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Ashish Jha
Indian-American physician (born 1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ashish Kumar Jha (born December 31, 1970) is an Indian-American general internist physician and academic who served as the White House COVID-19 response coordinator from 2022–2023. He has been Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health since 2020.[1] Prior to Brown, he was the K.T. Li Professor of Global Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, faculty director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, and a Senior Advisor at Albright Stonebridge Group. Jha is recognized as one of the leading health policy scholars in the nation.[1][2][3] Jha's role at Brown University focuses on improving the quality and cost of health care, and on the impact of public health policy.[3]
Quick Facts White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, President ...
Ashish Jha | |
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White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator | |
In office April 5, 2022 – June 30, 2023 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Deputy | Lisa Barclay |
Preceded by | Jeff Zients |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Dean, Brown University School of Public Health | |
Assumed office February 2020 | |
Preceded by | Bess Marcus |
Personal details | |
Born | (1970-12-31) December 31, 1970 (age 53) Madhubani, India |
Education | Columbia University (AB) Harvard University (MD, MPH) |
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