Stay updated with breaking news from Population Science. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
A pediatrician with governance and legal expertise will lead the Illinois Department of Public Health as the state continues to ride the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday that he has appointed pediatrician Dr. Sameer Vohra to lead the state health department starting Aug. 1.
Vohra, hailed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker as the Illinois Department of Public Health’s “next visionary leader,” will serve as the permanent replacement for Dr. Ngozi Ezike, who was a fixture on Illinois television screens during the pandemic.
Gov. JB Pritzker calls Dr. Sameer Vohra IDPH's "next visionary leader"
:quality(70):focal(1050x880:1060x890)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tronc/Q2MRSGPSRRCRRINVZXDSWWGWHY.jpg)
Dr. Sameer Vohra, a pediatrician and founding chair of the SIU medical school’s Department of Population Science and Policy, was named the new director of the Illinois Department of Public Health.