Debra L. Bogen is an American pediatrician and public health official who is the secretary of health of Pennsylvania.
Debra Bogen | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health | |
| Assumed office January 26, 2023 | |
| Governor | Josh Shapiro |
| Preceded by | Denise Johnson (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Columbia University University of Colorado School of Medicine |
Life
editBogen earned a B.A. in chemistry, cum laude, from the Columbia University in 1985.[1] She completed a M.D. at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in 1992.[2] From 1992 to 1995, she completed a pediatric residency and general academic pediatrics fellowship at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.[3][1] Bogen conducted postdoctoral research at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine from 1996 to 1998.[1] She became a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics in 1992. She joined the American Pediatric Society in 1996.[1] In 2004, she became a fellow of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine.[1]
Bogen is an advocate for maternal and child health issues.[4] She is one of the founders of the Mid-Atlantic Mother's Milk Bank.[4] At the University of Pittsburgh, Bogen held a primary academic appointment as a professor of pediatrics and secondary appointments in psychiatry and clinical and translational science.[5] She was vice chair for education at the UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh's pediatric department.[2] In March 2020, she succeeded Karen Hacker as director of the Allegheny County Health Department.[2]
In January 2023, she was nominated by governor-elect Josh Shapiro to serve as the Pennsylvania Secretary of Health.[3] Her nomination was withdrawn on June 27.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Debra L. Bogen, MD". www.pediatrics.pitt.edu. December 30, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ a b c Martines, Jamie (March 4, 2020). "Allegheny County Health Department names new director". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ a b Deto, Ryan (January 11, 2023). "Allegheny County health director Bogen nominated for Pa. health secretary". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ a b Hopey, Don (March 5, 2020). "Child health the focus of local hire". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. pp. B1. Retrieved January 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dr. Debra Bogen, Allegheny County Health Department head, nominated as Pennsylvania's secretary of health". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ McGoldrick, Gillian (June 28, 2023). "Gov. Josh Shapiro quietly recalls pick for Pennsylvania Department of Health secretary". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved June 29, 2023.