# Wanda Barfield

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**Wanda D. Barfield** is an American pediatrician who is the Director of the Division of Reproductive Health in the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention](/source/Centers_for_Disease_Control_and_Prevention) National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. She is Assistant [Surgeon General](/source/Surgeon_General_of_the_United_States) in the [United States Public Health Service](/source/United_States_Public_Health_Service). Barfield works to improve healthcare provided to women and infants. She was elected to the [National Academy of Medicine](/source/National_Academy_of_Medicine) in 2025.

## Early life and education

Barfield earned her bachelor's degree at the [University of California, Irvine](/source/University_of_California,_Irvine).[1] She studied medicine and public health at [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University).[2] She was a pediatric resident at [Walter Reed Army Medical Center](/source/Walter_Reed_Army_Medical_Center) and served as a Rear Admiral in the [United States Public Health Service](/source/United_States_Public_Health_Service).[3]

## Research and career

Barfield worked in the [Madigan Army Medical Center](/source/Madigan_Army_Medical_Center), where she directed the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.[1] She joined the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention](/source/Centers_for_Disease_Control_and_Prevention) in 2000. Her work considered neo- and perinatal health. She was promoted to Division Director in 2010.[citation needed] She is Director of the CDC Division of Reproductive Health, where she looks to improve the healthcare provided to women and infants. She studied how opioids, natural disasters and [COVID-19](/source/COVID-19) impacted pregnant and postpartum women.[3] Barfield initiated a program called "Hear her", which supports Black women in accessing reproductive healthcare.[4]

Barfield was elected to the [National Academy of Medicine](/source/National_Academy_of_Medicine) in 2025.[5]

## Selected publications

- Wikidata item [Q35936106](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35936106)
- Wikidata item [Q43859957](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43859957)
- Wikidata item [Q64127228](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64127228)

## References

1. ["Wanda Barfield MD, MPH"](https://www.usuhs.edu/profile/wanda-barfield-md-mph). *www.usuhs.edu*. Retrieved 2025-10-25.

1. ["Wanda Barfield, MD, MPH | National Association of Counties"](https://www.naco.org/people/wanda-barfield-md-mph). *www.naco.org*. 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2025-10-25.

1. CDC (2024-05-24). ["Director of the Division of Reproductive Health"](https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/leadership/director-of-the-division-of-reproductive-health.html). *National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)*. Retrieved 2025-10-25.

1. CDC (2025-01-30). ["Hear Her Campaign: An Overview"](https://www.cdc.gov/hearher/about/index.html). *HEAR HER Campaign*. Retrieved 2025-10-25.

1. ["National Academy of Medicine Elects 100 New Members - NAM"](https://nam.edu/news-and-insights/100-new-members-elected-2025/). *nam.edu*. 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2025-10-25.

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