Jonathan Fielding

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Jonathan Fielding
Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
In office
4 April 2008 – 2014[1]
Succeeded byBarbara Ferrer[2]
Health Officer for Los Angeles County
Succeeded byJeffrey Gunzenhauser[2]
Personal details
Born1942 (1942) (age 82)
SpouseKarin Fielding
Alma mater
OccupationPhysician, professor, and philanthropist

Jonathan Evan Fielding (born 1942) is a board-certified physician in both Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine,[3] and the former director and health officer of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. At UCLA, he is a Distinguished Professor in the Fielding School of Public Health[4] and a Professor in the David Geffen School of Medicine.[5] He is the founder and co-director of the UCLA Center for Health Advancement in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.[6][7]

Fielding was elected as a member of the Institute of Medicine (now the National Academy of Medicine) in 1995.[8] He has served as President (1997-1999) of the American College of Preventive Medicine[9][3] and as editor of the Annual Review of Public Health.[10]

  1. ^ a b Abram, Susan (March 27, 2014). "Los Angeles County public health director announces retirement, plans to return to UCLA". Daily News. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "County appoints new public health director". The Antelope Valley Times. January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Jonathan E. Fielding, MD, MPH, MBA | CDC Online Newsroom | CDC". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. September 20, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
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  5. ^ "Jonathan Fielding, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H." David Geffen School of Medicine. UCLA. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
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  7. ^ "UCLA Center for Health Advancement". Fielding School of Public Health. UCLA. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  8. ^ "UCLA Professor Of Public Health And Pediatrics Elected To Institute Of Medicine". UCLA News. December 11, 1995. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  9. ^ "A Salute to Our Leaders from the Past" (PDF). American College of Preventive Medicine. 2004. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
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