David Satcher
| David Satcher | |
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Admiral David Satcher, USPHS
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| 10th United States Assistant Secretary for Health | |
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In office February 13, 1998 – January 20, 2001 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Philip R. Lee |
| Succeeded by | Eve Slater |
| 16th Surgeon General of the United States | |
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In office February 13, 1998 – February 12, 2002 |
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| President |
Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Audrey F. Manley (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth P. Moritsugu (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 2, 1941 Anniston, Alabama, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater |
Morehouse College (B.S.) Case Western Reserve University (M.D., Ph.D.) |
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| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
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| Rank |
 AdmiralRetired as Vice Admiral |
David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D. FAAFP, FACPM, FACP (born March 2, 1941) is an American physician, and public health administrator. He was a four-star admiral in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as the 10th Assistant Secretary for Health, and the 16th Surgeon General of the United States.
Satcher was born in Anniston, Alabama. At the age of two, he contracted whooping cough. A black doctor, Jackson, came to his parents' farm, and told his parents he didn't expect David to live, but nonetheless spent the day with him, and told his parents how to give him the best chance he could. Satcher said that he grew up hearing that story, and that inspired him to be a doctor.
Satcher graduated from Morehouse College in Atlanta in 1963 and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received his M.D. and Ph.D. in Cell Biology from Case Western Reserve University in 1970 with election to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. He completed residency/fellowship training at the Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, UCLA School of Medicine, and Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Preventive Medicine, and the American College of Physicians, and is Board Certified in Preventive Medicine. Satcher pledged Omega Psi Phi fraternity and is an initiate at the Psi Chapter of Morehouse College.
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