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Steven K. Galson, MD, MPH

Fmr. Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), FDA

Dr. Steven K. Galson served as Deputy Director and Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) at the Food and Drug Administration from 2001 to 2007 and is the former Acting Surgeon General of the US.

Deeply involved in the most current and pressing healthcare issues, his term was marked by such efforts as proposing reform of the American healthcare system, educating the general public and healthcare professionals on the status of the spread of the H1N1 influenza virus, and leading the nation's ongoing fight against obesity.

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