Alan R. Hinman, MD, MPH
Senior Public Health Scientist

404-687-5636 (Phone)
ahinman@taskforce.org

 

Dr. Hinman is a Senior Public Health Scientist at The Task Force for Child Survival and Development, and contibutes his considerable expertise to several initiatives within the Institute. Dr. Hinman provides counsel on public health programs for the Common Ground project and directs the Institute's project to provide technical assistance to CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD). In addition, Dr. Hinman works with the PARTNERS TB Control Program, a program funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to address multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis in Peru and globally.

Dr. Hinman received a BA from Cornell University (1957), MD from Western Reserve University (1961), and MPH from Harvard University (1969). Since 1965 he has been involved in public health programs at state, national, and international levels, primarily working with CDC. At CDC he held positions including EIS Officer (1965-1967), Director of the Immunization Division (1977-1988), Director of the National Center for Prevention Services (1988-1995), and Senior Advisor to the Director (1995-1996). In addition, he has worked for the State Health Departments of New York (1970-1975) and Tennessee (1975-1977). He retired from the U.S. Public Health Service in July 1996, having attained the rank of Assistant Surgeon General. Dr. Hinman is the author or co-author of more than 300 scientific publications. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University (Departments of Epidemiology and International Health), where he teaches courses in Vaccines & Immunization and Health & Human Rights. He is also Speaker of the Governing Council of the American Public Health Association.