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Harold Jaffe MD

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Updated: February 1, 2004

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Harold Jaffe MD

Harold Jaffe MD

Centers for Disease Control
Background:
Dr. Harold Jaffe received his BA from the University of California, Berkeley and his MD from the University of California, Los Angeles. In 1971, he joined The Centers of Disease Control (CDC)as a clinical research investigator with the venereal disease control program. In 1981, he became an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer and joined the CDC Task Force assigned to study the earliest cases of AIDS.
HIV/AIDS Leadership:
Dr. Jaffe served as Director of the Division of AIDS, STD, and TB Laboratory Research, and as Associate Director for HIV/AIDS in the National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID). From 1992-1995, Dr. Jaffe served as the Director of NCID's Division of HIV/AIDS, and prior to that he served as the Division's Deputy Director for Science.
Prolific Researcher and Author:
Dr. Jaffe has authored or co-authored 128 publications, many related to STDs and AIDS. His AIDS-related publications range from studies of transfusion-associated AIDS to AIDS among men who have sex with men. His most recent publications have examined highly active antiretroviral therapies and cancer incidence.
Currently:
In October, 2002, Dr. Jaffe was named the Director of the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP). Dr. Jaffe had served as the Acting Director of NCHSTP since September 2001.

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