Joxel García
Puerto Rican-American physician, 4 star admiral of the USPHSCC, Chairman of Ambitna med tech clinical trials accelerator, and Author.
Joxel García | |
|---|---|
| Assistant Secretary for Health | |
| In office March 28, 2008 – January 20, 2009 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John O. Agwunobi |
| Succeeded by | Steven Galson (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arecibo, Puerto Rico |
| Education | University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez (BSc) Ponce Health Sciences University (MD) University of Hartford (MBA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | U.S. Public Health Service |
| Years of service | 2008–2009 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | United States Public Health Service |
| Awards | Public Health Service Regular Corps Ribbon |
Joxel García is a Puerto Rican physician and a former four-star admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. He served as the fourteenth Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from March 13, 2008, to January 20, 2009. He served as the Director of Health in the District of Columbia. He served as the Executive Director of the MD Anderson Cancer Control and Prevention Platform and Member of the Leadership Team of the MD Anderson Moon Shots program until May 2017 before joining American Express as Vice President and Chief Medical Officer.
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