Celine Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA (born c.1977) is a practicing HIV/infectious diseases specialist and internist, epidemiologist, journalist and filmmaker. Dr. Gounder is the host and producer of In Sickness and in Health, a podcast on health and social justice. She's written for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Guardian US, The Washington Post, Reuters, Quartz, Sports Illustrated and Bloomberg View. Gounder is a frequent expert guest on MSNBC, CNN, HLN, Al Jazeera America, CBS, BBC, MTV and Oprah Prime. She's best known for her print and TV coverage of the Ebola, Zika and opioid abuse epidemics. Dr. Gounder received her BA in Molecular Biology from Princeton University, her Master of Science in Epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and her MD from the University of Washington. Dr. Gounder was an intern and resident in Internal Medicine at Harvard's Massachusetts General Hospital, and a post-doctoral fellow in Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins University. She was elected a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America in 2016 and featured in the IDSA's 2017 Annual Report. In 2017, People Magazine named her one of 25 Women Changing the World. Dr. Gounder lives with her husband Grant Wahl in New York City.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
CBS Mornings Plus (2024)
Guest starring as Medical Contributor
(39 episodes)
- Episode 2025-09-09: Will Welch (Sep 9, 2025)
- Episode 2025-09-04: Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo (Sep 4, 2025)
- Episode 2025-09-03: Nicholas Burns, Katie Lowes, Dr. Michael Osterholm (Sep 3, 2025)
- Episode 2025-09-02: Issa Rae (Sep 2, 2025)
- Episode 2025-09-01: Andrew Tait, William Lipton (Sep 1, 2025)
- Episode 2025-08-29: David Zayas (Aug 29, 2025)
- Episode 2025-08-28: Nikki Rodriguez, Noah LaLonde, Ashby Gentry (Aug 28, 2025)
- Episode 2025-08-26: Rep. Jamie Raskin, Brian Kelley (Aug 26, 2025)
- Episode 2025-08-19: MaRynn Taylor, Ret. Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster (Aug 19, 2025)
- Episode 2025-08-14: Misty Heggeness, Jeremy Helligar (Aug 14, 2025)
- Episode 2025-07-10: Rachel Graves, Jack Alcott (Jul 10, 2025)
- Episode 2025-07-09: July 9, 2025 (Jul 9, 2025)
- Episode 2025-07-08: Ryan Clancy (Jul 8, 2025)
- Episode 2025-07-01: Jeff Flake, Samantha Lorraine (Jul 1, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-10: June 10, 2025 (Jun 10, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-02: Jem Aswad, Lexis Sachs, Adam Mett, Rose Lavelle (Jun 2, 2025)
- Episode 2025-05-22: Tramell Tillman, Ret. Gen. Frank McKenzie (May 22, 2025)
- Episode 2025-05-21: Pom Klementieff, Simon Pegg, Jonna Mendez (May 21, 2025)
- Episode 2025-05-20: Greg Tarzan Davis, Jake Tapper, Alex Thompson (May 20, 2025)
- Episode 2025-05-19: Henry Czerny, Grace Bastidas, Gregg McCrary (May 19, 2025)
- Episode 2025-05-12: Obed Lamy, Kara Egan, Kaz Brown, Kennedy Ryan (May 12, 2025)
- Episode 2025-05-06: Leah Faye Cooper, Jaymes Black, Susan Dominus (May 6, 2025)
- Episode 2025-05-01: Julia Tocheri, Tessa Bonhomme (May 1, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-16: Tom Green, Kelly Bissell (Apr 16, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-11: Jeff Corwin, Josh Fox, Paul W. Downs (Apr 11, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-10: Jeremy Porter, Yvonne Strahovski (Apr 10, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-07: LoCash (Apr 7, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-04: Fred Hechinger (Apr 4, 2025)
- Episode 2025-03-26: Kit Darby, Gregory Maguire (Mar 26, 2025)
- Episode 2025-03-20: Lauren Ambrose (Mar 20, 2025)
- Episode 2025-03-14: Lang Lang (Mar 14, 2025)
- Episode 2025-02-26: Sen. Chris Coons, Mikaela Shiffrin (Feb 26, 2025)
- Episode 2025-02-17: Angela Stent, Dr. Marie-Pierre St-Onge (Feb 17, 2025)
- Episode 2025-02-13: Shira Haas (Feb 13, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-29: Amanda Nguyen (Jan 29, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-28: January 28, 2025 (Jan 28, 2025)
- Episode 2024-12-06: Kathleen Sanders (Dec 6, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-15: Ali Larter (Nov 15, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-23: Nischelle Turner (Oct 23, 2024)
CBS Saturday Morning (2021)
Guest starring as Dr.
(3 episodes)
- Episode 3x54: Chef Andrew Black, Aaron Frazer (Oct 19, 2024)
- Episode 3x50: Jesse Malin, Jane Bertch, 50 Cent, Deepak Chopra (Sep 21, 2024)
- Episode 3x47: Morgan Wade, Jeremy Ford, Jordan Harper (Aug 31, 2024)
CBS Mornings (2021)
Guest starring as Medical Contributor
(60 episodes)
- Episode 2025-09-01: John Edward, Robert Hilland (Sep 1, 2025)
- Episode 2025-08-29: Sabrina Carpenter, Spike Lee (Aug 29, 2025)
- Episode 2025-08-28: Dr. Bernice King, Morgan Shaw Parker, Nikki Rodriguez, Noah LaLonde, Ashby Gentry (Aug 28, 2025)
- Episode 2025-08-26: Dr. Vonda Wright, Rebekah Cross, Marin Baume (Aug 26, 2025)
- Episode 2025-08-20: Jon Batiste, Dr. Shereene Idriss (Aug 20, 2025)
- Episode 2025-08-12: Danielle Brooks, Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson (Aug 12, 2025)
- Episode 2025-08-06: Dr. Sue Varma (Aug 6, 2025)
- Episode 2025-08-01: Tom Brady, Neha Ruch (Aug 1, 2025)
- Episode 2025-07-31: Ellen Hendriksen, Jenny Slate (Jul 31, 2025)
- Episode 2025-07-29: Paul Wesley, Gabe Bertaccini, Sue Varma (Jul 29, 2025)
- Episode 2025-07-18: Katherine Legge (Jul 18, 2025)
- Episode 2025-07-15: Jonas Brothers, John Goodman, Nick Offerman, Dr. Sheryl Ziegler (Jul 15, 2025)
- Episode 2025-07-11: Patton Oswalt, Margaret Cho, Joel Kim Booster (Jul 11, 2025)
- Episode 2025-07-10: Rachel Brosnahan, Julie Chen Moonves, Catherine Fisher, Alison Krauss & Union Station (Jul 10, 2025)
- Episode 2025-07-02: Corey Parchman, Brittany Talarico (Jul 2, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-27: Natasha Bedingfield (Jun 27, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-10: Oprah Winfrey, Chef Anita Lo (Jun 10, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-02: Sherri Shepherd, Brian Tyree Henry, Chef Kwame Onwuachi (Jun 2, 2025)
- Episode 2025-05-21: Simon Pegg, Pom Klementieff, Dolly Parton, Maria Avgitidis (May 21, 2025)
- Episode 2025-05-19: Hayley Atwell (May 19, 2025)
- Episode 2025-05-15: Blake Shelton, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, John B. King Jr., Anthony Anderson, Cedric the Entertainer (May 15, 2025)
- Episode 2025-05-14: Gene Simmons, Maia Shibutani, Alex Shibutani, Bill Cowher (May 14, 2025)
- Episode 2025-05-12: Nicole Scherzinger, Kennedy Ryan, Gus Walz (May 12, 2025)
- Episode 2025-05-06: Tinx, Dr. Sue Varma (May 6, 2025)
- Episode 2025-05-01: Sarah Paulson, Wendell Pierce, Wilmer Valderrama (May 1, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-17: James Brolin, Ben Lamm, Beth Shapiro (Apr 17, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-16: Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan, Ross Mathews, Dr. Wellinthon García-Mathews (Apr 16, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-08: Idina Menzel, Karina Argow, Maren Morris (Apr 8, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-02: Caroline Darian, Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird (Apr 2, 2025)
- Episode 2025-03-28: Joanna "JoJo" Levesque, Dr. Mae Jemison, Beth Behrs (Mar 28, 2025)
- Episode 2025-03-10: Robert De Niro, Dylan Mulvaney (Mar 10, 2025)
- Episode 2025-03-07: Ringo Starr, Sheryl Crow, Jack White, Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle (Mar 7, 2025)
- Episode 2025-02-26: Jenny Anderson, Rebecca Winthrop, Don Dahler (Feb 26, 2025)
- Episode 2025-02-24: H.R. McMaster, Anthony Anderson, Cedric the Entertainer, Clifton Davis, Tamara Tunie, Daphnée Duplaix, Karla Mosley (Feb 24, 2025)
- Episode 2025-02-17: Brandon Skiener, Keenan Jones (Feb 17, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-29: Laverne Cox (Jan 29, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-28: Roxanne Shanté, Teddy Swims, Amanda Nguyen (Jan 28, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-15: Gwendoline Christie, Jinger Duggar Vuolo (Jan 15, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-06: Nischelle Turner, June Squibb, Clea Shearer, Joanna Teplin, James Brown (Jan 6, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-02: Dr. Jeffrey Elder, Rep. Troy Carter, Anne Kirkpatrick, Atty. Gen. Liz Murrill (Jan 2, 2025)
- Episode 2024-12-27: Episode 259 (Dec 27, 2024)
- Episode 2024-12-19: Alicia Keys, Chef Masako Morishita (Dec 19, 2024)
- Episode 2024-12-17: Nikki Glaser, Idris Elba (Dec 17, 2024)
- Episode 2024-12-06: as1one (Dec 6, 2024)
- Episode 2024-12-04: Dolly Parton, Lisa Lisa, Dr. Michael Breus (Dec 4, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-29: Charisse Jones, Fiddler on the Rock (Nov 29, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-27: Josh Furner, Anne Wojcicki, Janet Wojcicki (Nov 27, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-21: Connie Nielsen, Shelby Lynne (Nov 21, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-15: The Offspring (Nov 15, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-14: Billy Bob Thornton (Nov 14, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-30: Gov. Tim Walz, Shaina Taub, Pilar Guzmán, Dr. Lori Gottlieb (Oct 30, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-24: Brett Goldstein, Danny Burstein (Oct 24, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-22: Jen Easterly, John Grisham, Jim McCloskey (Oct 22, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-15: Kathy Bates, Zoe Saldaña (Oct 15, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-23: Bill Gates, Law Roach, Yariv Mozer (Sep 23, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-19: Scarlett Johansson (Sep 19, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-04: Molly Fletcher, Ken L. Polk (Sep 4, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-30: Aaron Taylor (Aug 30, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-28: Tony Danza, Daniel Romanchuk (Aug 28, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-01: Dwyane Wade, Shawn Johnson East (Aug 1, 2024)
The ReidOut (2020)
Guest starring as Dr. Celine Gounder
- Episode 2020-11-19: Thursday November 19, 2020 (Nov 19, 2020)
CBS Weekend News (2016)
Guest starring as Medical Contributor
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2025-07-26: Episode 52 (Jul 26, 2025)
- Episode 2025-03-30: Episode 20 (Mar 30, 2025)
The Rachel Maddow Show (2008)
Guest starring as Dr. Celine Gounder
- Episode 2020-11-12: Episode 202 (Nov 12, 2020)
Anderson Cooper 360° (2003)
Guest starring as Dr. Celine Gounder
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2020-12-08: Episode 182 (Dec 8, 2020)
- Episode 2020-11-25: Episode 175 (Nov 25, 2020)
- Episode 2020-11-13: Episode 167 (Nov 13, 2020)
- Episode 2020-10-05: Episode 144 (Oct 5, 2020)
- Episode 2020-10-02: Episode 143 (Oct 2, 2020)
- Episode 2020-10-01: Episode 142 (Oct 1, 2020)
CBS Evening News (1963)
Guest starring as Medical Contributor
(7 episodes)
- Episode 2025-08-19: Episode 165 (Aug 19, 2025)
- Episode 2025-08-18: Episode 164 (Aug 18, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-04: Episode 111 (Jun 4, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-02: Episode 109 (Jun 2, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-16: Episode 76 (Apr 16, 2025)
- Episode 2025-03-07: Episode 48 (Mar 7, 2025)
- Episode 2025-02-17: Episode 34 (Feb 17, 2025)
Face the Nation (1954)
Guest starring as Medical Contributor
- Episode 2025-08-31: 8/31 - Sec. Kristi Noem, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Amb. Cindy McCain (Aug 31, 2025)