Eric Goosby | |
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| 3rd United States Global AIDS Coordinator | |
| In office June 2009 – November 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Mark R. Dybul |
| Succeeded by | Deborah Birx |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) University of California, San Francisco (MD) |
Eric Goosby (born 1952) is an American public health official, currently serving as Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Global Health Delivery, Diplomacy and Economics, Institute for Global Health Sciences at University of California, San Francisco.[1] Dr. Goosby previously served as the UN Special Envoy on Tuberculosis as well as previously served as the United States Global AIDS Coordinator from 2009 until mid-November 2013.[2] In the role, Goosby directed the U.S. strategy for addressing HIV around the world and led President Obama's implementation of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Goosby was sworn in during June 2009 and resigned in November 2013, taking a position as a professor at UCSF, where he directs the Center for Global Health Delivery and Diplomacy, a collaboration between UCSF and the University of California, Berkeley.[3][4]
On November 9, 2020, he was named a member of President-elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board.[5]
- ^ "Eric Goosby, MD". University of California, San Francisco. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ WHO | WHO welcomes appointment of UN Special Envoy on Tuberculosis Dr Eric P. Goosby
- ^ Dr. Eric Goosby Assumes the Role of U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator
- ^ "Global Health Delivery and Diplomacy | Global Health Sciences". Archived from the original on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ^ Mucha, Sarah (November 9, 2020). "Biden transition team announces coronavirus advisers, including whistleblower Rick Bright". CNN. Retrieved 9 November 2020.