Ihuoma Emenuga is a Nigerian-American internist and public health physician who served as the commissioner of the Baltimore City Health Department from January to July 2024.
Ihuoma Emenuga | |
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| Commissioner of the Baltimore City Health Department | |
| In office January 22, 2024 – July 29, 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Brandon Scott |
| Preceded by | Letitia Dzirasa |
| Succeeded by | Simone Johnson (interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Education | University of Ibadan University of Nigeria University of London University of Maryland, College Park |
Life
editEmenuga earned a B.Sc. in biochemistry from the University of Ibadan.[1] She received a M.D. from the University of Nigeria.[2] She completed a M.Sc. in public health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.[3] Emenuga earned a M.B.A. from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park.[3] Emenuga completed a residency fellowship in health policy at George Washington University and an internal medicine residency at Howard University Hospital.[3] She was chief resident and worked as the associate program director of its internal medicine residency training program.[4]
Emenuga specializes in public health, preventative care, and wellness medicine.[5] She speaks English, French, and Igbo.[5] In April 2014, Emenuga was issued a medical license by the Maryland Board of Physicians.[2] She was a medical director in the youth wellness and community health division in the Baltimore City Health Department.[2] In that role, she oversaw clinical services provided in Baltimore City Public Schools.[3] On January 22, 2024, Emenuga was selected by Baltimore mayor Brandon Scott to succeed Letitia Dzirasa as the city's health commissioner.[2][6] She was terminated on July 29, 2024, and succeeded by interim commissioner Simone Johnson.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Ihuoma Emenuga, MD, MPH, MBA". Big Cities Health Coalition. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ a b c d e Opilo, Emily (2024-07-29). "Baltimore health commissioner terminated after 7 months on the job". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ a b c d "Mayor Scott nominates Dr. Ihuoma Emenuga as Baltimore's new Health Commissioner". WBFF. 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ "Dr. Ihuoma Emenuga, Commissioner of Health". Baltimore City Health Department. 2019-03-11. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ a b "Ihuoma Emenuga". Chase Brexton Health Care. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ Cohn, Meredith (2023-12-14). "Baltimore may finally get a new health commissioner". The Baltimore Banner. Retrieved 2024-07-30.