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Former CDC Director Joins Callen-Lorde to Boost LGBTQ+ Health

12/3/2025

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Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC, will become chief medical officer at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in February 2025.
The appointment aligns with New York City's focus on LGBTQ+ health equity.
Daskalakis resigned from the CDC, criticizing politicization under U.S. President Donald Trump.
Callen-Lorde serves transgender and nonbinary patients and aims to end the HIV epidemic by 2026.

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Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC, will become chief medical officer at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in February 2025.
The appointment aligns with New York City's focus on LGBTQ+ health equity.
Daskalakis resigned from the CDC, criticizing politicization under U.S. President Donald Trump.
Callen-Lorde serves transgender and nonbinary patients and aims to end the HIV epidemic by 2026.