David Axelrod (physician)
- For other persons with this name, see David Axelrod (disambiguation)
David Axelrod | |
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| Born | January 7, 1935 |
| Died | July 4, 1994 (aged 59) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (Bachelor's degree with high honors in 1956 and Medical degree in 1960)[1] |
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| Fields | Health policy |
| Institutions | National Institutes of Health New York State Department of Health |
David Axelrod (1935 – 1994) was a New York physician and bureaucrat.
Career
After obtaining his medical degree from Harvard in 1960, he served a two-year residency in Rochester. He then worked for the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland as a virus research scientist until joining the New York State Department of Health in 1968.[1]
He was Health Commissioner for the State of New York in the 1980s and 1990s. He was appointed by Governor Hugh Carey and served under Governor Mario Cuomo as well.[1] He is considered to be the nation's foremost public health official of the 1980s.[2]
He worked on issues of regulating doctors and hospitals, the confidentiality of AIDS patients, anti-smoking legislation and universal health insurance.[1]
In the 1980s, Axelrod collaborated with the President of the University at Albany, SUNY to establish the School of Public Health.[3] The university named a fellowship after him.[4]
Death
His career ended after suffering a stroke in February 1991 and he died three years later.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e McFadden, Robert D. (July 5, 1994). "David Axelrod, Health Chief Under Cuomo, Is Dead at 59". New York Times. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ^ Millock, Peter J. (Winter 2009). "David Axelrod, M.D.:His Impact on the Law and Public Policy". NYSBA Health Law Journal. 14 (1): 64–72. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
{{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|month=(help) - ^ Olechowski, Carol (Spring 2010). "Dr. Axelrod's VISION" (PDF). UAlbany Magazine. University at Albany. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ^ "The David Axelrod Fellowship: Honoring A Leader in Public Health". Albany magazine. University at Albany. January 2000. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
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