Ashwin Vasan

Ashwin Vasan
Commissioner of the
New York City Department of Health
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 15, 2022
MayorEric Adams
Preceded byDave A. Chokshi
Personal details
Born (1980-11-15) November 15, 1980 (age 43)
Political partyDemocratic[citation needed]
Residence(s)Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BA)
Harvard University (ScM)
University of Michigan (MD)
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (PhD)

Ashwin Vasan (born November 15, 1980) is an American physician and epidemiologist serving as the 44th commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.[1][2] Vasan is also a public health professor and practicing primary care doctor at Columbia University, and was recently the president and CEO of Fountain House, a national mental health nonprofit.[3][4]

  1. ^ Fitzsimmons, Emma G. (22 December 2021). "Mental Health Expert Will Lead New York's Pandemic Response". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Lewis, Caroline (2021-07-15). "Inside NYC's Original Social Club For Mental Health". Gothamist. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  3. ^ ""This is going to compound your problems": Coronavirus poses new challenge for many with mental illness". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  4. ^ Ruiz, Rebecca (2020-10-18). "COVID-19 proves that suicide is much more than a personal struggle". Mashable. Retrieved 2021-07-18.