Progress, Potential, and Possibilities Podcast / Show Dr. Philip Huang, MD, MPH - Director, Dallas Health And Human Services - Health, Trust & Local Leadership
Dr. Philip Huang, MD, MPH is the Director of Dallas Health and Human Services ( https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/dchhs/ ), which is a nationally accredited public health department responsible for providing health and social services that protect the health and well-being of over 2.6 million people that call Dallas County home.
Dr. Huang previously served as the Medical Director and Health Authority for Austin Public Health for 11 years.
Dr. Huang also formerly served as Medical Director for Chronic Disease Prevention at the Texas Department of State Health Services and Chief of the Bureau of Chronic Disease and Tobacco Prevention at the former Texas Department of Health (TDH).
Dr. Huang received his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Rice University, his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, and his Master of Public Health degree from Harvard with a concentration in Health Policy and Management.
Dr. Huang completed his residency training in Family Medicine at Brackenridge Hospital in Austin, and served two years as an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) officer with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention assigned to the Illinois Department of Public Health where he conducted epidemiologic studies in chronic disease and infectious disease outbreak investigations.
Dr. Huang is an Adjunct Assistant Professor with the University of Texas School of Public Health and also with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health. He has served as Principal Investigator for numerous CDC and State-funded public health cooperative agreements. He recently received national recognition by Governing Magazine as one of six “Public Officials of the Year” for 2024.
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