Margaret Hamburg

Quick Facts

Full Name	Margaret Hamburg
Occupation	Physician
Date Of Birth	Jul 12, 1955(1955-07-12)
Age	69
Birthplace	Chicago
Country	United States
Horoscope	Cancer

Margaret Hamburg Biography

Margaret Hamburg is one of the most popular and richest Physician who was born on July 12, 1955 in Chicago, United States. Margaret Ann “Peggy” Hamburg, born July 12, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, is an American physician and public administrator who currently serves as the Chair of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Board (AAAS). From May 2009 to April 2015, she was the 21st U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner.

In 1997, President Bill Clinton named Hamburg Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. From 1997 to 2001, she was in this policy position until becoming the founding Vice President of Biological Programs, and then the Senior Scientist at the Nuclear Threat Initiative. This foundation is dedicated to reducing public safety threats from biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons. Hamburg was responsible for coordinating efforts to prevent, detect and respond to biological threats that were both natural and intentionally caused.

Hamburg has received numerous awards, among them the National Consumers League’s Trumpeter Award in 2011 and the National Center for Health Research’s 2011 Health Research Policy Hero Award. She has also received the American College of Clinical Pharmacology’s (ACCP) Nathaniel T. Kwit Memorial Distinguished Service Award, the New York Academy of Medicine Medal for Distinguished Contributions in Health Policy, the Radcliffe Alumnae Award and the American Lung Association’s Breath of Life Award. Hamburg was the 2017 recipient of the FDAAA’s Harvey W. Wiley Lecture Award for Outstanding Leadership in Advancing Public Health.

Forbes named her as one of the world’s 100 most powerful women multiple times, most recently in 2014 (#51).

Hamburg, who had completed her medical training, moved to Washington, D.C. to start her public service career. Hamburg served in many roles, including as Assistant Director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (National Institutes of Health). Hamburg was elected Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in 1991. She served six years as this position, first working for Mayor David Dinkins and then for Rudy Giuliani. She worked to improve services for children and women, as well as a needle exchange program to reduce HIV transmission and a program to curb the resurgence of tuberculosis.

Margaret Hamburg Net Worth

Margaret Hamburg is one of the richest Physician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Margaret Hamburg 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Hamburg received her M.D. from Harvard College in 1977. Harvard Medical School in 1983. She received her medical residency training at New York Hospital- Cornell Medical Center. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. She was elected Foreign Secretary of National Academy of Medicine in April 2015. Hamburg was elected president-elect of the AAAS in December 2016. Beginning in February 2017, Hamburg was elected president-elect of AAAS. She will serve a three year term as an officer and member of Executive Committee.

Hamburg is the daughter Beatrix Hamburg (both physicians) and David A. Hamburg (both lawyers). Her mother was the first African-American woman to be admitted to Vassar College. She also earned a Yale University School of Medicine degree. Her father, who is also President Emeritus of Carnegie Corporation of New York, was also the president of AAAS in 1984.

Hamburg was nominated by President Barack Obama in March 2009 to become Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, and was unanimously confirmed in May 2009. As FDA Commissioner she was known for advancing regulatory science, streamlining and modernizing FDA’s regulatory pathways, and globalization of the agency, as well as the implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (2009), the Food Safety Modernization Act (2011), and a review of the system for the evaluation and approval of medical devices.

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Facts & Trivia

Margaret Ranked on the list of most popular Physician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Margaret Hamburg celebrates birthday on July 12 of every year.