Howard Koh

Howard Koh
Official portrait, 2009
15th Assistant Secretary for Health
In office
June 22, 2009 – July 31, 2014
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded bySteven Galson (acting)
Succeeded byKaren DeSalvo (acting)
Personal details
Born (1952-03-15) March 15, 1952 (age 72)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
SpouseClaudia Arrigg
Children3
RelativesHarold Hongju Koh (brother)
EducationYale University (BA, MD)
Boston University (MPH)

Howard Kyongju Koh (Hangul: 고경주, Hanja: 高京柱; born March 15, 1952) is the former United States Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), after being nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2009.[1][2]

  1. ^ Smith, Stephen (March 26, 2009). "A Harvard dean gets call from Washington". Boston.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  2. ^ Murray, Sara (July 23, 2009). "Wall Street Journal". Retrieved March 9, 2018.