Holmberg, Scott D.

SCOTT D. HOLMBERG, M.D., joined the Centers for Disease Control in 1982. As a Peace Corps Volunteer working in smallpox eradication in Ethiopia, he had become dedicated to a professional life of investigating and controlling epidemics. He then returned to the United States, and, after premedical courses, medical school, and residency, joined the CDC. The history of scientific errors and controversies in this book is based on his experience as Chief of Epidemiology for the CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention from 1986 to 2005. Holmberg has authored or co-authored more than 150 scientific arti...