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Admiral. David Satcher, (born March 2, 1941) is an American physician, and public health administrator. He was a four-star admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as the 10th Assistant Secretary for Health, and the 16th Surgeon General of the United States .
Apr 26, 2024 · David Satcher is an American medical doctor and public health administrator who was the 16th surgeon general of the United States from 1998 to 2002. The son of a small farmer, Satcher nearly died of whooping cough at age two because his family had little access to health care.
David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D. Founding Director and Senior Advisor. Satcher Health Leadership Institute. Community Health & Preventive Medicine. Location: National Center for Primary Care, Room 238. Phone: 404-752-8654. E-mail: dsatcher@msm.edu. Education. MEDICAL SCHOOL: Case Western Reserve University. Degree: Doctor of Medicine. GRADUATE:
Mar 16, 2006 · The Honorable Dr. David Satcher. Biography. Federal government employee, city government employee, and medical school president Dr. David Satcher was born to Wilmer and Anna Satcher on March 2, 1941, in Anniston, Alabama.
Jun 11, 2018 · Satcher was the second person in American history to hold both positions at once. As surgeon general, Satcher led the charge to focus national attention on the racial and ethnic disparities in health care, and he was the first surgeon general to report on mental health issues.
A physician-scientist and public health administrator, Dr. Satcher was a four- star admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. As the 16th Surgeon General of the United States, from 1998-2002, he was the first African-American to hold the position.
David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., Founder of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI), has dedicated his career to uncovering the social determinants of health disparities. Dr. Satcher joined the Morehouse School of Medicine in 2002 with the National Center for Primary Care and in 2006 founded SHLI.
