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Office
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20593Phone+1 202-475-5135
Summary
- As Chief Medical Officer and Director of Health, Safety and Work-Life, I reduce the Coast Guard's risk to mission and forces by ensuring a ready, relevant and responsive total workforce. Responsible for the nutritional, physical, mental, and psycho-social health, well-being and safety of almost 90,000 diverse employees, and twice as many family members. The Coast Guard is comprised of 42,000 Active Duty, 7,500 Reservist, 8,000 Civilian, and 30,000 Auxiliarist members.
ABPM certified in Aerospace Medicine & Occ and Environmental Medicine (Fellow, ACOEM); ABPS certified in Disaster Medicine; and CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service fellowship-trained as a medical epidemiologist.
Education & Training
- Navy Medicine Operational Training Center Aerospace MedicineResidency, Preventive Medicine, 2001 - 2003
- Tripler Army Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1998 - 1999
- George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
- VA State Medical License 1999 - 2024
- NJ State Medical License 2017 - 2019
- American Board of Preventive Medicine Aerospace Medicine
- American Board of Preventive Medicine Occupational Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 44 citationsClinical Features of Guillain-Barré Syndrome With vs Without Zika Virus Infection, Puerto Rico, 2016.Emilio Dirlikov, Chelsea G. Major, Nicole A. Medina, Roberta Lugo-Robles, Desiree Matos
JAMA Neurology. 2018-09-01 - 37 citationsReemergence of Dengue in Southern Texas, 2013.Dana Thomas, Gilberto A. Santiago, Roman Abeyta, Steven Hinojosa, Brenda Torres-Velasquez
Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2016-06-01 - 97 citationsLocal Transmission of Zika Virus — Puerto Rico, November 23, 2015–January 28, 2016Dana Thomas, Tyler M. Sharp, Jomil Torres, Paige A. Armstrong, Jorge L. Muñoz-Jordán
MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2016-02-19
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