PMR/F Biographies

Preventive Medicine Fellow Class of 2018 group picture

Class of 2017 PMR/Fs and Program Staff

Tolu Adebanjo, M.D., M.P.H.

Tolu Adebanjo, M.D., M.P.H.

Preventive Medicine Resident

Learning goal for the year: I want to learn more about the practice of public health, including the collaboration with healthcare delivery systems and community and advocacy organizations, and build upon my policy development, program evaluation, and leadership skills.
As an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer, I have participated in diverse public health experiences, including implementing a pneumococcal carriage study, analyzing pneumococcal vaccine failures in children, investigating an invasive group A Streptococcus outbreak among persons experiencing homelessness, and developing guidance for infants with possible congenital Zika virus infection. During my pediatric residency, I was able to pursue my public health interests – child health and health disparities – while working in an HIV clinic in Swaziland. I participated in patient quality and safety initiatives with the hospital administration, and I saw firsthand how public health and healthcare systems intertwine. As a medical student, I obtained my M.P.H. to develop a foundation in the principles of public health. I focused my coursework in program development and evaluation, and I collaborated with the local school district to develop a SMART Board based nutrition curriculum.

Anindita Nanda Issa, M.D.

Anindita Nanda Issa, M.D.

Preventive Medicine Fellow

Learning goal for the year: I would love to solidify my foundation in biostatistics with coursework and enhance my practical experience with program evaluation, policy development, and grant writing skills.
After earning my M.D. at the Medical College of Virginia in 2007, I completed an Anatomic Pathology residency at Emory University followed by a Forensic Pathology fellowship at the Fulton County Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. After taking a personal sabbatical to raise my children, I decided to redirect my career to public health. I worked in a local medical clinic as the director of preventive medicine on projects to maximize preventive medical care for patients with chronic diseases. In the Fulton County health department, I worked on a project to enhance diabetes prevention education in high school students via a mobile app. During my Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) assignment at CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health, I evaluated a disaster-related mortality system in Oklahoma, conducted Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response for a Zika preparedness in the United States Virgin Islands, and worked on the 2017 hurricane response in the Emergency Operations Center. Although I have a significant background in disaster mortality surveillance and expertise in medicolegal death investigation, I have a wide breadth of interests in public health and am looking forward to new experiences as a preventive medicine fellow.

LT Neil Chandra Murthy, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.J.

LT Neil Chandra Murthy, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.J.

Preventive Medicine Resident

Learning goal for the year: I hope to obtain practical skills in improving population heath by learning how to strategically build multisectoral partnerships, engage with community leaders, effectively communicate to lay audiences through the media, critically evaluate health trends, conduct timely needs assessments, and respond to infectious and chronic disease health threats.
As an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) officer with CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Immunization Services Division, I evaluate trends in vaccination coverage and work with immunization programs across the nation. During my time in EIS, I investigated a mumps outbreak in Seattle, WA, I and participated in the CDC Zika virus response. Prior to EIS, I completed my graduate studies in journalism, where I learned how to effectively communicate public health issues through health and science reporting. During public health and medical school, I helped conduct a digitized disease surveillance project at the world’s largest mass gathering (2013 Kumbh Mela, India). I also helped develop World Health Organization guidelines on protection from chemical and aerial attacks for use among Syrian civilians. During my intern year in emergency medicine, I developed tabletop exercises to train local health departments in North Carolina on how to detect and respond to an incident case of Ebola. I am passionate about population health, and I now look forward to completing the CDC Preventive Medicine Residency.

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