Dr. Hamburg is an internationally recognized expert in medicine and public health as well as a leading authority on emergency preparedness and response.
Currently, Dr. Hamburg is the Foreign Secretary for the National Academy of Medicine, where she serves as senior advisor on international matters and is the liaison with other Academies of Medicine around the world. She is also the President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest scientific membership organization.
Prior to this, President Obama appointed her to serve as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In this role she was known for advancing regulatory science, medical product innovation and the globalization of the agency, while also overseeing the implementation of groundbreaking laws to curb tobacco use and enhance food safety.
Previously, Dr. Hamburg served as Vice President and as a Senior Scientist at the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a foundation dedicated to reducing nuclear, chemical and biological threats. Dr. Hamburg also served as New York City Health Commissioner, where she undertook major initiatives to address HIV/AIDS, curtail the resurgence and spread of tuberculosis, and launched the nation’s first public health bioterrorism preparedness program. President Clinton later named her Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the chief policy role in the department. Dr Hamburg also served as the Assistant Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health.
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