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Washington DCVAMC’s Chief of Infectious Disease Control

Dr. Fred Gordin, DCVAMC Chief of Infectious Disease

Thursday, July 12, 2012

The Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) recently honored Washington DC VA Medical Center's (DCVAMC) Chief of Infectious Disease, Fred M. Gordin, MD, with the Charles C. Shepard Science Award for achievement in the advancement of prevention and control of tuberculosis. Dr. Gordin co-authored “Three Months of Rifapentine and Isoniazid for Latent Tuberculosis Infection” which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, and one of only four papers nominated for the prestigious international award. The Shepard Science Awards were established in 1986 in honor of Charles S. Shepard, MD, and are presented to medical/science professionals for original publications and lifetime achievement.

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