Dr Robert McDonald

Robert McDonald, MD, MPH is an Internal Medicine and Pediatrics trained physician and epidemiologist. He works as a global consultant to eliminate maternal-to-child disease transmission and is a practicing physician, focusing on HIV, STIs, and harm reduction. From 2019-2026 Dr McDonald was a medical epidemiologist in the Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP) at the National Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He served as a CDC congenital syphilis subject matter expert, and was the lead of DSTDP’s Office of Global Activities.

Prior to joining DSTDP, Dr McDonald completed the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service, stationed with the New York State Department of Health. Before joining CDC, he worked as a pediatric hospitalist in Springfield, Massachusetts. He received his Doctor of Medicine from New York Medical College, and a Master of Public Health from Columbia University.