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Wellington Sun, MD, Infectious Disease, Silver Spring, MD

WellingtonSunMD

Infectious Disease • Silver Spring, MD

Senior Consultant at Vaxcellerant LLC

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  • Office

    Symphony Woods Dr
    Silver Spring, MD 20901
    Phone+1 301-346-4887

Summary

  • Dr. Wellington Sun is an infectious disease physician living in Silver Spring, Maryland. He received his medical degree from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and served in the Army for 27 years during which he worked in clinical medicine, research and management. He continued his public service at the CDC and FDA for 12 years. After leaving public service he joined Moderna to develop a new class of vaccines. He is experienced in infectious disease vaccines and their development and regulation, emerging infectious diseases, vaccine clinical trials, dengue, and respiratory viruses including SARS-CoV-2. He currently does independent consulting on infectious disease vaccines.

Education & Training

  • National Capital Consortium
    National Capital ConsortiumFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1988 - 1991
  • William Beaumont Army Medical Center
    William Beaumont Army Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1986
  • UniforMed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
    UniforMed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of MedicineClass of 1983
  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityBA, Physics and Chemistry, 1974 - 1978

Certifications & Licensure

  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 1998 - 2024
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Monkeypox, smallpox, FDA, and accelerated approval of vaccines - A regulatory perspective  
    Sun, Wellington, Vaccine, 6/7/2023

Committees

  • FDA Liaison, Ex officio and Executive Committee member, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Chinese (Mandarin), Spanish

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