CDC
Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office
1600 Clifton Road, NE, Mailstop E-92
Atlanta,
GA
USA
30333
dkoo@cdc.gov
Biographical Sketch:
Denise Koo, MD, MPH is Director, Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office, CDC. The Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office houses several key CDC training and workforce development programs with a total of nearly 400 trainees each year, including the Epidemic Intelligence Service, an ACGME-accredited Preventive Medicine Residency, and electives and fellowships for medical and veterinary students.
Dr. Koo obtained board certification in internal medicine and preventive medicine. Dr. Koo holds appointments as Adjunct Professor of Global Health and of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, and Visiting Professor, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center.
Selected publications:
Koo D, O’Carroll P, LaVenture M. Public Health 101 for informaticians. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2001;8:585-597.
Chute CG, Koo D. Public health, data standards, and vocabulary: Crucial infrastructure for reliable public health surveillance. J Public Health Management Practice 2002;8:11-17.
Birkhead GS, Davies J, Lemmings J, Miner K, Koo D. Developing competencies for applied epidemiology: From process to product. Public Health Rep 2008; 123 (Suppl 1): 67-118.
Koo D, Miner K. Outcome-based workforce development and education in public health. Ann Rev Public Health 2010 Apr 21;31:253-69..