Demetre Daskalakis

Demetre Daskalakis
Born1972 or 1973 (age 52–53)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
EducationColumbia University (BS)
New York University (MD)
Harvard University (MPH)
Medical career
ProfessionInfectious disease physician
InstitutionsMount Sinai Hospital
New York University
New York City Department of Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Demetre Costas Daskalakis (born 1972/1973) is an American infectious disease physician and gay health activist who served in leadership roles at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 2020 to 2025. At the CDC, he was director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) and was previously director of the Division of HIV Prevention at the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. During the administration of Joe Biden, he was appointed deputy coordinator of the White House's mpox response to the 2022–2023 outbreak of the disease.

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