Steven K. Galson
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| Steven K. Galson | |
 Rear Admiral Steven K.Galson, USPHS |
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17th Acting Surgeon General of the United States
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| Assumed office 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Kenneth P. Moritsugu |
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Rear Admiral Steven K. Galson, M.D., M.P.H., is the Acting Surgeon General of the United Statesand the operational commander of the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service.
Prior to this, he served as the Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
As the Director, RADM Galson oversaw CDER's broad national and international programs in pharmaceutical regulation and provided leadership for 2300 physicians, statisticians, chemists, pharmacologists and other scientists, as well as administrators whose work promoted and protected public health by ensuring that safe and effective drugs are available to the American public. RADM Galson began his Public Health Service (PHS) career as an epidemiological investigator at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after completing a residency in internal medicine at the Hospitals of the Medical College of Pennsylvania. He has held senior-level positions at the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy where he was the Chief Medical Officer, and the Department of Health and Human Services. Prior to his arrival at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), RADM Galson was the Director of the Office of Science Coordination and Policy, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, at the EPA. Dr. Galson joined FDA in April 2001 as the CDER Deputy Center Director and was appointed Director in July 2005.
RADM Galson received his Baccalaureate Degree from Stony Brook University in 1978, an M.D. from the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in 1983, and a M.P.H. from the Harvard School of Public Health in 1990. He is Board Certified in General Preventive Medicine and Public Health as well as in Occupational Medicine.
RADM Galson is the recipient of numerous PHS awards, including the Outstanding Service Medal for his leadership and management of CDER during a time of national crisis. He is also the recipient of three Secretary of Energy Gold Awards. Dr. Galson is member of the Institute of Medicine Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation and recently completed a term as member of the National Board of Medical Examiners. He is a regular peer reviewer for medical journals." [1] RADM Galson is an alumnus of Stony Brook University, class of 1978. He currently lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland with his wife Dr. Jessie Wolfe and three children.[2]
