Maine CDC Director Nirav Shah Appointed Principal Deputy Director at U.S. CDC
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director Nirav D. Shah has been appointed Principal Deputy Director of the U.S. CDC, starting in March 2023 under Director Rochelle Walensky. Appointed to lead Maine's CDC in June 2019, Shah is credited by Governor Janet Mills with leading the state's successful response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Maine will launch a national search for Shah's successor, with Deputy Director Nancy Beardsley serving as Acting Director in the interim.
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▪Nirav D. Shah was tasked with rebuilding the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention upon his appointment in June 2019.
▪Deputy Director Nancy Beardsley will serve as Acting Director of the Maine CDC in the interim following Nirav D. Shah's departure.
▪Maine Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew appointed Nirav D. Shah as head of the Maine CDC in June 2019.
▪Maine Department of Health and Human Services will conduct a national search to find the next Maine CDC Director.
▪Nirav D. Shah will assume the role of Principal Deputy Director, second in leadership under U.S. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, in March 2023.
▪Nirav D. Shah's mission upon appointment in June 2019 included rebuilding Maine's state public health infrastructure.
▪Nirav D. Shah, Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, was appointed Principal Deputy Director at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
▪Maine Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew stated that Nirav D. Shah successfully strengthened the Maine CDC while tackling COVID-19.
▪Governor Janet Mills attributed Maine's success in confronting the COVID-19 pandemic to the leadership of Nirav D. Shah.
▪Nirav D. Shah's federal appointment is part of a planned, broader overhaul of the U.S. CDC announced in August 2022.
▪Nirav D. Shah provided regular, direct communication to the public in Maine during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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