Natasha Bagdasarian

Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and holds the cabinet-level position of Chief Medical Executive for the State of Michigan, providing statewide medical guidance since 2021.

Her educational background includes:

• MD from Wayne State University
• MPH from the University of Michigan

Her research expertise spans Infectious Diseases, Public Health, and Global Health with specialized focus on Respiratory Viruses (including COVID-19), Health Equity, and the Opioid Epidemic. With over 50 publications, her work integrates clinical infectious disease practice with public health policy, informed by international experience in Singapore and Bangladesh through the World Health Organization.

Her professional distinctions include:

• Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (FIDSA)