Thomas R. Frieden (born December 7, 1960) is an American infectious disease and public health physician. He serves as president and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, a global initiative working to prevent epidemics and cardiovascular disease.

Jun 4, 2019 · Former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tom Frieden avoided jail time on Tuesday after pleading guilty to groping a longtime family friend in New York.

Dr. Tom Frieden’s influential publications have identified the what, how and why of action to improve health. Dr. Tom Frieden is a physician with advanced training in internal medicine, infectious disease, public health, and epidemiology. Over the past 25 years:

Dr. Tom Frieden is the President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, a not-for-profit organization partnering with countries, communities and organizations to prevent 100 million deaths from cardiovascular disease and make the world safer from epidemics.

Resolve to Save Lives was created in 2017 by Dr. Tom Frieden, former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Through his work in government and with philanthropy, Dr. Frieden pinpointed a unique problem: no one is thinking about how to systematically combat the world’s leading killers.

Nov 9, 2023 · He is president and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives and Senior Fellow for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations. Covid-19 hasn’t gone away, and it...

Mar 22, 2021 · I’m Dr. Tom Frieden. I was CDC Director from 2009 to 2017 and New York City Health Commissioner from 2002 until my appointment to lead the CDC. I received my MD and MPH degrees from Columbia University, with advanced training in internal medicine, infectious disease, public health, and epidemiology.

Aug 24, 2018 · Dr. Thomas Frieden, the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was arrested and charged on Friday after he was accused of groping a woman, law enforcement officials...

Feb 20, 2025 · Dr. Tom Frieden, a former CDC director under President Barack Obama and the current president and CEO of the health advocacy organization Resolve to Save Lives, says the staffing cuts at...