Staff Bio
Robyn Neblett Fanfair, MD, MPH (CAPT, USPHS), Director, Division of HIV Prevention (DHP), National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP)
Role at CDC
As Director of CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention, Dr. Neblett Fanfair helps direct division programs, and provides strategic direction and management for policy, research, surveillance, and programmatic efforts. Prior to this role, Dr. Neblett Fanfair led research activities to enhance engagement and retention in HIV care, increase viral suppression, and improve quality of life for people with HIV. Dr. Neblett Fanfair also led the division's Treatment pillar workgroup in support of the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) initiative . Beyond these roles, she has been active in preparedness and emergency response, deploying to support Ebola, Zika, Hurricane Irma/Maria, and COVID-19.
Dr. Neblett Fanfair began her CDC career as an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer with the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases. A graduate of Brown University, she received her Medical Degree from NYU School of Medicine and a Master of Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Cornell-New York Presbyterian Hospital and a clinical investigator fellowship in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Neblett Fanfair is a board-certified internist and remains active in clinical medicine as a primary care provider for Veterans with HIV at the Atlanta VA Medical Center.