Atul Gawande
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Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development for Global Health
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 4, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byAlma Golden
Member of the COVID-19 Advisory Board
In office
November 9, 2020 – January 20, 2021
Co-chairsDavid A. Kessler, Vivek Murthy and Marcella Nunez-Smith
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born(1965-11-05)November 5, 1965(age 56)
New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationStanford University (BA, BS)
Balliol College, Oxford (MA)
Harvard University (MD, MPH)
Awards
  • Rhodes Scholarship
  • MacArthur Fellow (2006)
Scientific career
FieldsSurgery, Journalism, Public health, Healthcare
InstitutionsHaven Healthcare, CEO
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Website
  • atulgawande.com
  • www.hsph.harvard.edu/atul-gawande