ALEXANDRIA, Va.- Dr. Anne Gaddy has been appointed to serve as Acting Director of the Alexandria Health Department (AHD). In this role, Dr. Gaddy will oversee all AHD operations while a new director is hired by the Commonwealth.

Dr. Gaddy has served as Deputy Director of the Alexandria Health Department since 2019 and has been a key leader in advancing public health initiatives and strengthening the community's health and wellness. She played an instrumental role in the City's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and other emerging public health challenges and has managed AHD’s epidemiology, informatics, and public health emergency management divisions. 

A board-certified pediatrician and preventive medicine physician, Dr. Gaddy earned her medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2003, completed her pediatric residency at Johns Hopkins in 2006, and provided clinical care for more than a decade, primarily in pediatric urgent care and emergency settings. She later earned a Master of Public Health and completed a General Preventive Medicine Residency at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In 2021, she was recognized with the Alexandria Celebrates Women Award.

Dr. Gaddy replaces Dr. David Rose, who will become the Northern Virginia Regional Director within the Virginia Department of Health on Nov. 9.