College Fellow named National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, FACP, has been named the next National Coordinator for Health Information Technology by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, FACP, has been named the next National Coordinator for Health Information Technology by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Dr. DeSalvo, who was previously the health commissioner and senior health policy advisor for the City of New Orleans, took office on Jan. 13. She holds an MD and an MPH from Tulane University in New Orleans and received a master's in clinical epidemiology from Harvard School of Public Health in Boston. Dr. DeSalvo's full biography is available online.