Howard Koh
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Howard Kyongju Koh
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| Assumed office June 25, 2009 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
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| Preceded by | Steven K. Galson |
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| Born | March 15, 1952 Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Spouse | Claudia Arrigg |
| Children | (3) |
| Alma mater | Yale College (BA) Yale School of Medicine (MD) Boston University (MPH) |
| Profession | Medical Doctor, Professor |
This article is about the United States Assistant Secretary for Health. For the Legal Adviser of the Department of State, see Harold Koh.
Howard Kyongju Koh (Hangul: 고경주, Hanja: 高京珠; born March 15, 1952) is the 14th and current United States Assistant Secretary for Health. He was the inaugural Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of the Practice of Public Health and Associate Dean for Public Health Practice at the Harvard School of Public Health.[1]
Koh also served as the Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Health from 1997-2003. His brother is Yale Law School Dean and Legal Adviser of the Department of State Nominee Harold Hongju Koh.
He currently resides in Massachusetts with his wife, Dr. Claudia Arrigg.
[edit] Education
- M.P.H, 1995, Boston University School of Public Health
- M.D., 1977, Yale University School of Medicine
- B.A., 1973, Yale College
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