Kayla Laserson

Kayla Laserson
Laserson in 2023
Alma materHarvard University
Scientific career
FieldsInfectious disease epidemiology
InstitutionsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Uniformed service
AllegianceUnited States
BranchPHS Commissioned Corps
Service yearsuntil 2007
RankCommander

Kayla F. Laserson is an American epidemiologist who served as the director of the Global Health Center at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from July 2023 to April 2025. She was previously the deputy director for Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Delivery, India Office of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Laserson served as a commander in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps until 2007.