Wanda Barfield
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Wanda D. Barfield | |
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 Official photograph as Director of the Division of Reproductive Health at the CDC, 2024 | |
| Alma mater | Harvard University University of California, Irvine |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Walter Reed Army Medical Center Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Wanda D. Barfield is an American pediatrician who is the Director of the Division of Reproductive Health in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. She is Assistant Surgeon General in the United States Public Health Service. Barfield works to improve healthcare provided to women and infants. She was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2025.
Barfield earned her bachelor's degree at the University of California, Irvine.[1] She studied medicine and public health at Harvard University.[2] She was a pediatric resident at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and served as a Rear Admiral in the United States Public Health Service.[3]
