Lead, Community Interventions for Infection Control Unit, DGMQ
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Amra Uzicanin, MD, MPH has been leading the Community Interventions for Infection Control Unit (CI-ICU) since its inception in 2010 as the new group at CDC dedicated to developing the scientific evidence base and policies for use of nonpharmaceutical interventions for infectious disease control in community settings with a focus on pandemic influenza. During the CDC response to pandemic influenza threats and in functional exercises, Dr. Uzicanin leads the CDC’s Community Mitigation Task Force which is one of six task forces comprising CDC’s pandemic influenza response. She has authored over 90 scientific publications and peer-reviewed abstracts.
Dr. Uzicanin obtained her medical degree from the University in Sarajevo, Bosnia, received the Master of Public Health degree from the Emory University in Atlanta, GA, and completed a two-year training in applied epidemiology at CDC as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer.