Kenneth P. Moritsugu
Kenneth P. Moritsugu (born March 5, 1945) is an American physician and public health administrator who was the first Asian American US Surgeon General.
Kenneth Moritsugu | |
|---|---|
| Surgeon General of the United States | |
Acting | |
| In office August 1, 2006 – September 30, 2007 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Richard Carmona |
| Succeeded by | Steven K. Galson (acting) |
| In office February 13, 2002 – August 4, 2002 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | David Satcher |
| Succeeded by | Richard Carmona |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 5, 1945 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Education | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (BS) George Washington University (MD) University of California, Berkeley (MPH) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | Public Health Service |
| Years of service | 1971–2007 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
Mortisugu was a rear admiral in the USPHSCC, who retired in September 2007 as acting United States Surgeon General. A third-generation Japanese-American, he was appointed the Deputy Surgeon General on October 1, 1998 and named acting Surgeon General on July 31, 2006. In 2005, Moritsugu was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
Moritsugu received his bachelor's degree in 1967 from University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, his Doctor of Medicine from George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences in 1971, and a Master of Public Health (Health Administration and Planning) from the UC Berkeley School of Public Health in 1975.
He was the first Asian-American Surgeon General of the US.
He is Hospitaller Ambassador of the Order of Saint Lazarus.