Biden Names Massachusetts Doctor to Lead CDC

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, is President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to head the CDC. She is seen above speaking at the “Opportunities For Improving HIV Diagnosis, Prevention and Access To Care In The U.S.” conference in Washington, D.C., in 2006.

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Updated at 2:15 p.m. ET

President-elect Joe Biden on Monday selected Dr. Rochelle Walensky to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention when his administration takes office next month.

Walensky teaches at Harvard Medical School and is an infectious disease physician at both Massachusetts General Hospital and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, according to her biography on the former hospital’s website.