Keiji Fukuda

The native form of this personal name is Fukuda Keiji. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Keiji Fukuda
福田 敬二
Born1955[1]
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityAmerican
EducationOberlin College (BA)
University of Vermont (MD)
University of California, Berkeley (MPH)
Known forInfluenza research
SpouseHolly Fukuda[2]
Children2[4]
Parent(s)David Minoru Fukuda
Michiko Fukuda[3]
Scientific career
FieldsEpidemiology
InstitutionsUniversity of Hong Kong
World Health Organization
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Keiji Fukuda (福田 敬二, Fukuda Keiji, born 1955)[1] is a Japanese-American physician and epidemiologist, specializing in influenza epidemiology. He was an Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) from 2009 to 2016,[5] and the Director of the School of Public Health at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) between 2017[6] and 2021.[7]

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  2. ^ "Dean's Speech: State of the Faculty Address 2021". Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  3. ^ Barwood, Judeen (2012). "Fukuda Family Papers" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Cheung, Elizabeth (December 5, 2021). "Hong Kong's 'zero-Covid' strategy will not work in long term, city needs to switch to living with virus, says top epidemiologist". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "Keiji Fukuda". ORCID. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "Fukuda, Keiji". University of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on October 12, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "I leave HK with pride: Keiji Fukuda". RTHK. December 6, 2021. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.