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{{short description|American physician and professor}}
'''Walter A. Orenstein''' is the former director of the United States' ], a post he held from May 1993 to January 2004. '''Walter A. Orenstein''' served as the director of the United States' ], from May 1993 to January 2004.

==Education== ==Education==
Orenstein received his bachelor's degree from the ] and his MD from the ] in 1972. He then completed an internship and residency in pediatrics at the ], followed by a fellowship in infectious diseases at the ] and a residency in preventive medicine at the ]. Orenstein has a bachelor's degree from the ]. He went on to receive his MD from the ] in 1972. He then completed a residency in pediatrics at the ], after which he completed a fellowship in infectious diseases at the ]. Orenstein then completed another residency, this time in preventive medicine at the ].

==Career== ==Career==
Orenstein began working for the CDC's Immunization Program in 1982. He has also served as a consultant to the ] and the ],<ref>{{cite web |title=Walter A. Orenstein, MD |url=http://www.vaccines.emory.edu/scientists/orenstein_bio.shtml |website=Emory Vaccine Center |access-date=3 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105042704/http://www.vaccines.emory.edu/scientists/orenstein_bio.shtml |archive-date=5 November 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and was formerly the Assistant Surgeon General of the ], as well as the CDC liaison member to the National Vaccine Advisory Committee for over 14 years. He has served on the Board of Directors of Vaccinate Your Family for over two decades, offering his scientific and medical expertise. He has also co-authored the textbook ''Vaccines'' along with ] and ].<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Plotkin |editor1-first=Stanley |editor2-last=Orenstein |editor2-first=Walter |editor3-last=Offit |editor3-first=Paul |title=Vaccines |date=2012 |publisher=Saunders |location=St. Louis, Missouri |isbn=9781455700905 |edition=6th |url=https://www.elsevier.com/books/vaccines/9781455700905 |access-date=3 September 2021}}</ref> He is currently a professor of infectious diseases at ], a post he was originally appointed to in March 2004<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile - Walter Orenstein |url=https://med.emory.edu/departments/medicine/profile/?u=WORENST |website=Emory School of Medicine |access-date=3 September 2021}}</ref> and then held until October 2008, after which he became affiliated with the ], where he served as deputy director of immunization programs before returning to Emory in September 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=9dt6ppmab&oeidk=a07e7la2gnn642b16e4 | title=20th Annual Immunize Georgia Conference | publisher=Georgia Department of Public Health | date=2013 | access-date=17 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.immunize.org/aboutus/advisoryboard.asp | title=Advisory Board | work=Immunization Action Coalition | access-date=17 October 2013}}</ref>
Orenstein began working for the CDC's Immunization Program in 1982. He has also served as a consultant to the ] and the ].<ref>http://www.vaccines.emory.edu/scientists/orenstein_bio.shtml</ref> He has also co-authored the textbook ''Vaccines'' along with ] and ].<ref>http://store.elsevier.com/Vaccines/Stanley-Plotkin/isbn-9781455700905/</ref>

==Selected publications==
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* {{cite book | last1 = Plotkin | first1 = Stanley | author-link1= Stanley Plotkin | first2 = Walter | last2 = Orenstein |author-link2=Walter Orenstein | first3 = Paul | last3 = Offit |author-link3=Paul Offit |year=2012|title=Vaccines|edition=sixth|publisher= Saunders|isbn= 9781455700905}}
*{{Cite journal | last1 = Nkowane | first1 = B. M. | title = Vaccine-Associated Paralytic Poliomyelitis in the United States: 1973 Through 1984| doi = 10.1001/jama.1987.03390100073029 | journal = JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association | volume = 257 | issue = 10 | pages = 1335–1340 | year = 1987 }}
*{{Cite journal | last1 = Chen | first1 = R. T. | last2 = Markowitz | first2 = L. E. | last3 = Albrecht | first3 = P. | last4 = Stewart | first4 = J. A. | last5 = Mofenson | first5 = L. M. | last6 = Preblud | first6 = S. R. | last7 = Orenstein | first7 = W. A. | doi = 10.1093/infdis/162.5.1036 | title = Measles Antibody: Reevaluation of Protective Titers | journal = Journal of Infectious Diseases | volume = 162 | issue = 5 | pages = 1036–1042 | year = 1990 | pmid = 2230231}}
*{{Cite journal | last1 = Omer | first1 = S. B. | last2 = Salmon | first2 = D. A. | last3 = Orenstein | first3 = W. A. | last4 = Dehart | first4 = M. P. | last5 = Halsey | first5 = N. | title = Vaccine Refusal, Mandatory Immunization, and the Risks of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases | doi = 10.1056/NEJMsa0806477 | journal = New England Journal of Medicine | volume = 360 | issue = 19 | pages = 1981–1988 | year = 2009 | pmid = 19420367 | doi-access = free }}

==References== ==References==
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==External links==
*{{Cite journal | last1 = Peter | first1 = G. | last2 = Hinman | first2 = A. R. | doi = 10.1097/01.inf.0000138552.20163.62 | title = Walter A. Orenstein, MD | journal = The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal | volume = 23 | issue = 9 | pages = 803–805 | year = 2004 | pmid = 15361716| s2cid = 38044443 }}
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American physician and professor

Walter A. Orenstein served as the director of the United States' National Immunization Program, from May 1993 to January 2004.

Education

Orenstein has a bachelor's degree from the City College of New York. He went on to receive his MD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1972. He then completed a residency in pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco, after which he completed a fellowship in infectious diseases at the University of Southern California Medical School. Orenstein then completed another residency, this time in preventive medicine at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Career

Orenstein began working for the CDC's Immunization Program in 1982. He has also served as a consultant to the World Health Organization and the Pan American Health Organization, and was formerly the Assistant Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service, as well as the CDC liaison member to the National Vaccine Advisory Committee for over 14 years. He has served on the Board of Directors of Vaccinate Your Family for over two decades, offering his scientific and medical expertise. He has also co-authored the textbook Vaccines along with Paul Offit and Stanley A. Plotkin. He is currently a professor of infectious diseases at Emory University, a post he was originally appointed to in March 2004 and then held until October 2008, after which he became affiliated with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, where he served as deputy director of immunization programs before returning to Emory in September 2011.

Selected publications

Scholia has a profile for Walter A. Orenstein (Q15429212).

References

  1. "Walter A. Orenstein, MD". Emory Vaccine Center. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. Plotkin, Stanley; Orenstein, Walter; Offit, Paul, eds. (2012). Vaccines (6th ed.). St. Louis, Missouri: Saunders. ISBN 9781455700905. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. "Profile - Walter Orenstein". Emory School of Medicine. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  4. "20th Annual Immunize Georgia Conference". Georgia Department of Public Health. 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  5. "Advisory Board". Immunization Action Coalition. Retrieved 17 October 2013.

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