Katherine O'Brien
Kate O'Brien | |
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O'Brien with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) award for 2010 | |
| Born | 1963 (age 61–62) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian American |
| Education | University of Toronto McGill University Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
| Occupation(s) | Pediatric infectious disease physician Epidemiologist Vaccinologist |
| Years active | 1988-present |
| Children | 2 |
Katherine "Kate" L. O'Brien (born 1963) is a Canadian American pediatric infectious disease physician, epidemiologist, and vaccinologist who specializes in the areas of pneumococcal epidemiology, pneumococcal vaccine trials and impact studies, and surveillance for pneumococcal disease. She is also known as an expert in infectious diseases (including pneumonia and diarrheal diseases) in American Indian populations. O’Brien is currently the Director of the World Health Organization's Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals.