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Dr. Boris D. Lushniak, MD, MPH, Assistant Commissioner at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Captain in the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service ( PHS ), today was promoted to the rank of Assistant Surgeon General and Rear Admiral (RADM) by direction of the Surgeon General, Vice Admiral Richard Carmona.
"I am delighted at this recognition of Dr. Lushniak's unique combination of professionalism, training, leadership and experience," said Dr. Andrew C. von Eschenbach, the Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs. "His continued service as FDA's Assistant Commissioner, Counterterrorism Policy, and as a Flag Officer of the PHS, is an important asset for our agency and the public health."
RADM Lushniak joined the FDA in March 2004 as the Chief Medical Officer, Office of Counterterrorism Policy and Planning in the Office of the FDA Commissioner, and was promoted to Assistant Commissioner in May 2005. He came to the FDA after a 16-year career at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), where he served as a Senior Medical Officer with the Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies in Cincinnati, Ohio.
RADM Lushniak began his PHS career as a Lieutenant in CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service, and has developed expertise in counterterrorism activities, disaster response, medical epidemiology, and occupational skin diseases. He has worked on assignments in Russia, Kosovo, and Bangladesh; was part of the CDC/NIOSH team at Ground Zero in New York City; served as part of the CDC anthrax team in Washington, DC; and was a PHS team leader in the Hurricane Katrina response. Dr. Lushniak has been awarded numerous PHS awards including the Outstanding Service Medal, the Commendation Medal, two Achievement Medals, two Outstanding Unit Citations, and eight Unit Commendations.
Dr. Lushniak earned his medical degree at Northwestern University, and he has a master's degree in public health ( MPH ) from Harvard University . He is board certified by the American Board of Family Practice, the American Board of Preventive Medicine (Occupational), and the American Board of Dermatology.
A native of Chicago and the son of post-war immigrants from Ukraine, RADM Lushniak resides in Rockville, MD with his wife and two daughters.
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