Ricardo Azziz
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| Chief Officer of Academic Health and Hospital Affairs, State University of New York (SUNY) System Administration | |
| Former President of Georgia Regents University and CEO of Georgia Regents Health System | |
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In office 2010–2015 |
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| Born |
March 25, 1958 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Alma mater |
University of Puerto Rico Penn State University Georgetown University |
| Profession | Professor, obstetrician, gynecologist, researcher |
Ricardo Azziz currently serves as Chief Officer of Academic Health and Hospital Affairs, State University of New York (SUNY) System Administration. In this role he provides support, strategic oversight, guidance, and advocacy for the educational, research and clinical programs within the SUNY academic health and health professions portfolio, representing over 30% of SUNY’s total annual $13.3 billion budget.
He was formerly president of Georgia Regents University (GRU), now Augusta University, in Augusta, Georgia (United States), and former chief executive officer of its health system.
He became president of then-Medical College of Georgia (MCG) and CEO of its health system in July 2010. The university was renamed Georgia Health Sciences University (GHSU) and later consolidated with Augusta State University in January 2013 to form Georgia Regents University.
Azziz is a senior mentor of the Network of Minority Research Investigators of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and a fellow of both the American College of Surgeons and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. He has authored six textbooks, more than 150 chapters and reviews, and over 200 peer-reviewed articles.
He is also a visual artist and the creator of a significant portfolio of work, primarily pen-and-ink drawings reminiscent of the Surrealist style of the early 20th century.
Azziz was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1958. His early years were spent in nomadic excursions from Uruguay to Puerto Rico to Costa Rica with his parents while they engaged in Ph.D.-level research before returning to Puerto Rico to begin his collegiate studies.
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