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Wendy J. Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Director, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
Senior Leadership
David Shurtleff, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
Acting Scientific Director, Division of Intramural Research
Acting Chief, Sensory Cells and Circuits Lab
Kevin McBryde, M.D.
Acting Director, Office of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs
Physician (Research), Office of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs
Allison Kruszewski
Acting Executive Officer
Previous NCCIH Directors
This table includes the directors of NCCIH and, previously, NCCAM and OAM.
| Name | In Office from | To |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph J. Jacobs | October 1992, OAM | September 1994 |
| Alan I. Trachtenberg | October 1994, OAM | June 1995 |
| Wayne B. Jonas | July 1995, OAM | December 1999 |
| William R. Harlan (Acting) | January 1999, NCCAM | October 1999 |
| Stephen E. Straus | October 1999, NCCAM | November 2006 |
| Ruth L. Kirschstein (Acting) | November 2006, NCCAM | January 2008 |
| Josephine P. Briggs | January 2008, NCCAM | October 2017 |
| David Shurtleff (Acting) | October 2017, NCCIH | November 2018 |
| Helene M. Langevin | November 2018, NCCIH | November 2025 |
| David Shurtleff (Acting) | November 2025, NCCIH | August 2026 |