Michael Petros

Dr. Michael ‘Mike’ Petros is Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health and a core faculty member of the Doctor of Public Health in Leadership Program. He received his MS (microbiology) and BS (biology) from Northern Illinois University and his MPH (epidemiology) and DrPH (public health leadership) from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Mike served 38 years at the City of Chicago and State of Illinois public health laboratories, first as a senior microbiologist in serology/virology and later, as chief of operations for the newborn screening section. His research interests include developing decision-making processes for genetic screening policy and his teaching interests include population genetics, public health policy, and data analysis. He also has a keen interest in the history of public health at the local and national levels and has been interviewed by the media for his role in the 1982 Chicago "Tylenol Murders".

Dr. Petros holds certification as Microbiologist [M(ASCP)001278], Board of Registry, American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Chicago, Illinois.