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Jeffrey Hageman is an epidemiologist in the division of healthcare quality promotion, within the National Center for Preparedness, Detection and Control of Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Mr. Hageman completed his undergraduate degree in microbiology at Miami University in Ohio and earned his Master of Health Science degree in infectious disease epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health. Mr. Hageman joined CDC in 1998 and has since been with the division of healthcare quality promotion, formerly the Hospital Infections Program. In his current position, he is one of CDC's subject matter experts for Staphylococcus aureus and is responsible for coordinating and conducting activities related to S. aureus. Assignments include conducting surveillance, field investigations, and epidemiologic and laboratory studies. As a member of the Response Team, he often supervises and participates and develops guidance for the public health management (e.g., outbreak response and control) of both vancomycin-resistant S. aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in the community and healthcare settings.