Leadership and Other Staff Profiles

Learn more about NICHD leadership, researchers, and grantees.

Acting & Deputy Director

Dorothy Fink, M.D. became the Deputy Director and Acting Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development on August 9, 2026. Previously, Dr. Fink served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In these roles, she has led initiatives focused on improving health outcomes, including efforts related to maternal and infant health, reproductive health, and menopause. She has also served as the Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and as the Acting Assistant Secretary for Health. Dr. Fink is board certified in endocrinology, internal medicine, and pediatrics and is a nationally certified menopause practitioner. She has published peer-reviewed research on maternal and infant health, diabetes, osteoporosis, and other conditions affecting women across the lifespan. 

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Other Profiles

• Director, Division of Extramural Research, Rohan Hazra, M.D.
• Director, Division of Extramural Activities, Rebekah Rasooly, Ph.D.
• Scientific Director, Christopher McBain, Ph.D.
• NICHD Clinical Director, Catherine Gordon, M.D., M.S.
• Director of Population Health Research, Division of Intramural Research, Una Grewal, Ph.D., M.P.H.
• Director, NICHD National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, Theresa Hayes Cruz, Ph.D.
• NICHD Research Profiles: Series that highlights the efforts and activities of institute-funded grantees and trainees

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