{{short description|Physician and journalist (born 1977)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Céline Gounder | office = Member of the [[COVID-19 Advisory Board]] | status = | image = 201808 CelineGounder 1.jpg | caption = Gounder in August 2018 | 1blankname = President-Elect | 1namedata = [[Joe Biden]] | 2blankname = Co-chairs | 2namedata = [[David A. Kessler]] <br> [[Vivek Murthy]] <br> [[Marcella Nunez-Smith]] | term_start = November 2020 | term_end = January 2021 | birth_name = Céline R. Gounder | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|4|22}} | birth_place = [[United States]] | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = {{marriage|[[Grant Wahl]]|2001|2022|end=died}} | occupation = Physician, medical journalist | education = [[Princeton University]]<br>[[Johns Hopkins University]]<br>[[University of Washington]] | website = {{url|celinegounder.com}} }} '''Céline R. Gounder''' (born April 22, 1977) is an American physician and medical journalist who [[Infectious diseases (medical specialty)|specializes in infectious diseases]] and global health. She was a member of the [[COVID-19 Advisory Board]] transition team of then-incoming U.S. president [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Eric Levenson|title=Here's who's on President-elect Biden's newly formed Transition Covid-19 Advisory Board|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/09/health/members-of-biden-covid-19-advisory-board/index.html|access-date=November 10, 2020|website=CNN|date=November 9, 2020 |archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115172303/https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/09/health/members-of-biden-covid-19-advisory-board/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, she joined the [[Kaiser Family Foundation]] as senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health at Kaiser Health News.<ref name="doctor-on"/>
== Early life == Céline R. Gounder was born in the U.S. on April 22, 1977,<ref name=":1">{{Cite thesis|title=Field evaluation of a rapid immunochromatographic test for tuberculosis|date=2000|language=en|first=Celine|last=Gounder|degree=Sc. M.|publisher=Johns Hopkins University|oclc=44388644}}</ref> the daughter of a French mother, Nicole Pantanelli, from [[Normandy]] and Raj Natarajan Gounder, a Tamil-Indian father from [[Perumpalayam]] near [[Erode]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 4, 2018|title=Q&A: Dr. Celine Gounder '97 on the Opioid Epidemic, Ebola, and More|url=https://paw.princeton.edu/podcast/qa-dr-celine-gounder-97-opioid-epidemic-ebola-and-more|access-date=November 10, 2020|website=Princeton Alumni Weekly|language=en|archive-date=November 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110080246/https://paw.princeton.edu/podcast/qa-dr-celine-gounder-97-opioid-epidemic-ebola-and-more|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gawande |first=Atul |date=November 10, 2020 |title=3 WITH INDIAN ROOTS IN BIDEN'S COVID TASK FORCE |url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/dt-next/20201110/page/1/textview |access-date=December 3, 2020 |via=PressReader}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=January 20, 2014|title=Raj Natarajan Gounder - Obituary|url=https://www.flintofts.com/obituaries/Raj-Natarajan-Gounder?obId=2009028|access-date=January 8, 2023|website=Flintoff's Funeral Home|language=en}}</ref> At age 16, she began attending [[Princeton University]], and graduated in 1997 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[molecular biology]].<ref name="doctor-on">{{cite news |last1=Hobson |first1=Katherine |title=The Doctor Is On |url=https://paw.princeton.edu/cbs/doctor/celine/gounder/covid/expert |access-date=10 December 2022 |work=Princeton Alumni Weekly |publisher=Princeton University |date=30 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=linkedin>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/celinegounder/|title=Celine Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA|last=Gounder|first=Celine|website=LinkedIn|publisher=LinkedIn Corporation|access-date=February 28, 2018|archive-date=September 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919124258/https://www.linkedin.com/in/celinegounder|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2000, she received a [[Master of Science]] degree in [[epidemiology]] from [[Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health]] with her thesis "Field evaluation of a rapid immunochromatographic test for tuberculosis".<ref name=":1" /> At the [[University of Washington School of Medicine]], she earned a [[Doctor of Medicine]] degree in 2004.<ref name=linkedin/><ref name=realtime>{{cite web|title=Real Time Impact on Global Health|url=http://depts.washington.edu/givemed/magazine/2015/04/real-time-impact-on-global-health/|website=UW Medicine|publisher=UW School of Medicine|access-date=February 19, 2018|archive-date=March 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310010619/http://depts.washington.edu/givemed/magazine/2015/04/real-time-impact-on-global-health/|url-status=live}}</ref> While in medical school, she co-founded the International Health Group, which advocates for doctors training to serve disadvantaged people around the world.<ref name=realtime/><ref>{{cite web|title=About the UW School of Medicine International Health Group|url=https://depts.washington.edu/ihg/about.htm|website=University of Washington|access-date=February 19, 2018|archive-date=August 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813075611/http://depts.washington.edu/ihg/about.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> She completed her residency in internal medicine at [[Massachusetts General Hospital]].<ref name="realtime" />
==Career== Gounder's first position was as a post-doctoral fellow at [[Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health]], where she researched [[tuberculosis]] (TB) and [[HIV]] in sub-Saharan Africa and served as Director for Delivery in the Consortium to Respond Effectively to the [[AIDS]]/TB Epidemic, which was funded by the [[Gates Foundation]].<ref name=linkedin/><ref name=realtime/> She then joined the [[New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene]] working on control of TB in the city.<ref name=linkedin/><ref name=realtime/>
Starting in 2018, Gounder practiced medicine part-time while addressing her long-time concerns with health issues as a medical journalist.<ref name=realtime/> She was on the editorial advisory board of [[TEDMED]] as of March 1, 2018,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tedmed.com/about-tedmed/about#tab-ourStageProgram%7CEditorialAdvisoryBoard|title=TEDMED's Editorial Advisory Board|website=TEDMED|access-date=March 1, 2018|archive-date=March 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310073926/https://www.tedmed.com/about-tedmed/about#tab-ourStageProgram%7CEditorialAdvisoryBoard|url-status=live}}</ref> has published articles about [[infectious disease]] and other medical topics in media outlets, including ''[[The New Yorker]]'' and ''[[The Atlantic]]'', and has appeared on TV news and talk shows.<ref name=realtime/>
In 2017, Gounder founded Just Human Productions, a nonprofit media organization that uses storytelling to impact public health.<ref name="racing">{{cite web |title='Racing Toward Justice': In conversation with Dr. Celine Gounder on Feb. 15 |url=https://www.uwec.edu/news/news/racing-toward-justice-in-conversation-with-dr-celine-gounder-on-feb-15-5019/ |website=University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire |access-date=10 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Gounder produced the podcast ''American Diagnosis'', focusing on diverse health topics. With the rise of [[COVID-19]], she created the podcast ''Epidemic'', which she cohosted with [[Biden Administration]] advisor [[Ron Klain]].<ref name="doctor-on"/>
On November 9, 2020, Gounder was named as a member of the [[COVID-19 Advisory Board]] of U.S. President-elect [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Mucha|first=Sarah|date=November 9, 2020|title=Biden transition team announces coronavirus advisers, including whistleblower Rick Bright|work=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/09/politics/biden-coronavirus-advisers-experts-rick-bright/index.html|access-date=November 9, 2020|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115172326/https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/09/politics/biden-coronavirus-advisers-experts-rick-bright/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{As of|2021}}, Gounder is also an assistant professor at the [[NYU]] medical school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://med.nyu.edu/faculty/celine-r-gounder|title=Celine R. Gounder|website=med.nyu.edu}}</ref>
== Recognition == While pursuing her master's degree at Johns Hopkins, Gounder was inducted into the [[Delta Omega]] Public Health Honor Society in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|title=2000 Inductees|url=https://www.jhsph.edu/alumni/engage-with-alumni/join-an-association/delta-omega/membership/2000.html|website=Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health|publisher=Johns Hopkins University|access-date=February 20, 2018|archive-date=March 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310010702/https://www.jhsph.edu/alumni/engage-with-alumni/join-an-association/delta-omega/membership/2000.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004 when she graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine, she was awarded the James W. Haviland Award for "outstanding clinical competence and for unusual promise as a leader of medicine in the future".<ref>{{cite web|title=Medical School graduates Honored with Student Awards|url=http://depts.washington.edu/mednews/vol8/no24/graduation.html|website=Online News UW School of Medicine|publisher=University of Washington School of Medicine|access-date=February 20, 2018|archive-date=September 11, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050911154507/http://depts.washington.edu/mednews/vol8/no24/graduation.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, she was awarded the W. Leight Thompson, MD Excellence in Research Award at Johns Hopkins.<ref>{{cite web|title=ACGME Former Fellows|url=https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/infectious-diseases/education/acgme/previous_fellows.html|website=Johns Hopkins Medicine|publisher=The Johns Hopkins University, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Johns Hopkins Health System|access-date=February 20, 2018|archive-date=March 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310013534/https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/infectious-diseases/education/acgme/previous_fellows.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Also that year, she was the recipient of the Arthur M. Dannenberg, Jr. Award at Johns Hopkins, and was an Ashoka Changemaker Finalist.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr. Celine Gounder - Infectious Disease|url=https://health.usnews.com/doctors/celine-gounder-592054|website=U.S. News & World Report|publisher=U.S. News & World Report L.P.|access-date=February 20, 2018|archive-date=March 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310010852/https://health.usnews.com/doctors/celine-gounder-592054|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2017, Gounder was listed in ''[[People Magazine]]'''s ''25 Women Changing the World'' in 2017 for her contributions to health care.<ref name=":5">{{cite web|last1=People Staff|title=Meet the 25 Women Changing the World in 2017|url=http://people.com/celebrity/25-women-changing-the-world-in-2017/celine-gounder|website=People|publisher=Time Inc|access-date=February 19, 2018|archive-date=March 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308015820/http://people.com/celebrity/25-women-changing-the-world-in-2017/celine-gounder/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Gounder was elected a fellow of the [[Infectious Diseases Society of America]] in 2016 and elected to the [[National Academy of Medicine]] in 2023.<ref>{{cite news|title=IDSA News|url=http://news.idsociety.org/idsa/textonly/printall.php?id=idsa20160817|work=Infectious Disease Society of America|date=July–August 2016|access-date=March 9, 2018|archive-date=March 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310074026/http://news.idsociety.org/idsa/textonly/printall.php?id=idsa20160817|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="nam">{{cite news |title=National Academy of Medicine Elects 100 New Members |url=https://nam.edu/national-academy-of-medicine-elects-100-new-members-2023/ |access-date=9 October 2023 |work=National Academy of Medicine |date=9 October 2023}}</ref> Currently, she is also a medical contributor for <nowiki>CBS News</nowiki>. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr. Céline Gounder - CBS News|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/team/dr-celine-gounder/|website=www.cbsnews.com|access-date=2026-01-30|language=en-US}}</ref> Since 2025, she has also been appointed a board member of Research America. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Board Of Directors & Officers|url=https://www.researchamerica.org/board-of-directors/|website=Research!America|access-date=2026-01-30|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Personal life == Gounder was married to sports journalist [[Grant Wahl]] from 2001 until his sudden death in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2022/12/09/us-soccer-journalist-grant-wahl-dies-while-covering-world-cup-in-qatar/|title=US soccer journalist Grant Wahl dies while covering World Cup in Qatar|first1=Jared|last1=Schwartz|date=December 10, 2022}}</ref> They lived with their two dogs in [[New York City]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jeffpearlman.com/celine-gounder/|title=Dr. Celine Gounder|website=www.jeffpearlman.com|language=en-US|date=February 27, 2018|access-date=March 1, 2018|archive-date=February 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225142511/http://www.jeffpearlman.com/celine-gounder/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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