The Threat of Bioterrorism: A "One–Medicine" Perspective
Col. Donald L. Noah
Monday, 26 Feb 2007 at 7:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Colonel Don Noah currently serves as the Deputy Command Surgeon at the United States Southern Command in Miami, Florida. Dr. Noah received hisbachelor's and veterinary medical degrees from The Ohio State University and a Master of Public Health from the University of Minnesota. He is also a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine. His military assignments include a base-level assignment in Japan; instructor at the US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine in San Antonio; infectious disease outbreak investigation fellowship at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; infectious disease analyst with the Defense Intelligence Agency at Ft Detrick, Maryland; liaison officer between the US Air Force Surgeon General and the Central Intelligence Agency; medical epidemiologist at the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID); special assistant for biological defense at the Pentagon's Office of the Secretary of Defense; and the Department of Defense Liaison to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. He is also a USDA-certified Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostician. In addition to his academic and military experiences, Dr. Noah also practiced in a large animal (predominantly dairy and swine) private practice in Ohio with his father for three years. His significant awards include the 2005 Distinguished Alumnus Award from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine,1996 Dr. Daniel E. Salmon Federal Veterinarian of the Year Award, the 1996 US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary's Award for Distinguished Service, and the 1995 Republic of Zaire's Brevet de Participation for his efforts in the control of the Ebola outbreak. Dr. John H. Greve Lecture Series, Omega Tau Sigma, College of Veterinary Medicine. Part of the National Affairs series.Cosponsored By:
- College of Veterinary Medicine
- National Affairs
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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