April 22, 2016

11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Instructional Building
72 East Concord Street
Room L112
Live-Streaming Available During Event
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Speaker

Abdul El-Sayed

Executive Director & Health Officer, Detroit Health Department, City of Detroit

Abdul El-Sayed is a public health physician and epidemiologist. He is the health officer for the City of Detroit and executive director of the Detroit health department under Mayor Michael E. Duggan.

El-Sayed is an internationally recognized expert in population health policy, the social determinants of health, and health inequalities. Previously he was a professor in the Department of Epidemiology at Columbia University, where he directed the Columbia University Systems Science Program and Global Research Analytics for Population Health. He has authored more than 100 publications, including peer-reviewed scientific articles, commentaries, book chapters, and abstracts in journals including JAMA, the American Journal of Public Health, and Pediatrics. He has been a featured speaker at national and international conferences. He is the recipient of numerous health policy and research awards, including being named a Policy Innovator by the Carnegie Council. El-Sayed’s writing on urban health policy has been published in The New York Times, The Guardian, CNN, Al-Jazeera, The Hill, Project Syndicate, and Huffington Post. In addition, he has appeared as an expert commentator on local, national, and international networks.

El-Sayed earned a doctorate in public health from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and an MD from Columbia University as a Soros Fellow. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan with highest distinction in biology and political science, where he delivered the university-wide student commencement speech alongside President Bill Clinton in 2007.