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Dr. Tuckson is currently the Managing Director of Tuckson Health Connections, LLC. He is also the Founder of the Black Coalition Against COVID-19. Prior to Tuckson Health Connections, Dr. Tuckson enjoyed a long tenure as Executive Vice President and Chief of Medical Affairs of United Health Group from 2006 until 2014. Dr. Tuckson previously served as Senior Vice President, Professional Standards of the American Medical Association, Commissioner of Public Health for the District of Columbia, Senior Vice President of the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, and President of the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. Additionally, he has been appointed to leadership roles at the National Academy of Medicine, and has been a member of numerous federal advisory committees and corporate, non-profit, and academic boards, including his current service on the board of trustees of Howard University, where he serves as Chair of the Health Sciences Committee. The Board values Dr. Tuckson’s more than 35 years of experience as a health care professional, his recognition as a leader in his field, and his engagement in nearly every sector of the health and medical care industries. Dr. Tuckson currently serves on the board of directors of CTI BioPharma Corp., a corporation concerned with the development of cancer pharmaceuticals (and is Chair of its nominating and governance committee and a member of its audit committee). He also serves on the board of directors of Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc., a clinical-stage gene therapy company targeting unmet medical needs in ocular and rare diseases. During the past five years, Dr. Tuckson served as a director of LifePoint Health, Inc. Dr. Tuckson was recognized several times as one of the “50 Most Influential Physician Executives” by Modern Healthcare Magazine, named as one of the “100 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America” by Black Enterprise Magazine in 2009, and as “Washingtonian of the Year” by Washingtonian Magazine in 1998. He is also the author of “The Doctor in the Mirror,” an ongoing book and online senior patient activation and education project. Dr. Tuckson received a B.S. from Howard University and an M.D. from Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Tuckson completed the University of Pennsylvania Hospital’s General Internal Medicine Residency and Fellowship programs, where he was also a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar studying at the Wharton School of Business.
Personal Details
Title: Dr
Surname: Tuckson
DoB: 18/02/1951
Age: 75 years
M/F: Male
Nationality: United States of America
Country of Birth: United States of America
Language: English
Qualification: B.S., M.D.
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Working history
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| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Schein, INC. | Board | Member | 01/01/2022 | |
| Henry Schein, INC. | Other | Member | 01/01/2022 |
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