Dr. Anand Date is the global TB branch chief for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Date has 15 years of experience with CDC’s global TB and TB/HIV portfolio. He has contributed to recommendations, strategies, and implementation guidance for TB and TB/HIV. Dr. Date is a member of several expert panels for the World Health Organization's tuberculosis guidelines and policies. He co-led operational research studies to improve clinical outcomes of people with TB disease, including people living with HIV, children, and health care workers. Dr. Date is a physician by training and completed his medical and preventive medicine residency at Mumbai University in India.