applied Science2008 — 2010
- Medical InstituteMedical Epidemiologist2008
- Presbyterian Hospital of DallasClinical Faculty2006
- Mayo Clinic College of MedicineFellow, Infectious Diseases2002 — 2005
- Presbyterian Hospital of DallasResident, Internal Medicine1999 — 2002
Skills & more
Medical Education
From Jennifer's professional profile.
Colleagues at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Aaron (Ari) Bernstein
Director, National Center for Environmental Health / Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR) at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Althea Grant-Lenzy
Director, Office of Science (OS) at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Caroline DeBerry
Acting Deputy Director for Public Affairs, Acting Director of Communications, and Senior Advisor to the Director at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Carolyn Greene
Acting Director, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Christoper R. Braden
Acting Director, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Djenaba Joseph
Acting Director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Erica Schwartz
CDC Director at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Ermias Belay
Acting Director, National Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce (NCSTLTPHIW) at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jennifer Shuford?
- Deputy Director and Chief Medical Officer, credentialed MD, MPH.
- Where does Jennifer Shuford work?
- Jennifer Shuford is Deputy Director and Chief Medical Officer at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- Where did Jennifer Shuford go to school?
- Jennifer Shuford studied at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (MPH, Quantitative Methods); The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (MD, Medicine); Colorado College (BA, Chemistry).
Same school
Also attended Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health78
Yasmin ZarabiChief Operating Officer at Sierra VenturesBill GearyExecutive Partner at Flare Capital PartnersRochelle WalenskyExecutive Partner at Flare Capital PartnersAndrew ElBardissiPartner at Deerfield Management CompanyVinod MittaVenture Partner at Floating PointRuben OsnabruggePartner & Chief Medical Officer at 415 Capital
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Also attended The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School9
Casey CunninghamPartner and Chief Scientific Officer at Sante VenturesHui TianPartner at The Column GroupAndreas LoewPartner at Scion Life SciencesShih KhooCEO at ClavystBioKhoo ShihChief Executive Officer at ClavystBioCorey Fish, MDFounder at Brave Care
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Also attended Colorado College60
Peter AdamsFounder and Managing Partner at Rockies Venture Adviser, LlcJamie DaudonPrincipal at The Westly GroupVaughn BlakePartner at Blue Bear Capital PartnersPete HudsonManaging Director at Alta PartnersChris HechtInvestor at Silversmith Capital PartnersBryna CoyleInvestor at Sandbox Industries
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Shared employers
Also worked at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention25
Cheraé RobinsonHead of Platform and Marketing at Flybridge Capital PartnersRochelle WalenskyExecutive Partner at Flare Capital PartnersJulia McDowellVenture Partner at F-Prime Capital PartnersPeter PatriarcaSenior Advisor at Adjuvant CapitalAnne HerlacheData Operations Lead at Camber PartnersSean SlovenskiPrincipal Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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