Howard Zucker

Howard A. Zucker, MD, JD, is the commissioner of the New York State Department of Health. He was appointed to the position by Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2015.[1][2]

Howard A. Zucker
Commissioner of Health
of the State of New York
Assumed office
2015
GovernorAndrew Cuomo
Preceded byNirav R. Shah
Personal details
Alma materGeorge Washington University School of Medicine;
Fordham University Law School
OccupationMedical administrator
Professionphysician

During the COVID-19 pandemic, he appeared frequently in media as the ultimate expert on the status of the pandemic in the State of New York.[3]

In January 2021, the New York Attorney General’s office released a report showing that the New York Department of Health under-counted statewide nursing home deaths by as much as 50%.[4] Both Governor Cuomo and Zucker were blamed for the under-count.[5]

During the presidency of George W. Bush, Zucker was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health under Tommy Thompson. Afterwards, he served as the assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization.[6]

References
  1. "Governor Cuomo Announces Administration Appointments". Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. January 13, 2015.
  2. Campbell, Jon (January 13, 2015). "Cuomo taps Zucker for health commissioner". The Journal News. Archived from the original on January 31, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  3. Gormley, Michael. "Zucker finds himself at the center of the coronavirus storm". Newsday.
  4. McKinley, Jesse; Ferré-Sadurní, Luis (January 28, 2021). "N.Y. Severely Undercounted Virus Deaths in Nursing Homes, Report Says" – via NYTimes.com.
  5. "Supreme Court rules against Gov. Cuomo on COVID-19 nursing home data". February 3, 2021.
  6. Paumgarten, Nick (August 26, 2019). "The Message of Measles". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 4, 2021.

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