Ruth Lynfield, MD, Faap

Ruth Lynfield, MD, FAAP is an Associate Editor of the 2021 Red Book and has been a member of the the Committee on Infectious Diseases since 2015. Dr Lynfield is the State Epidemiologist and Medical Director at the Minnesota Department of Health. She leads Minnesota's component of CDC's Emerging Infections Program Active Bacterial Core Surveillance System, influenza projects, and healthcare-associated infections projects. She is also Adjunct Professor of Medicine, and Epidemiology and Community...See more

Ruth Lynfield, MD, FAAP is an Associate Editor of the 2021 Red Book and has been a member of the the Committee on Infectious Diseases since 2015. Dr Lynfield is the State Epidemiologist and Medical Director at the Minnesota Department of Health. She leads Minnesota's component of CDC's Emerging Infections Program Active Bacterial Core Surveillance System, influenza projects, and healthcare-associated infections projects. She is also Adjunct Professor of Medicine, and Epidemiology and Community Health at the University of Minnesota. Her clinical and research interests include pediatric infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship, emerging infections, prevention and control of infectious diseases, and outbreak response. See less