Contact Amanda Farnan Press Secretary (774) 571–3639 afarnan@ourpublicservice.org CDC Medical Officer Honored with 2020 Sammies Award for Opioid Epidemic Work October 9, 2020 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) health scientist Vikram Krishnasamy, M.D., MPH, has been awarded the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal®external icon by the Partnership for Public Service.