David Heymann — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Served as Assistant Director-General for Health, Security, and Environment at the World Health Organization (WHO).
Investigated the first outbreak of Ebola in Zaire and led the response team during the 1995 Kikwit outbreak.
At the forefront of the SARS epidemic in 2003, mediating international efforts to halt the pandemic.
Worked for two years in the WHO Smallpox Eradication Programme in India, where smallpox was eradicated in 1978.
Chairman of the board of the UK Health Protection Agency and the Strategic Advisory Group of Hilleman Laboratories.
Received an MD from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and a diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Biography

David L. Heymann is an American infectious disease epidemiologist and public health expert based in London. He currently serves as a professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and is head and senior fellow of the Centre on Global Health Security at Chatham House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs).