| Kevin De Cock | |
|---|---|
| Born | Belgium |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | physician |
| Known for | public health |
Kevin M. De Cock, MD, is a Belgian-born scientist who is a citizen of the United States.[1] He is the director of the WHO Department of HIV/AIDS.
Dr De Cock is an infectious disease specialist, with expertise in HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, liver disease, and tropical diseases such as yellow fever and viral hemorrhagic fevers. He received Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.Ch.B.) and M.D. degrees from the University of Bristol and a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the Liverpool University School of Tropical Medicine.
Dr De Cock served as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Kenya from 2000 to 2006 and Director of the CDC Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Surveillance and Epidemiology in Atlanta, Georgia from 1997 to 2000.[2] He has also served on a number of professional committees, including the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on HIV/AIDS, the WHO Stop TB TB/HIV Core Group and the UNAIDS Data and Safety Monitoring Board.
Dr De Cock co-edited the book AIDS in Africa, Second Edition (Rapid Science Publishers, London, 1997) and has served on editorial boards and panels for journals including AIDS, The Lancet and The New England Journal of Medicine. He is the recipient of a number of professional awards for his contributions to tropical medicine research.