Hispanic Bilingual Experts

CDC has many experts who are fluent in languages other than English. Links to biographies for some of our most popular Spanish-speaking experts can be found below.

If you don't see an expert in your topic of interest, contact Arleen Porcell Pharr at (404) 639-7285, or call the main media number at (404) 639-3286.

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Tourette's Syndrome

• Ruth Perou, PhD

Birth Defects

• Alina Flores, MPH

Diabetes Prevention

• Nilka Rios Burrows, MPH
• Betsy Rodriguez

Emergency & Disaster Preparedness

• LCDR Miguel Cruz, MPH

Global Migration and Quarantine

• Commander Francisco Alvarado-Ramy, MD
• Martin Cetron, MD

HIV/AIDS

• Commander Kenneth L. Dominguez, MD, MPH

Influenza

• Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, MD, MPH
• Felipe Lobelo, MD, PhD

Injury Prevention

• Ileana Arias, PhD

Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity

• Felipe Lobelo, MD, PhD

Occupational Safety and Health

• María Sofía Lioce-Mata, MD, MPH

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

• Raul Romaguera, DMD, MPH

Smoking and Health

• Ralph Caraballo, PhD, MPH

Tuberculosis Elimination

• Rear Admiral Kenneth Castro, MD