Background
Besser, Richard Eric was born on August 28, 1959.
federal agency administrator pediatrician
Besser, Richard Eric was born on August 28, 1959.
Bachelor in Economics, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts. Doctor of Medicine, University Pennsylvania, 1986.
Resident, chief resident, pediatrics John Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore. Epidemic Intelligence Service officer, Enteric Diseases Branch, Division Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases National Center for Infectious Disease, 1991, epidemiology section chief, respiratory diseases branch, acting chief meningitis and special pathogens branch. Director, Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response (COTPER) Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), United States Department Health & Human Services, since 2005, acting director, 2009, acting administrator, Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry, since 2009.
Founder, medical director Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work. Presenter in field.
Married Jeanne Besser. Children: Alex, Jack.