Assistant Program Director, Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) Program – CUNY
Public Health Scientist | Clinical Laboratory Microbiologist | Field Laboratory Epidemiologist
Emeka Iloegbu is a public health scientist specializing in Clinical Microbiology, Hematology, and Field Laboratory Epidemiology, with over 15 years of experience in global health, health emergencies, and laboratory diagnostics. He is a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) candidate at New York University, where his dissertation research focuses on healthcare disparities and outcomes in sickle cell disease. His research spans HIV syndemics, implementation science, pandemic preparedness, and quality health system interventions.
Dr. Emeka Iloegbu is a public health scientist whose work bridges clinical laboratory science, implementation science, infectious disease epidemiology, and global health systems strengthening. With more than 15 years of experience spanning clinical diagnostics, health emergency response, and international public health, his research focuses on translating laboratory and surveillance data into evidence-based strategies that improve outbreak preparedness, health system performance, and population health outcomes.
Dr. Iloegbu serves as Assistant Program Director of the Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) Program and Assistant Professor at the City University of New York (CUNY). He is also a Guest Lecturer at the New York University School of Global Public Health. At NYU's Implementation Science and Engineering Lab (ISEE Lab), he leads the Section on Advancing Evidence-Based Interventions for People Living with HIV/AIDS, directing research on implementation science, HIV, substance use, and health systems in sub-Saharan Africa.
His research spans implementation science, health services research, laboratory systems, pandemic preparedness, antimicrobial resistance, infectious disease surveillance, and HIV syndemics. In global health, he serves as Lead Scientist of the Global Health Policy Task Force and United Nations Headquarters Health Focal Point for the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA), collaborating with international partners on pandemic preparedness and global health security.
Dr. Iloegbu has conducted fieldwork and laboratory systems strengthening in the Philippines, Zambia, Mexico, and the United States. His current research uses New York State's Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS) database to examine healthcare disparities, utilization patterns, and clinical outcomes among individuals living with sickle cell disease. Through this work, he integrates advanced quantitative methods with implementation science to generate evidence that informs health policy, strengthens healthcare delivery, and advances health equity.
About
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Licenses & Certifications
-Clinical Laboratory Scientist (MLS-ASCP), New York State Licensed - 019954
-NYC Laboratory Bio-Security Level 3 Clearance
-Cert, Health Emergencies in Large Populations – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
-Cert, Tropical Disease Research and Implementation Science – World Health Organization
-Cert, Refugee and Migrant Health - World Health Organization (Summer School)-
Education
DrPH candidate - New York University
MSc, Forced Migration and Health - Columbia University
MPH, Global Health - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
BSc, Biology - University of Hartford
BSc, Clinical Laboratory Science - University of HartfordCert, Health Emergencies in Large Populations – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Publ
Cert, Tropical Disease Research and Implementation Science – World Health Organization
Cert, Refugee and Migrant Health - World Health Organization (Summer School)-
Honors and Awards
The Presidents National Volunteer Service Award (2011 and 2012)
Delta Omega Honorary Society for Public Health - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Excellence in Public Health Service and Leadership -Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai-
Areas of Research and Study
-HIV Syndemics
-Sickle Cell Disease
-Quality of health system response to outbreaks
-Tropical and Vector Borne Diseases
-Pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response
-Public health emergencies and migration-
Areas of Practice
-Community Based System Dynamics and Health Emergencies
-Implementing sustainable community-based surveillance for integrated communicable and non-communicable disease syndemics
-Clinical Microbiology (General Bacteriology, Parasitology, and Virology)
-Clinical Hematology/Immunohematology
-Field Epidemiology, Outbreak Investigation, and Laboratory Response
-Health System Risk Assessments and Inspections
-Mixed Methods Community Based Practice-
Affiliations
-Assistant Program Director/Assistant Professor – BCC/CUNY
-UN/WHO Focal Point– WFPHA
-Clinical Laboratory Scientist – SUNY Downstate/HSS
-Field Research Fellow – Market Access Africa
-Hepatitis C Program Trainer and Data Management Consultant – HCMSG
-NGO Committee on Migration