Kenneth Soyemi, MD, MPH, Deputy State Epidemiologist and Medical Director, Center for Acute Disease Epidemiology, Iowa Department of Public Health
Prior to joining the Iowa Department of Public Health, Dr. Soyemi was assistant director in the Office of Epidemiology and Disease Control at the Miami Dade County Health Department in Florida. As section chief for communicable disease surveillance, his duties included: designing and conducting outbreak and cluster investigations; managing and supervising 50 staff members; consulting with special immunization and preparedness programs; and working on bioterrorism activities such as pandemic influenza preparedness. Dr. Soyemi has led peer review committee meetings for the Bureau of Medical Integrity in the Illinois Department of Family Services Office of the Inspector General. He has been a physician reviewer for Health Systems of Illinois and served as the Vice Chairman for the Department of Pediatrics at St. Bernard Hospital in Chicago.