Leadership
Mark G. Kortepeter, MD, MPH COL (Ret.), MC, USA
Mark G. Kortepeter, MD, MPH COL (Ret.), MC, USA, is a professor of preventive medicine and a professor of medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. He recently served as the Vice President for Research at the Uniformed Services University including the School of Medicine and the Graduate Schools of Nursing and Dentistry. During a 27-year Army career, he has held numerous senior positions in biodefense and research, including Deputy Commander of the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Biodefense Consultant for the Army Surgeon General and co-chair of NATO’s Biomedical Advisory Panel. He has worked with multiple organizations, including the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, the CDC, and the National Academy of Medicine.
Dr. Kortepeter has done fieldwork as the lead for infection prevention and control measures for the Ebola virus for the World Health Organization in Burundi and as a consultant to the Pan American Health Organization against COVID-19 in the Caribbean.
In addition, Dr. Kortepeter has published over 80 journal articles and book chapters. He also published a medical thriller memoir of his experience managing infectious disease crises titled, “Inside the Hot Zone: A Soldier on the Front Lines of Biological Warfare.” He was also a contributor to Forbes’ “COVID-19 Frontlines Series.”