Hooked on ID with Lyle R. Petersen, MD, MPH, FASTMH

Issue: February 2025

ByLyle R. Petersen, MD, MPH

Fact checked byCarol L. DiBerardino, MLA, ELS

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I became hooked on ID during my parasitology module in medical school.

I was fascinated by the intersection of the fields of medicine, biology, sociology, politics and the environment.

Decades later, I still find zoonotic infectious diseases wildly interesting!

[Editor’s note: Click here to read Petersen’s comments on HHS’s efforts to reduce vector-borne diseases.]

Lyle R. Petersen, MD, MPH, FASTMH
Editorial Board Member, Healio | Infectious Disease News
Director, CDC Division of Vector-Borne Diseases