Barbara E. Mahon, MD

Adjunct Professor, Boston University School of Public Health

Biography

Dr. Mahon received her MD and clinical training in pediatrics from the University of California, San Francisco and her MPH from the University of California, Berkeley. She trained in CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS). Dr. Mahon is deputy chief of the Enteric Diseases Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The branch is responsible for national surveillance for enteric diseases. It conducts epidemiologic studies of the burden, trends, and food source attribution of foodborne diseases caused by Listeria , Salmonella, and E. coli O157, among other pathogens. The branch’s work also focuses on vulnerable populations, including older adults, young children, and other groups, with the goal of creating knowledge needed to protect people by preventing disease. Dr. Mahon has a broad background in infectious disease epidemiology, having worked on foodborne diseases, vaccine-preventable diseases, and sexually transmitted diseases in academic and industry positions as well as in government.

Publications

  • Published 7/1/2024

    McMorrow ML, Moline HL, Toepfer AP, Halasa NB, Schuster JE, Staat MA, Williams JV, Klein EJ, Weinberg GA, Clopper BR, Boom JA, Stewart LS, Selvarangan R, Schlaudecker EP, Michaels MG, Englund JA, Albertin CS, Mahon BE, Hall AJ, Sahni LC, Curns AT. Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Associated Hospitalizations in Children <5 Years: 2016-2022. Pediatrics. 2024 Jul 01; 154(1). PMID: 38841769.

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  • Published 1/26/2024

    Hall E, Mahon BE, Peacock G. The U.S. COVID-19 vaccination program: A look back and future directions. Vaccine. 2024 Sep 17; 42 Suppl 3:125628. PMID: 38280828.

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  • Published 10/27/2023

    Lambrou AS, South E, Ballou ES, Paden CR, Fuller JA, Bart SM, Butryn DM, Novak RT, Browning SD, Kirby AE, Welsh RM, Cornforth DM, MacCannell DR, Friedman CR, Thornburg NJ, Hall AJ, Hughes LJ, Mahon BE, Daskalakis DC, Shah ND, Jackson BR, Kirking HL. Early Detection and Surveillance of the SARS-CoV-2 Variant BA.2.86 - Worldwide, July-October 2023. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2023 Oct 27; 72(43):1162-1167. PMID: 37883327.

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  • Published 10/20/2023

    Regan JJ, Moulia DL, Link-Gelles R, Godfrey M, Mak J, Najdowski M, Rosenblum HG, Shah MM, Twentyman E, Meyer S, Peacock G, Thornburg N, Havers FP, Saydah S, Brooks O, Talbot HK, Lee GM, Bell BP, Mahon BE, Daley MF, Fleming-Dutra KE, Wallace M. Use of Updated COVID-19 Vaccines 2023-2024 Formula for Persons Aged =6 Months: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - United States, September 2023. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2023 Oct 20; 72(42):1140-1146. PMID: 37856366.

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  • Published 10/13/2023

    Fleming-Dutra KE, Jones JM, Roper LE, Prill MM, Ortega-Sanchez IR, Moulia DL, Wallace M, Godfrey M, Broder KR, Tepper NK, Brooks O, Sánchez PJ, Kotton CN, Mahon BE, Long SS, McMorrow ML. Use of the Pfizer Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine During Pregnancy for the Prevention of Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Disease in Infants: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - United States, 2023. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2023 Oct 13; 72(41):1115-1122. PMID: 37824423.

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Other Positions

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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Education

  • University of California San Francisco, MD
  • University of California, Berkeley, MPH
  • Harvard University, AB

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