Wanda D. Barfield

Wanda D. Barfield is an American pediatrician who is the Director of the Division of Reproductive Health in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. She is Assistant Surgeon General in the United States Public Health Service. Barfield works to improve healthcare provided to women and infants. She was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2025.

Early life and education Barfield earned her bachelor's degree at the University of California, Irvine. She studied medicine and public health at Harvard University. She was a pediatric resident at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and served as a Rear Admiral in the United States Public Health Service.

Research and career Barfield worked in the Madigan Army Medical Center, where she directed the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Barfield was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2025.

Selected publications