Celine R. Gounder, the famous American Physician, who specialized in infectious disease and global health, was born on April 22, 1977, in the U.S. Gounder was a bright student since her childhood days and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in the subject of molecular biology from the Princeton University in 1997.
Gounder completed her Master’s of Science the in the year 2000 with the subject of epidemiology from John Hopkins Bloomberg School Of Public Health. In the year 2004, Gounder completed her Doctor Of Medicine Degree from the University Of Washington School Of Medicine.
Her research paper or thesis at John Hopkins University was on the topic of “Field evaluation of a rapid immunochromatographic test for tuberculosis.” Later she established her own International Health Group.
Celine Gounder’s Career:
Gounder started establishing her career when she was at John Hopkins Bloomberg School Of Public Health doing her research as a post-doctoral fellowship in the subject “Field evaluation of a rapid immunochromatographic test for tuberculosis.”
She also did research on HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. She was working in the post of Director for Delivery in the Consortium to Respond Effectively to the AIDS and TB Epidemic of the time.
Gounder’s Achievements In Her Career:
Apart from being involved in so many things, Gounder also co-founded the International Health Group, in which the doctors were given pieces of training on how to care for differently abled people from all over the world.
She has undertaken a lot of programs, as in the year 2017, she founded an organization named Just Human Production. The motif was to deal with public health through storytelling. In the year 2018, she worked as a medical journalist along practicing medicine in her part-time.
In the year 2019-2020, during the high waves of the covid pandemic, she worked as a board member of the COVID-19 Advisory Board in the U.S. In the year 2021, Gounder was appointed as an assistant professor at the New York University in the medical school.
Gounder’s Personal Life:
About Gounder’s Personal life, it could be said that she was very much happy and in love with her husband, Grant Wahl. Wahl was an American sports journalist and also gave analysis for soccer on the CBS sports channel.
Gounder’s husband, Wahl, was also the founder of the book “The Beckham Experiment” in the year 2009. The two went to the same school Princeton University and fell in love.
Gounder and Wahl got married in the year 2001 after meeting at Princeton University. The couple was married for a very long time, 21 years, until the sudden death of Wahl took place on December 10, 2022. The couple lived in New York City with their two dogs along them.
What Happened To Gounder’s Husband?
Celine Gounder’s husband, Grant Wahl, was an American sports journalist and author of the book “The Beckham Experiment,” as well as a senior illustrator of sports. He was born on December 2, 1973, in Kansas.
The couple’s met at Princeton University when both of them were pursuing their studies in graduation. They liked each other and decided to get married in the year 2001. The couple lived in a happy marriage for 21 years since 2001, until the sudden death of Grant Wahl took place on December 10, 2022.
How Did Grant Wahl Die?
Grant Wahl, a well-known sports journalist, died during the World Cup in Qatar in 2022. While he was illustrating the match between Netherland-Argentina and suddenly collapsed during the ongoing match.
While he was covering the World Cup, he collapsed and was given CPR by the medical experts there but didn’t regain and was taken to the hospital after 2 hours of losing consciousness. He was given immediate medical emergency at the site and then was shifted to the hospital.
He was declared dead immediately after he was taken to the Hamad General Hospital. Celine Gounder, who loved her husband very much, was heartbroken as the couple had been together for 21 years.
The unexpected and unfortunate things happened to the great couple, which left her heartbroken and depressed after losing the loved ones of her life with whom she had spent a large part of her life.
