ym ann ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁fore front ▁of ▁the ▁S AR S ▁ep ide mic , ▁working ▁with ▁his ▁team ▁to ▁medi ate ▁international ▁effort ▁to ▁halt ▁the ▁pan demic . ▁ ▁For ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁public ▁health , ▁He ym ann ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" D ise ase ▁Cow bo ys ". ▁ ▁He ym ann ▁has ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁through ▁ 2 0 th ▁ed itions ▁of ▁the ▁Control ▁of ▁Communic able ▁D ise ases ▁Man ual , ▁a ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Public ▁Health ▁Association . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁N amed ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁( C BE ) ▁( 2 0 0 9 ) ▁N amed ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Institute ▁of ▁Medicine ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁N amed ▁Comm end ador , ▁En com i enda ▁de ▁San idad , ▁Or den ▁Civil ▁de ▁San idad ▁( Sp ain ) ▁( ▁ 2 0 0 4 ) ▁N amed ▁Paul ▁Harris ▁Fellow , ▁Rot ary ▁International ▁ ▁N amed ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Academy ▁of ▁Medical ▁Sciences ▁( 2 0 1 0 ) ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Science ▁honor is ▁causa ▁from ▁S ap ienza - Univers ità ▁di ▁Roma ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Science ▁honor is ▁causa ▁from ▁City ▁University ▁London ▁( 2 0 1 1 ) ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Science ▁honor is ▁causa ▁from ▁University ▁of ▁York ▁( 2 0 1 6 ) ▁Donald ▁Mack ay ▁Medal ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁Trop ical ▁Medicine