JohnKennedyIskanderMDMPH

Pediatrics • Cumming, GA

Senior Medical Consultant, CDC

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Office
260 Elm St
Cumming, GA 30040
Phone+1 770-887-1668

Fax+1 770-781-9937

Education & Training

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1992 - 1995
Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1992
Tulane UniversityMPH, 1992
University of ChicagoBA, Biological Sciences, With General Honors, 1986

Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 1995 - 2025
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Crisis Response Service Award PHS, 2012
Honor Award Nominee, Public Health Grand Rounds team CDC, 2012
Special Assignment Award PHS, 2010
Unit Commendation PHS, 2010, 2012-2013
Outstanding Unit Citation PHS, 2010, 2012-2013
Outstanding Unit Citation for Pertussis Outbreak Response Team PHS, 2009
Outstanding Service Medal PHS, 2008
Nominated for CDC Shepard Award for outstanding scientific contributions 2006, 2009
Citation for contributions to pertussis control PHS, 2005
Commendation Medal for outstanding leadership in the implementation of new and innovative programs for the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) PHS, 2005
“Silo Busters” award for serving as vaccine safety lead for Influenza Vaccine Investigational New Drug (IND) team CDC, 2005
Outstanding Unit Citation for National Smallpox Vaccination Program PHS, 2004
Secretary’s Award for Distinguished Service for extraordinary teamwork, productivity, and scientific excellence to control the spread of SARS and monkeypox DHHS, 2004
Outstanding Unit Citation for service to the people of the United States in response to terrorist attacks PHS, 2003
Honor Award for Service to the Public for outstanding performance in providing Smallpox Vaccination and Adverse Event Management training CDC, 2003
Crisis Response Service Award for participating in the response to the anthrax attack on the United States PHS, 2003
Unit Commendation for CDC Smallpox Respiratory Protection Team PHS, 2003
Commissioned Corps Training Ribbon PHS, 2002
Award for Excellence South Carolina DHEC, 1999
Delta Omega National Public Health Honor Society 1992
Scholarship National Health Service Corps, 1991
Merit Scholarship Tulane University, 1988
National Merit Scholarship 1982
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

320 citations
Postlicensure safety surveillance for quadrivalent human papillomavirus recombinant vaccine.
Barbara A. Slade, Laura Leidel, Claudia Vellozzi, Emily Jane Woo, Wei Hua
JAMA. 2009-08-19
1468 citations
Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2009.
Anthony E. Fiore, Timothy M. Uyeki, Karen R. Broder, Lyn Finelli, Gary L. Euler
MMWR. Recommendations and Reports. 2009-07-31
1463 citations
Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2009.
Anthony E. Fiore, Timothy M. Uyeki, Karen R. Broder, Lyn Finelli, Gary L. Euler
MMWR. Recommendations and Reports. 2009-07-31

Journal Articles

CDC Grand Rounds: global tobacco control
Asma S, Song Y, Cohen J, Eriksen M, Pechacek T, Cohen N, Iskander J, MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 4/4/2014
CDC Grand Rounds: a public health approach to prevention of intimate partner violence
Spivak HR, Jenkins L, VanAudenhove K, Lee D, Kelly M, Iskander J, MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 1/17/2014
CDC grand rounds: Reducing the burden of HPV-associated cancer and disease
Dunne EF, Markowitz LE, Saraiya M, Stokley S, Middleman A, Unger ER, Williams A, Iskander J, MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 1/1/2014
CDC Grand Rounds: Evidence-based injury prevention
Spivak HR, Jenkins L, VanAudenhove K, Lee D, Kelly M, Iskander J, MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 1/1/2014
Public Health Grand Rounds at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Evaluation Feedback From a Broad Community of Learners
Iskander J, Ari M, Chen B, Hall S, Ghiya N, Popovic T, J Public Health ManagPract., 10/4/2013
CDCGrand Rounds: public health approaches to reducing US infant mortality
Iskander J, Strikas RA, Gensheimer KF, Cox NJ, Redd SC, MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 8/9/2013
Pandemic influenza planning, United States, 1978-2008
Iskander J, Strikas RA, Gensheimer KF, Cox NJ, Redd SC, Emerg Infect Dis, 6/1/2013
CDCGrand Rounds: preventing unsafe injection practices in the US health-care system
Iskander J, Strikas RA, Gensheimer KF, Cox NJ, Redd SC, MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 5/31/2013
CDCGrand Rounds: the growing threat of multidrug-resistant gonorrhea
Iskander J, Strikas RA, Gensheimer KF, Cox NJ, Redd SC, MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 2/15/2013
Internet-based reporting to the vaccine adverse event reporting system: a more timely and complete way for providers to support vaccine safety
Haber P, Iskander J, Walton K, Campbell SR, Kohl KS, Pediatrics, 5/1/2011
Tracking vaccine-safety inquiries to detect signals and monitor public concerns
Miller E, Batten B, Hampton L, Campbell SR, Gao J, Iskander J, Pediatrics, 5/1/2011
Thrombocytopenia after vaccination: Case reports to the US Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, 1990-2008
Woo EJ, Wise RP, Menschik D, Shadomy SV, Iskander J, Beeler J, Varricchio FA, Ball R, Vaccine, 11/29/2010
Adverse event reports following Japanese encephalitis vaccination in the United States, 1999-2009
Lindsey NP, Staples JE, Jones JF, Sevjar JJ, Griggs A, Iskander J, Miller ER, Fischer M, Vaccine, 10/20/2010
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Prevention and control of influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices...
Fiore AE, Uyeki TM, Broder K, Finelli L, Euler GL, Singleton JA, Iskander JK, Wortley PM, Shay DK, Bresee JS, Cox NJ, MMWR Recomm Rep., 8/6/2010
Lack of Association BetweenAcellular Pertussis Vaccine and Seizures in Early Childhood
Huang WT, Gargiullo PM, Broder KR, Weintraub ES, Iskander JK, Klein NP, Baggs JM; for the Vaccine Safety Datalink Team, Pediatrics, 7/19/2010
Safety assessment of recalled Haemophilusinfluenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccines--United States, 2007-2008
Huang WT, Chang S, Miller ER, Jane Woo E, Hoffmaster AR, Gee JE, Clark TA, Iskander JK, Ball R, Broder KR, Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf, 3/1/2010
Kawasaki Disease After Vaccination: Reports to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System 1990-2007
Hua W, Izurieta HS, Slade B, Belay ED, Haber P, Tiernan R, Woo EJ, Iskander J, Braun MM, Ball R, Pediatr Infect Dis J., 11/1/2009
Frequency of medically attended adverse events following tetanus and diphtheria toxoid vaccine in adolescents and young adults: a Vaccine Safety Datalink study
Jackson LA, Yu O, Belongia EA, Hambidge SJ, Nelson J, Baxter R, Naleway A, Gay C, Nordin J, Baggs J, Iskander J, BMC Infect Dis, 10/1/2009
Postlicensure safety surveillance for quadrivalent human papillomavirus recombinant vaccine
Slade BA, Leidel L, Vellozzi C, Woo EJ, Hua W, Sutherland A, Izurieta HS, Ball R, Miller N, Braun MM, Markowitz LE, Iskander J, JAMA, 8/19/2009
Risk of medically attended local reactions following diphtheria toxoid containing vaccines in adolescents and young adults: a Vaccine Safety Datalink study
Jackson LA, Yu O, Nelson J, Belongia EA, Hambidge SJ, Baxter R, Naleway A, Nordin J, Baggs J, Iskander J, Vaccine, 8/6/2009
Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2009
Fiore AE, Shay DK, Broder K, Iskander JK, Uyeki TM, Mootrey G, Bresee JS, Cox NJ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MMWR Recomm Rep, 7/31/2009
Serious adverse events rarely reported after trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) in children 6-23 months of age
Rosenberg M, Sparks R, McMahon A, Iskander J, Campbell JD, Edwards KM, Vaccine, 7/9/2009
Death and serious illness following influenza vaccination: a multidisciplinary investigation
Rue-Cover A, Iskander J, Lyn S, Burwen DR, Gargiullo P, Shadomy S, Blostein J, Bridges CB, Haber P, Satzger RD, Ball R, Seward JF, Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf., 6/1/2009
Prevention and control of influenza: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2008
Fiore AE, Shay DK, Broder K, Iskander JK, Uyeki TM, Mootrey G, Bresee JS, Cox NS; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Advisory Committee on Immunization ..., MMWR Recomm Rep., 8/8/2008
Anti-ganglioside antibody induction by swine (A/NJ/1976/H1N1) and other influenza vaccines: insights into vaccine-associated Guillain-Barré syndrome
Nachamkin I, Shadomy SV, Moran AP, Cox N, Fitzgerald C, Ung H, Corcoran AT, Iskander JK, Schonberger LB, Chen RT, J Infect Dis, 7/15/2008
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Books/Book Chapters

Encyclopedia of Toxicology
Chapter: Toxic' and 'Nontoxic': Confirming Critical Terminology Concepts and Context for Clear Communication.
Page 610 - 616Hoover, M.D., Cash, L.J., Mathews, S.M., Feitshans, I.L., Iskander, J., Harper, S.L.Editors: P. Wexler, editor in chief.Elsevier, OxfordEdition 3rd,2014
Infectious Disease Surveillance
Chapter: Public Health Surveillance for Vaccine Adverse Events.
Iskander JK, Zheteyeva YEditors: M’ikanatha NM, Lynfield R, Van Beneden CA, de Valk H.Blackwell PublishingEdition 2nd,2013
Vaccinophobia and Vaccine Controversies of the 21st Century
Chapter: The Role of Public Health Ethics in Vaccine Decision Making.
Ortmann L, Iskander JKEditors: Chatterjee A.SpringerEdition 1st,2013
Vaccinology: Principles and Practice
Chapter: Vaccine Safety.
Iskander JK, Vellozzi C, Gidudu J, Chen RTEditors: Morrow WJW, Sheikh NA, Schmidt CS, Davies DH.Blackwell PublishingEdition 1st,2012
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Lectures

The CDC and its Role in Global Health Issues
Atlanta, GA - 9/1/2013
Scientific Reviewing for Physicians: a CLEAR Approach
College Park, MD - 6/1/2012
The CDC and the Nation’s Health
Atlanta, GA - 5/1/2012
Monitoring Interventions to Prevent and Control Infectious Diseases
Hershey, PA - 2/1/2012
Vaccine Safety Monitoring in the United States: What Every Clinician Should Know
Atlanta, GA - 11/1/2011
Hot Topics in Vaccine Safety
Atlanta, GA, 2008 - 3/1/2009
Post-licensure Safety of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
Geneva, Switzerland, Jun 2007 - 12/1/2008
Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Safety Monitoring
Quebec City, Canada - 8/1/2007
Monitoring of Influenza Vaccine Safety in Healthy Children and Adults
Atlanta, GA - 10/1/2005
Ensuring Vaccine Safety During an Influenza Pandemic
New Haven, CT - 5/1/2005
Data Mining in the U.S. Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
Barcelona, Spain - 4/1/2005
Increasing Complexity of Vaccine Safety Surveillance Data
Dublin, Ireland - 10/1/2004
Causality Assessment for Adverse Events following Immunization
Bordeaux, France - 8/1/2004
Smallpox Vaccine Safety Surveillance
San Francisco, CA - 11/1/2003
Linkages between Immunization Safety Monitoring Systems and Registries: Lessons Learned
Atlanta, GA - 10/1/2003
Influenza Vaccine Safety Among 6-23 month olds: Data from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) and Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD)
Atlanta, GA - 10/1/2003
Vaccine Safety Monitoring for the U.S. Smallpox Vaccination Program
Philadelphia, PA - 8/1/2003
Smallpox Vaccine Safety Surveillance: The Role of the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
Atlanta, GA - 1/1/2003
VAERS: How it Works and Its Impact
Austin, TX - 11/1/2002
Trends in Pediatric Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting by Private and Public Providers 1991-2001
Boston, MA - 10/1/2002
The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
Erie, PA - 9/1/2002
Anthrax Vaccine Safety: New Information Sources
Baltimore, MD - 8/1/2002
Smallpox: Disease, Vaccine, and Response
Chicago, IL; Atlanta, GA; Denver, CO, Jun-Sep 2002 - 6/1/2002
Vaccine Safety: What You Need to Know
Atlanta, GA - 5/1/2002
Influenza Vaccine Safety in Children
Denver, CO - 4/1/2002
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