Alexander Garza, M.D., assistant secretary for health affairs and chief medical officer of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), will come to Washington University School of Medicine to speak about the H1N1 flu pandemic.
The talk will be held at on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 5 p.m. in the Connor Auditorium in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, 520 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108.
Garza will discuss the role DHS plays in the national response to H1N1, information on the H1N1 vaccine and the outlook for this outbreak. In addition, he will discuss the Office of Health Affairs, its role in the H1N1 response and how the office is addressing the challenge and planning for the future.
Garza, a native St. Louisan, is available for media interviews, either at the School of Medicine campus or in studio, from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Media are welcome to attend the 5 p.m. talk.
Washington University School of Medicine’s 2,100 employed and volunteer faculty physicians also are the medical staff of Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children’s hospitals. The School of Medicine is one of the leading medical research, teaching and patient care institutions in the nation, currently ranked third in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Through its affiliations with Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children’s hospitals, the School of Medicine is linked to BJC HealthCare.