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Dennis, David Tappen was born on March 31, 1939 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Walter James and Louise Aline (Labbe) Dennis.
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David Tappen Dennis
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AB, Whitman College, 1961; Doctor of Medicine, Cornell Univercity, 1965; Diploma Clinical Medicine of Tropics, U. London, 1970; Master in Public Health, Harvard University, 1974.
Career
Fellow infectious diseases, New York Hospital, Cornell Univercity, New York City, 1969-1970; second in command Lieutenant, United States Navy, 1970; advanced through grades to captain, United States Navy, 1979; medical officer in charge provincial health assistance team, United States Navy, Quang Tri, Vietnam, 1970-1971; medical officer in charge United States Naval Medical Research Detachment, United States Navy, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1971-1973; officer in charge United States Naval Medical Research Unit, United States Navy, Jakarta, Indonesia, 1974-1979; retired, United States Navy, 1979; head research and training team in tropical diseases, Federal Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1979-1983; state epidemiologist, chief bureau disease control, Federal Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Concord, N.H., 1983-1987; medical epidemiologist, Federal Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1987-1990; chief bacterial zoonosis branch, Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, since 1990. Consultant World Health Organization, Geneva, India, Brazil, 1985-1992, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Bahrain, 1985, Sudan,1985, United Arab Emirates, Saudia Arabia, 1986-1987, India, 1994.
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Married Elizabeth Alison Jones, December 27, 1969. 1 child, Sutinah Louise.
