Speaker to deliver presentation on obesity epidemic
On Monday, Nov. 25, Jeffrey P. Koplan, M.D., will be a guest at MUSC, meeting with faculty, administrators and students.
Dr.
Jeffrey P. Koplan
As part of his visit, he will give a presentation on “The Challenge of Dealing with the Obesity Epidemic” from noon to 1 p.m. in the Institute of Psychiatry Auditorium.
The presentation is open to faculty, staff, students and community members.
In April, Koplan was appointed vice president for academic health affairs of Emory University's Woodruff Health Sciences Center. In this position, he is responsible for coordination and oversight of academic matters, including research and education in Emory's schools of medicine, nursing, and public health and the Yerkes National Primate Research Center.
From 1998 to 2002, Koplan served as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and administrator of the Agency for Foxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Koplan began his public health career in the early 1970s as one of the CDC's “disease detectives,” more formally known as epidemic intelligence service officers.
Since then, he has worked on virtually every major public health issue, including infectious diseases such as smallpox and HIV/AIDS, environment issues such as the Bhopal chemical disaster, and the health toll of tobacco and chronic diseases, both in the United States and around the globe.
From 1994 to 1998, he pursued his interest in enhancing the interactions
between clinical medicine and public health by leading the Prudential Center
for Health Care Research, a nationally recognized health services research
organization. Koplan is a graduate of Yale College, the Mount Sinai School
of Medicine, and the Harvard School of Public Health. He is a fellow of
the American College of Physicians and was an elected member in the Institute
of College of Physicians and was elected as a member in the Institute of
Medicine. He has served on many advisory groups and consultancies
in the U.S. and overseas, and has written more than 170 scientific
papers.
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