Susan Mosier | |
|---|---|
| Kansas Secretary of Health and Environment | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2014 | |
| Governor | Sam Brownback |
| Preceded by | Robert Moser |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Andersen |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 67th district | |
| In office January 1, 2011 – February 1, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Hawk |
| Succeeded by | Tom Phillips |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 10, 1959 Manhattan, Kansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Manhattan, Kansas |
| Alma mater | Kansas State University (B.A.) University of Texas at Austin (M.B.A.) University of Kansas (M.D.) |
Susan Kay Mosier (born July 10, 1959)[1] is an American physician who is the former Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.[2][3] On November 13, 2014, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback named Dr. Mosier as the Interim Secretary, replacing Dr. Robert Moser, who stepped down at the end of November.[2] Mosier was a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 67th district. Her term began in 2011 and she resigned her seat, effective February 1, 2012, to accept the position director of Medicaid in the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.[4]
Mosier is an ophthalmologist and former owner of Mosier Eye Care in Manhattan, Kansas; she closed her practice when appointed Medicaid director for Kansas. She is board certified and has specialties in two areas: eye surgery and refractive surgical procedures.