Athena Kourtis

Athena Kourtis is a Greek-American pediatrician, infectious diseases physician, scientist and author. She is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Chief of HIV Research, as well as a Professor of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine and a Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology at Eastern Virginia Medical School. Her research work has focused on perinatal, maternal and pediatric infections, and she is a leading expert in pediatric HIV, Cytomegalovirus, and Hepatitis, as well as infections in pregnancy. In Greece, she is recognized as a prominent medical expert and media voice for her contributions to public health and infectious disease research, as well as for her authorship of the children's health book ''Βγάλτε τα Παιδιά από τη Γυάλα.'' Provided by Wikipedia