Background
Satcher, David was born on March 2, 1941 in Anniston, Alabama, United States. Son of Wilmer and Anna Satcher.
federal official public health service officer
Satcher, David was born on March 2, 1941 in Anniston, Alabama, United States. Son of Wilmer and Anna Satcher.
Bachelor of Science, Morehouse College, 1963. Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, 1970. Recipient of many honorary degrees and numerous distinguished honors.
Resident and fellow Strong Member Hospital, University Rochester, University of California at Los Angeles, and King Drew. Former faculty University of California at Los Angeles School Medicine and Public Health. Faculty, chair department family medicine King-Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles, interim dean, 1977—1979.
Director King-Drew Sickle Cell Research Center. Professor, chairman department community and family medicine Morehouse School Medicine, Atlanta, 1979—1982. President Meharry Medical College, Nashville, 1982—1993.
Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, 1993—1998. Administrator Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 1993—1998. Surgeon general United States Department Health & Human Services, Washington, 1998—2002, assistant secretary health, 1998—2001.
Senior visiting fellow Kaiser Family Foundation, Washington, since 2002. Director National Center for Primary Care at Morehouse School Medicine, Atlanta, since 2002, also interim president, since 2005. Appointed member Council of Graduate Medical Education, 1986, chairman.
Former Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar. Former Macy Faculty Fellow. Board director Metropolitan Life Inc., since 2007, Jonhson & Jonhson, 2002.
Fellow: American Academy of Family Physicians. Member: Institute Medicine National Academy of Sciences, Alpha Omega Alpha, Phi Beta Kappa.
Son of Wilmer and Anna S. Married Nola; children: Gretchen, David, Daraka, Daryl.
