U.S. Department of Health and Human Service - HHS - Members on the Move - Dr. Jeffrey A. Elting is medical director for bioterrorism response coordination for District of Columbia - Brief Article

Physician Executive, Nov-Dec, 2002

Jeffrey A. Elting, MD, MPH, MS, is the first medical director for bioterrorism response coordination for the District of Columbia. This new position is funded by a grant from the D.C. Department of Health (DOH) with funds received from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for hospitals' bioterrorism preparedness planning.

Elting's key responsibility is providing medical leadership to develop biodefense and bioterrorism response plans for the Washington, D.C. area. Previously, Elting served as the senior medical officer, directorate of health policy and clinical services in the office of the U. S. Army Surgeon General. His duties included developing clinical policies that govern the management of the Army Medical Department's 28 hospitals and $6.5 billion operating budget. Elting also served as a White House physician providing health care and medical consultative services for the President, the Vice President and their families. Elting graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1977 with a bachelor's degree in engineering. He received his MD in 1985 and an MPH in 1997 from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences School of Medicine. In 1999, he earned an MS in national resource strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces/National War College. Elting was an assistant division surgeon with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) during the Persian Gulf War in 1990 and 1991. He advised the commanding general and division staff on clinical and logistical medical issues ranging from blood supply to vaccinations against biological warfare agents.