Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, a former "disease detective" for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was named director of the federal agency Friday.
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Koplan, 53, succeeds Dr. David Satcher, who was sworn in as surgeon general in February. He will lead a $2 billion-a-year agency with 7,000 employees worldwide.Koplan is president of Prudential Health Care Research in Atlanta, joining the private research organization in 1994 after 22 years at the CDC.