Josh Sharfstein promoted to vice dean for public health practice and community engagement

Josh Sharfstein has been promoted to vice dean for public health practice and community engagement in recognition of his expanding role as director of the Bloomberg American Health Initiative and his ongoing leadership at the school in promoting excellence in public health practice.

Before joining the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2015, Sharfstein was secretary of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, principal deputy commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, commissioner of health for Baltimore City, and an adviser to U.S. Rep Henry A. Waxman of California. A pediatrician, he is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Medical School.

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