Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH

AIDS/ HIV

December 1 is World AIDS Day. More than 1 million people are living with HIV in the U.S., and 1 in 5 of them is unaware of their infection. This means more than 200,000 Americans may be transmitting the virus to others without knowing it, and aren’t receiving HIV treatments that could prolong their lives. More than 14,000 people with AIDS in the U.S. still die each year.

Dr. Jonathan Mermin, director of CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) joins the show to discuss the impact of HIV in the United States and steps you can take to protect yourselves and your loved ones.

Dr. Jonathan Mermin is the Director of CDC’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP), leading the agency’s domestic HIV prevention activities. Prior to being named DHAP Director in July 2009, Mermin served as the Director of CDC-Kenya and HHS Public Health Attaché for the U.S. Embassy. He oversaw programs and research involving a range of infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and emerging infections. He also was responsible for the coordination of health protection and communication activities across multiple CDC Centers. From 1999 to 2006, Mermin served as the director of CDC-Uganda where he established the CDC program and supervised programmatic, epidemiologic, and administrative activities. Mermin has authored more than 100 scientific publications. He is a graduate of Harvard College and of Stanford University School of Medicine, and received his MPH from Emory University. He currently serves as an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine.

Dr. Derrick DeSilva

12 / 1 / 2009