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Syra Madad, D.H.Sc., M.Sc., MCP, CHEP

Public Health Editor-at-Large, The New York Academy of Sciences

Chief Biopreparedness Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals

Syra Madad, D.H.Sc., M.Sc., MCP, CHEP is an internationally renowned epidemiologist in special pathogens preparedness and response, biosecurity advisor, and science communicator. She serves as the Chief Biopreparedness Officer at NYC Health + Hospitals, the U.S.’s largest municipal healthcare delivery system. Dr. Madad is a Fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, where she leads the Women in STEM and Diversity in STEM series. She is Core Faculty at the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) and Affiliate Faculty at Boston University’s Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Madad’s work focuses on the prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery from infectious disease outbreaks, with an emphasis on healthcare and public health biopreparedness. She is known for her innovative strategies, which integrate emergency management principles with epidemiological methods, significantly contributing to the development of robust healthcare systems capable of responding to emerging disease threats.

She is also the founder of Critical Health Voices (Subscribe here), a platform dedicated to amplifying the voices of those on the frontlines of healthcare and public health. Critical Health Voices exists to cut through misinformation and disinformation by providing trustworthy, evidence-based insights directly from professionals working at the intersection of science, medicine, and health security.

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