Dr Rochelle Walensky Husband, Age Wikipedia Race, Parents, Bio

Introduction :

• Dr. Rochelle Walensky (maiden name Rochelle Paula Bersoff) is an American scientist, physician, and medical director, originally from Peabody, Massachusetts.
• Intelligent and well-educated, Dr. Walensky has spent over a decade focusing on helping people in developing countries like South Africa get better access to care and screening for HIV and AIDS.

Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :

• Rochelle Walensky was born on April 5, 1969, in Peabody, Massachusetts.
• She was born to her parents, Carol Bersoff-Bernstein (mother) and Edward Bersoff (father), in Maryland.
• Rochelle is married to a scientist and physician named Loren D Walensky, and together, they have 3 sons. The couple tied the knot in 1995 and have been happily married for well over two decades.
• Loren, currently works at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center as a Pediatric Oncologist. He also teaches Pediatrics at the Dana–Farber/Harvard Cancer Center in addition to researching oncogenic and peptide pathways.
• Loren is also the Director of the Harvard Medical School’s MD/Ph.D. program, a position he has held since 2013.

Early Life and Education :

• Dr. Walensky studied Molecular Biology and Biochemistry in St. Louis, Missouri, at Washington University and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in 1991.
• She then went on to The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she earned an MD. Degree in 1995.
• After graduating from Johns Hopkins, Rochelle spent the next three years at the Johns Hopkins Hospital practicing Internal Medicine.
• She then joined the Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital as well as at the Massachusetts General Hospital.
• Rochelle also studied Clinical Effectiveness at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and graduated in 2001 with an MPH.

Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :

• Rochelle Walensky has quite an impressive resume that includes a stint as the Office Chair of the National Institute of Health’s AIDS Research Advisory Council, a post she held from 2014-2015.
• She was also chosen to be a member of the Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adolescents and Adults Panel by the US Department of Health and Human Services in 2011.
• In 2001, Harvard University’s Medical School hired Walensky as a professor and instructor and later promoted her to Professor of Medicine in 2012. She left the position in 2020.
• During her tenure at Harvard, she also worked at the Massachusetts General Hospital as the Infectious Disease Division Chief.
• More recently, she has been working as part of a team of researchers and medical experts tasked with researching effective vaccines and delivery services to combat the spread of COVID-19.
• Walensky has also spent time in South Africa working to provide better care and screening to patients with HIV.
• In addition to this, she is also a member of the Mass General Brigham’s Board of Directors.
• In December 2020, she was named the Director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention by President Joe Biden. She officially took office on January 20, 2021.

Interesting Facts and Trivia :

• Rochelle and her husband are Jewish and attend the Temple Emanuel, which is located in Newton, Massachusetts.

• Eye Color : Brown
• Haircut / Hair Color : Black
• How tall / Height : 5′3″

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