Background
Moritsugu, Kenneth Paul was born on March 5, 1945 in Honolulu. Son of Richard Yutaka and Hisayo Joan (Nishikawa) Moritsugu.
Moritsugu, Kenneth Paul was born on March 5, 1945 in Honolulu. Son of Richard Yutaka and Hisayo Joan (Nishikawa) Moritsugu.
Student, Chaminade College Honolulu, 1965. Bachelor in Classical Languages with honors, University Hawaii, 1967. Doctor of Medicine, George Washington University School Medicine, 1971.
Master in Public Health in Health Administration and Planning, University California, Berkeley, 1975. Doctor of Science (honorary), College Osteopathic Medicine, University New England, 1988. Doctor of Science, University New England.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Midwestern University Chicago, 1993. Doctor of Science (honorary), Des Moines University, Iowa, 2005. Distinguished Service Cross (honorary), Still University, 2005.
Doctor Public Service (honorary), University North Texas, 1994. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Western University of Health Sciences, 2002. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Alliant International University, 2002.
DDL (honorary), Philadelphia College Osteopathic Medicine. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Campbell University, 2003. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Nova Southeastern University, 2004.
Intern, United States Public Health Service Hospital, San Francisco, 1971-1972;resident, United States Public Health Service Hospital, San Francisco, 1972-1975;commissioned, United States Public Health Service, 1968;advanced through grades to medical director, United States Public Health Service, 1979;promoted to rank of rear admiral, assistant surgeon general, 1988;staff medical officer, United States Public Health Service Hospital, San Francisco, 1972-1973;regional consultant medical manpower planning and development, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, San Francisco, 1976-1978;chief international education programs branch, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington, 1978;deputy director division medicine, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1978;director Bureau Health Professions, division medicine, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland., 1978-1983;director National Health Service Corps, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland., 1983-1987;deputy director Bureau Health Professions, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland., 1987;medical director Federal Bureau Prisons, Department Justice, Washington, 1987-1998;deputy surgeon general, United States Public Health Service, Rockville, Maryland., since 1998.
Board director United Network for Organ Sharing. Founding chair board trustees Certified Correctional Health Professions Program. Chair American Correctional Association Committee on Health Care in Corrections.
Dedicated advocate for tissue and organ donation. Active participant Donor Family Recognition Programs, Washington. Secretary, treasurer, board director Washington Regional Transplant Consortium.
Member national advisory board Minority Organ and Tissue Transplant Education Program. Active volunteer Transplant Recipients International Organization. Former board trustee National Kidney Foundation.
Former member executive committee National Donor Family Council. Former past member public affairs committee and minority affairs committee Washington Regional Transport Consortium Donor Family Council. Trustee, treasurer Physician Assistants Foundation, American Academy Physician Assistants.
Chairman board Anchor and Caduceus Society United States Public Health Service. Board director Royal Society Medicine Foundation. Immediate past chair United States Chapter Royal Society Health.
Fellow American College Preventive Medicine, Royal Society Health, Royal Society Medicine. Member American Public Health Association, Association Teachers Preventive Medicine, Association Military Surgeons United States, Reserve Officers Association, Mensa, American Guild Organists, American Academy Physicians Assistants (honorary life member)(President's award), Delta Omega, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Donna Lee Jones (deceased 1992). Children: Erika Lizabeth, Vikki Lianne (deceased), Emily Renee. Married Lisa Kory.