Demetre Daskalakis

At-a-Glance

Served as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 2020 to 2025.
Appointed Deputy Coordinator of the White House's mpox response during the 2022–2023 outbreak.
Founded the Men's Sexual Health Project in 2006, focusing on STD testing and care.
Credited with halting a 2012-2013 meningitis outbreak in New York City through a targeted vaccination campaign.
Earned a medical degree from NYU School of Medicine and a Master of Public Health from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in 2012.
Completed postgraduate medical training at Harvard Medical School and a Clinical Infectious Disease fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital.

Biography

Demetre Daskalakis is an American infectious disease physician and gay health activist. He served in leadership roles at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 2020 to 2025, including as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) and previously as Director of the Division of HIV Prevention.