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Bruce Weniger, MD, Preventive Medicine, Atlanta, GA

Bruce Gilbert Weniger MD

Public Health & General Preventive Medicine


Adjunct Associate Professor, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

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  • 1737 Crestline Ct NeAtlanta, GA 30345

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Summary

  • Bruce G. Weniger, MD, MPH, is a board-certified specialist in Public Health and Preventive Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia and Chiang Mai, Thailand. . . . . . . . . . .

    He trained in medicine and public health (epidemiology) at the University of California, Los Angeles (1974-1978), with residency in pediatrics at the University of Utah (1978-1980). . . . . . . . . .

    He then served in the Epidemic Intelligence Service and Preventive Medicine Residency program of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, which led to a CDC career with domestic and international assignments in disease surveillance, outbreak investigation, epidemiology training, and vaccination technology (1980-2010). . . . . . . . . . . .


    From 2011 to 2020, he was International Professor (ผู้เชี่ยวชาญชาวต่างประเทศ) at the Research Institute for Health Sciences at Chiang Mai University, Thailand, where he consulted on scientific manuscript writing and research design. . . . . . . . . . . .

    Since 1995, he also volunteers as Adjunct Associate Professor at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health. . . . . . . . . . . .

    Dr. Weniger has contributed to medical research and disease control by his various research projects, investigations, publications, and advisory roles. (See his profile at https://sph.emory.edu/profile/faculty/bruce-weniger).
  • Straight Talk from ex-CDC for the Long Slog Ahead, Medium.com, 2020-05-03

    SINCE its wartime creation in the 1940s to study and control malaria in the South, the agency now known as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

    Rachel Maddow Show Interview: Bruce G. Weniger 2020-05-20

    Rachel Maddow interview (MSNBC 2020-05-20) about "Straight Talk from ex-CDC for the Long Slog Ahead" (Medium.com). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tpqCEi-HVE

    History of the Early HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Thailand. Siam Society, 2019-05-02

    Bruce G. Weniger, MD, MPH. Invited lecture at The Siam Society, Bangkok, Thailand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4QCczw-tvc

Education & Training

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health and General Preventive Medicine
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health and General Preventive MedicineResidency, Preventive Medicine, 1981 - 1983
  • University of Utah Health
    University of Utah HealthResidency, Pediatrics, 1978 - 1980
  • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1978

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1982 - 2027
  • UT State Medical License
    UT State Medical License 1980 - 2026
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1981 - 1984
  • Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
    American Board of Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Experience from HIV incidence cohorts in Thailand: implications for HIV vaccine efficacy trials [editorial]  
    Bruce G. Weniger, AIDS (1994;8:1007-1010.), 1998
  • The March of AIDS through Asia [editorial]  
    Bruce G. Weniger, Tim Brown, New England Journal of Medicine, 8/1/1996
  • The molecular epidemiology of HIV in Asia  
    Weniger BG, Takebe Y, Ou C-Y, Yamazaki S, AIDS {1994;8(Suppl 2):s13-s28 [Erratum AIDS 9 Mar 2001;15(4):545]}, 1994
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Books/Book Chapters

Lectures

  • Cutaneous Vaccination: History, Promise, and Caveats for This Least-invasive Route (LECTURE ON YOUTUBE) 
    CDC/NCIRD SEMINAR LECTURE on YOUTUBE - 1/7/2009
  • Cutaneous Vaccination: History, Promise, and Caveats for This Least-invasive Route (COLOR HANDOUTS) 
    CDC/NCIRD SEMINAR LECTURE - COLOR HANDOUTS - 1/7/2009
  • History and Technologies for Cutaneous Influenza Vaccination and Preliminary Results from a CDC Trial of Jet-Injected, Needle-free Influenza Vaccine in ≥6 to <24-month... 
    Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA 30333 - 9/24/2013
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Other

Authored Content

  • Google Scholar works of Bruce G. WenigerJuly 2025

Press Mentions

  • Monkeypox Vaccine Plan Prods Cities and States to Adopt New Dosing Regimen
    Monkeypox Vaccine Plan Prods Cities and States to Adopt New Dosing RegimenAugust 18th, 2022
  • Health experts fear long-term damage to CDC’s credibility
    Health experts fear long-term damage to CDC’s credibilityJune 5th, 2020
  • Medical Journal Blasts White House for ‘Hobbling’ CDC
    Medical Journal Blasts White House for ‘Hobbling’ CDCMay 15th, 2020
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