Georges C. Benjamin

Georges Benjamin
Born (1952-09-28) September 28, 1952
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
EducationIllinois Institute of Technology (BS)
University of Illinois, Chicago (MD)

Georges C. Benjamin (born September 28, 1952) is an American physician and public health official who has been executive director and chief executive officer of the American Public Health Association since 2002.[1] He previously served as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in the cabinet of Governor Parris Glendening from 1999 to 2002. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.[1] He is a member of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council.

Early life and education

Benjamin was born in Chicago, Illinois. He earned a B.S. from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and an M.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. He received the Distinguished Alumnis Award in 2008, and the UIC Alumni Association Achievement Award in 2024.[2]

Career

Following graduation from medical school, he began his career at the Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington in 1981, serving there until he was transferred to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., in 1983. Following his discharge from the United States Army in 1987, he was appointed as Chair of the Department of Community Health and Ambulatory Care at the District of Columbia General Hospital, serving in that post until 1990. From 1990 to 1991, he served as Acting Commissioner of the District of Columbia Department of Health, and as Director of the Emergency Ambulance Bureau in the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department. He returned to service as the Director of the Emergency Ambulance Bureau from 1994 to 1995. In 1995, he was appointed as Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene serving in that post until his appointment as Secretary in 1999. Benjamin is a fellow emeritus of the American College of Emergency Physicians and an honorary fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health. He has served on the boardsof Research!America and the Environmental Defense Fund.[1].

He received a Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2008, and in 2024 the University of Illinois Chicago Alumni Association gave him its Alumni Achievement Award, the association's highest honour.[3]

Benjamin is board certified in internal medicine. He is a Master of the American College of Physicians, a fellow emeritus of the American College of Emergency Physicians, and an honorary fellow of both the Faculty of Public Health and the Royal Society of Public Health in the United Kingdom.[1]

Books

Benjamin is a co-author of The Quest for Health Reform: A Satirical History, published by APHA Press,[1] and of Public Health Under Siege: Improving Policy in Turbulent Times, published by APHA Press in 2021.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Georges C. Benjamin, MD". American Public Health Association. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Miranda, Dr Georges C. Benjamin pictured with UIC Chancellor Marie Lynn. "Georges C. Benjamin, MD '78 | Department of Medicine | University of Illinois College of Medicine". Retrieved 2026-02-15.
  3. ↑ "UIC Alumni Association celebrates excellence". UIC Today. University of Illinois Chicago. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  4. ↑ {{cite web |title=Overcoming health disparities, inequities requires renewed focus on policy, says APHA Press book |url=https://www.apha.org/news-and-media/news-releases/apha-news- releases/2021/public-health-under-siege-book-release |publisher=American Public Health Association |date=22 September 2021 |access-date=16 August 2026}}
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