Céline Gounder Explained
Céline R. Gounder (born April 22, 1977) is an American physician and medical journalist who specializes in infectious diseases and global health. She was a member of the COVID-19 Advisory Board transition team of then-incoming U.S. president Joe Biden.[1] In 2022, she joined the Kaiser Family Foundation as senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health at Kaiser Health News.
Early life
Céline R. Gounder was born in the U.S. on April 22, 1977,[2] the daughter of a French mother, Nicole Pantanelli, from Normandy and Raj Natarajan Gounder, a Tamil-Indian father from Perumpalayam near Erode.[3] [4] [5] At age 16, she began attending Princeton University, and graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in molecular biology.[6] [7] In 2000, she received a Master of Science degree in epidemiology from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health with her thesis "Field evaluation of a rapid immunochromatographic test for tuberculosis". At the University of Washington School of Medicine, she earned a Doctor of Medicine degree in 2004.[7] [8] While in medical school, she co-founded the International Health Group, which advocates for doctors training to serve disadvantaged people around the world.[8] [9] She completed her residency in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Career
Gounder's first position was as a post-doctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where she researched TB and HIV in sub-Saharan Africa and served as Director for Delivery in the Consortium to Respond Effectively to the AIDS/TB Epidemic, which was funded by the Gates Foundation.[7] [8] She then joined the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene working on control of TB in the city.[7] [8]
Starting in 2018, Gounder practiced medicine part-time while addressing her long time concerns with health issues as a medical journalist.[8] She was on the editorial advisory board of TEDMED[10] and has published articles about infectious disease and other medical topics in media including The New Yorker and The Atlantic, and has appeared on TV news and talk shows.[8]
In 2017, Gounder founded Just Human Productions, a non-profit media organization that uses storytelling in an effort to impact public health.[11] Gounder produced the podcast American Diagnosis, focusing on diverse health topics. With the rise of COVID-19, she created the podcast Epidemic, which she cohosted with Biden-advisor Ron Klain.[6]
On November 9, 2020, Gounder was named as a member of the COVID-19 Advisory Board of U.S. president-elect Joe Biden.[12]
As of 2021, Gounder is also an assistant professor at the NYU medical school.[13]
Recognition
While pursuing her master's degree at Johns Hopkins, Gounder was inducted into the Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society in 2000.[14] In 2004 when she graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine, she was awarded the James W. Haviland Award for "outstanding clinical competence and for unusual promise as a leader of medicine in the future".[15] In 2010, she was awarded the W. Leight Thompson, MD Excellence in Research Award at Johns Hopkins.[16] Also that year, she was the recipient of the Arthur M. Dannenberg, Jr. Award at Johns Hopkins, and was an Ashoka Changemaker Finalist.[17]
In 2017, Gounder was listed in People Magazines 25 Women Changing the World in 2017 for her contributions to health care.[18]
Gounder was elected a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America in 2016 and elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2023.[19] [20]
Personal life
Gounder was married to sports journalist Grant Wahl from 2001 until his sudden death in 2022.[21] They lived with their two dogs in New York City.[22]
Notes and References
- Web site: Eric Levenson. Here's who's on President-elect Biden's newly formed Transition Covid-19 Advisory Board. November 10, 2020. CNN. November 9, 2020 . November 15, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201115172303/https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/09/health/members-of-biden-covid-19-advisory-board/index.html. live.
- Field evaluation of a rapid immunochromatographic test for tuberculosis. 2000. en. Celine. Gounder. Sc. M.. Johns Hopkins University. 44388644.
- Web site: June 4, 2018. Q&A: Dr. Celine Gounder '97 on the Opioid Epidemic, Ebola, and More. November 10, 2020. Princeton Alumni Weekly. en. November 10, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201110080246/https://paw.princeton.edu/podcast/qa-dr-celine-gounder-97-opioid-epidemic-ebola-and-more. live.
- Web site: Gawande . Atul . November 10, 2020 . 3 WITH INDIAN ROOTS IN BIDEN’S COVID TASK FORCE . December 3, 2020 . PressReader.
- Web site: January 20, 2014. Raj Natarajan Gounder - Obituary. January 8, 2023. Flintoff's Funeral Home. en.
- News: Hobson . Katherine . The Doctor Is On . 10 December 2022 . Princeton Alumni Weekly . Princeton University . 30 August 2022 . en.
- Web site: Celine Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA. Gounder. Celine. LinkedIn. LinkedIn Corporation. February 28, 2018. September 19, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150919124258/https://www.linkedin.com/in/celinegounder. live.
- Web site: Real Time Impact on Global Health. UW Medicine. UW School of Medicine. February 19, 2018. March 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310010619/http://depts.washington.edu/givemed/magazine/2015/04/real-time-impact-on-global-health/. live.
- Web site: About the UW School of Medicine International Health Group. University of Washington. February 19, 2018. August 13, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160813075611/http://depts.washington.edu/ihg/about.htm. live.
- Web site: TEDMED's Editorial Advisory Board. TEDMED. March 1, 2018. March 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310073926/https://www.tedmed.com/about-tedmed/about#tab-ourStageProgram%7CEditorialAdvisoryBoard. live.
- Web site: 'Racing Toward Justice': In conversation with Dr. Celine Gounder on Feb. 15 . University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire . 10 December 2022 . en.
- News: Mucha. Sarah. November 9, 2020. Biden transition team announces coronavirus advisers, including whistleblower Rick Bright. CNN. November 9, 2020. November 15, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201115172326/https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/09/politics/biden-coronavirus-advisers-experts-rick-bright/index.html. live.
- Web site: Celine R. Gounder. med.nyu.edu.
- Web site: 2000 Inductees. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Johns Hopkins University. February 20, 2018. March 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310010702/https://www.jhsph.edu/alumni/engage-with-alumni/join-an-association/delta-omega/membership/2000.html. live.
- Web site: Medical School graduates Honored with Student Awards. Online News UW School of Medicine. University of Washington School of Medicine. February 20, 2018. September 11, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050911154507/http://depts.washington.edu/mednews/vol8/no24/graduation.html. live.
- Web site: ACGME Former Fellows. Johns Hopkins Medicine. The Johns Hopkins University, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Johns Hopkins Health System. February 20, 2018. March 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310013534/https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/infectious-diseases/education/acgme/previous_fellows.html. live.
- Web site: Dr. Celine Gounder - Infectious Disease. U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News & World Report L.P.. February 20, 2018. March 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310010852/https://health.usnews.com/doctors/celine-gounder-592054. live.
- Web site: People Staff. Meet the 25 Women Changing the World in 2017. People. Time Inc. February 19, 2018. March 8, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180308015820/http://people.com/celebrity/25-women-changing-the-world-in-2017/celine-gounder/. live.
- News: IDSA News. Infectious Disease Society of America. July–August 2016. March 9, 2018. March 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310074026/http://news.idsociety.org/idsa/textonly/printall.php?id=idsa20160817. live.
- News: National Academy of Medicine Elects 100 New Members . 9 October 2023 . National Academy of Medicine . 9 October 2023.
- Web site: US soccer journalist Grant Wahl dies while covering World Cup in Qatar. Jared. Schwartz. December 10, 2022.
- Web site: Dr. Celine Gounder. www.jeffpearlman.com. en-US. February 27, 2018. March 1, 2018. February 25, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180225142511/http://www.jeffpearlman.com/celine-gounder/. live.