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Michael Iademarco

**Michael F. Iademarco, MD, MPH** serves as Rear Admiral and Assistant Surgeon General in the U. S. Public Health Service and as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science and Medicine in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health. In this role, he serves as senior advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Health on program priorities covering the full range of public health activities within the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health to help lead Americans to healthier lives. He also provides direction and coordination of activities pertaining to a range of emerging and existing public health and science issues across OASH including direct oversight of the portfolios of the Chief Medical Officer and the Chief Data Scientist and the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice.

From 2014 to 2022, he served as the director of CDC’s Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, focusing on workforce development and laboratory and data systems. A major part of his career has centered on tuberculosis, surveillance, laboratory science, guidelines development, and global health, including two 2-year tours as Health Attaché to the U.S. Mission in Vietnam. Dr. Iademarco obtained his undergraduate degrees from Franklin & Marshall College in mathematics and chemistry, medical degree from the University of Virginia, and master’s degree in public health from Saint Louis University. He trained clinically and in research at Temple University Hospital in internal medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in pulmonary medicine. Prior to joining CDC in 1998, he was a physician-scientist research faculty member of Washington University in St. Louis. He served as an attending physician at the Atlanta Veterans Administration Medical Center Medical Intensive Care Unit for 18 years affiliated as an adjunct faculty member of Emory University in the School of Medicine and Rollins School of Public Health.

**Contact Michael F. Iademarco, MD, MPH**michael.iademarco@hhs.gov

Leith J States, MD MPH, Chief Medical Officer for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

**Leith J States, MD MPH MBA FACPM** serves as the Deputy Director of the Office of Science and Medicine and Chief Medical Officer to the Assistant Secretary for Health, in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In these roles, he leads a diverse portfolio addressing critical and emerging areas of public health interest for OASH and the Immediate Office of the HHS Secretary, including behavioral health, mental health, substance disorder, and emerging public health threats.  He has been a leader within HHS around efforts to reconsider scheduling considerations regarding cannabis and has worked closely across HHS Divisions to address potential therapeutic roles for psychedelics and entactogens.

Before HHS, he spent nine years on active duty as a Navy Medical Officer serving in roles including Battalion Surgeon of a Marine infantry battalion, Public Health Emergency Officer for Navy Medicine West, and Officer in Charge of a Forward Deployable Preventive Medicine Unit. A native of Long Beach, California, States received his MD from the UCSD School of Medicine, completed residency training and an MPH at Loma Linda University, and earned an MBA from the George Washington University. He is board certified in preventive medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine. His personal awards include the ACPM Distinguished Federal Preventive Medicine Medical Officer Award, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, and Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.

**Contact Leith J States, MD MPH MBA FACPM**Leith.States@hhs.gov
+1 (949) 573-8380

David Goldstein, MS OTR/L, Associate Deputy Director within the Office of Science and Medicine

**David Goldstein, MS OTR/L** serves as Associate Deputy Director within the Office of Science and Medicine. Within this role, David advises the Assistant Secretary for Health, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science and Medicine, and the Chief Medical Officer regarding program and policy priorities covering the full range of public health activities with a focus on those relating to public health innovation, clinical care delivery, healthcare payment and reimbursement policy, and the intersection of clinical care delivery and population health safety and preparedness.

Prior to his arrival at HHS, David served as a public health adviser at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and as Behavioral Health Lead for emerging Model topics focused on behavioral health care delivery system transformation for those with unmet Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder diagnoses and care needs. David is a licensed Occupational Therapist and prior to his transition into health policy was in clinical practice at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center delivering hospital-based specialty rehabilitation care to patients with chronic complex care needs.

**Contact David Goldstein, MS OTR/L**david.goldstein@hhs.gov
+1 (202) 795-7778

Kristen Honey, PhD PMP, Chief Data Scientist and leads the team advancing “InnovationX” in the Office of Science and Medicine

**Kristen Honey, PhD PMP** is the Chief Data Scientist and leads the team advancing “InnovationX” in the Office of Science and Medicine. Her team tackles complex challenges by harnessing the power of open data, open science, open source, open innovation―prizes, community science, crowdsourcing, challenges―and public-private partnerships for health. Priorities include improving the community’s experiences with government services using the novel HHS Health+TM (pronounced “health plus”) human-centered design program and customer experience (CX) methods. Partnerships include CancerX for the Cancer Moonshot, LymeX Innovation Accelerator, KidneyX Innovation Accelerator, and COVID-19 PandemicX Accelerator.

Prior to joining HHS, Dr. Honey served in the White House Office of Science and Technology, advising the U.S. Chief Technology Officer from 2015–2017. She also worked in the White House Office of Management and Budget, advising the Federal Chief Information Officer from 2017–2018. At HHS, Dr. Honey established the HHS Office of the Chief Data officer, led the COVID-19 At-Anywhere Diagnostics Design-a-Thon, TOPx Tech Sprint, and the PandemicX Innovation Accelerator. Dr. Honey earned her Ph.D. at Stanford University in the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (E-IPER) with depth areas in biology and economics, plus a Ph.D. Minor in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Given her expertise in complex, adaptive systems and passion for data, she thrives on “wicked problems” that demand interdisciplinary problem solving. She also holds an M.A. in Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology with Honors from Stanford University. Dr. Honey is a proud “Maineiac” originally from Portland, Maine, and the small town of Long Island in Casco Bay, Maine.

**Contact Dr. Kristen Honey**kristen.honey@hhs.gov
+1 (202) 853-7680

Ian Simon, PhD, Director for the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice

**Ian Simon, PhD** is the Director for the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice. Previously he was the Assistant Director for Health Strategy and Biopreparedness at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, where he leads pandemic prevention and biosecurity policy priorities. Most recently, he was the Senior Advisor to the Director of NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.****

Prior to working at NIAID, he was the Assistant Director of the IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute. In that role, he specialized in developing policy initiatives including bioeconomy, STEM education, pandemic preparedness, biosecurity, and international S&T cooperation. A virologist by training, Dr. Simon has also held health and science advisor positions at the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Senate. He earned his B.S. from the University of Maryland and his Ph.D. from Yale University.

**Contact Dr. Ian Simon**ian.simon@hhs.gov

Ms. O’Donnell, MPH, Deputy Director for the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice

**Allison O’Donnell, MPH** is the Deputy Director for the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice, which coordinates the U.S. Government response to Long COVID. Previously she was a Health Communications Specialist at the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products, focusing on tobacco product marketing policy and the complex intersection between public health law, communications, and policy. Prior to that she served the Office of Global Affairs where she coordinated global health policy engagement with Latin America. Ms. O’Donnell is skilled at managing complex, interagency issues of high consequence and visibility. Previous work included global health diplomacy with Cuba, the government response to the Zika virus, the Venezuelan regional health crisis, and cigarette graphic health warning labels. She completed a Masters of Public Health degree in Health Management and Policy at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Global Health from Oberlin College. Ms. O’Donnell also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras.

**Contact Allison O’Donnell, MPH**Allison.ODonnell@hhs.gov
+1 (202) 240-3905

                    
  


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