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Scott R. Lillibridge, M.D.
Director
Dr. Scott R. Lillibridge is Professor of Epidemiology and Director, Center for Biosecurity and Public Health Preparedness at The University of Texas School of Public Health located in Houston. Prior to joining the UT faculty, Dr. Lillibridge worked for the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Tommy G. Thompson, as the Special Assistant for National Security and Emergency Management. He assisted in the development of a national bioterrorism program at HHS during a time when the nation was experiencing anthrax attacks in October, 2001. Previously, he was the founding Director of the Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Program at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) starting in FY1999. This office was charged with enhancing state and local capacities of health departments for responding to bioterrorism. In addition to infectious disease concerns, other CDC efforts in support of this program included consideration for chemical terrorism, a national pharmaceutical stockpile, emergency health communications, training and national laboratory enhancement.
Dr. Lillibridge’s career at CDC focused on emergency public health response issues. He has worked in emergency response and preparedness roles throughout the world in support of the United States Government and non-governmental organizations. He was the lead physician during the initial United States Public Health Service (PHS) response to the Oklahoma City bombing and also led the U.S. Medical Delegation to Tokyo following the sarin release in 1995. In 2003, Dr. Lillibridge was summoned to China to consult with the Ministry of Health during the SARS epidemic. Most recently he worked with the UN Interagency Rapid Health Assessment Team led by the World Health Organization (WHO) that responded to the Indian Ocean Tsunami.
In 2002, Dr. Lillibridge was appointed by President George W. Bush to the White House Emergency Services, Law Enforcement, and Public Health and Hospitals Senior Advisory Committee for the Office of Homeland Security. Later, this committee became part of Secretary Tom Ridge’s Senior Advisory Committee structure after the Department of Homeland Security was created. Dr. Lillibridge received his B.S. in Environmental Health at East Tennessee State University in 1977. He received his Medical Doctorate from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland in 1981 and has prior military service with the U.S. Army Special Forces. In 1984 he completed specialty training at Baylor College of Medicine in Family Medicine and completed a fellowship with the Epidemic Intelligence Service of CDC in 1992.
Contact Information: 1200 Herman Pressler Drive RAS W334 Houston, Texas 77030 Phone: 713-500-9421 Fax: 713-500-9425 Scott.R.Lillibridge@uth.tmc.edu
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