Kenneth P. Moritsugu

Kenneth P. Moritsugu (born March 5, 1945) is an American physician and public health administrator who was the first Asian American U.S. Surgeon General.

PresidentGeorge W. Bush

Preceded byRichard Carmona

Succeeded bySteven K. Galson (acting)

PresidentGeorge W. Bush

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Kenneth Moritsugu
Surgeon General of the United States
Acting
In office August 1, 2006 – September 30, 2007
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Richard Carmona
Succeeded by	Steven K. Galson (acting)
In office February 13, 2002 – August 4, 2002
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	David Satcher
Succeeded by	Richard Carmona
Personal details
Born	(1945-03-05) March 5, 1945 (age 81) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Education	University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (BS) George Washington University (MD) University of California, Berkeley (MPH)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service	U.S. Public Health Service
Service years	1971–2007
Rank	Rear Admiral

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Mortisugu was a rear admiral in the USPHSCC, who retired in September 2007 as acting Surgeon General. A third-generation Japanese-American, he was appointed the Deputy Surgeon General on October 1, 1998 and named acting Surgeon General on July 31, 2006. In 2005, Moritsugu was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.^[1]

Moritsugu received his bachelor's degree in 1967 from University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, his Doctor of Medicine from George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences in 1971, and a Master of Public Health (Health Administration and Planning) from the UC Berkeley School of Public Health in 1975.

He is Hospitaller Ambassador of the Order of Saint Lazarus.^[2]