Margaret Hamburg
Margaret Hamburg (born July 12, 1955 in Chicago , Illinois ) is an American doctor . From 1991 to 1997 she was New York City's Health Commissioner . Between May 22, 2009 and April 1, 2015 she was the director of the US Food and Drug Administration . In 2020 she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
Hamburg studied at Radcliffe College and received her MD from Harvard Medical School .
She is married to Peter Fitzhugh Brown and the couple have two children.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Margaret Hamburg in the National Library of Medicine
- Hamburg talk on global infectious disease threats and the role of the FDA, June 2011, Columbia University .
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| SURNAME | Hamburg, Margaret |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Medical Doctor and Government Official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 12, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois |