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Indian-American doctor appointed as Chief Medical Officer of Department of Homeland Security

PTI | , Washington
Feb 03, 2021 09:51 PM IST

Gandhi was a Democratic Congressional Candidate last year in the 10th Congressional District of Texas. He lost in the primaries.

US President Joe Biden has appointed Indian-American doctor Dr Pritesh Gandhi as Chief Medical Officer in the Department of Homeland Security.

In this role, Gandhi serves as principal adviser to the Department of Homeland Security secretary.(Reuters image)
In this role, Gandhi serves as principal adviser to the Department of Homeland Security secretary.(Reuters image)

In this role, Gandhi serves as principal adviser to the Department of Homeland Security secretary, assistant secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office and the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator, a media release said.

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He will lead on issues related to natural disasters, border health, pandemic response, acts of terrorism and other human-caused disasters.

Gandhi was a Democratic Congressional Candidate last year in the 10th Congressional District of Texas. He lost in the primaries.

A public health trained and board-certified internal medicine specialist, Gandhi most recently served as the Associate Chief Medical Officer and Director of Adult Medicine at People’s Community Clinic, an Austin-based federally qualified health center, which provides care to over 20,000 uninsured and medically underserved Central Texans.

He is a Fulbright Scholar, Schweitzer Fellow, National Health Service Corps Scholar, and was named a Presidential Leadership Scholar in 2018.

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