Ciro V. Sumaya, MD, MPHTM
Ascension Health Board of Trustees
Ciro V. Sumaya, MD, MPHTM, is a member of the Ascension Health Board of Trustees. He is the Dean of the School of Rural Public Health and holds the Cox Endowed Chair in Medicine at Texas A&M University Health Science Center.
Dr. Sumaya earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas, Austin, and a medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston. Following a rotating internship at the Los Angeles County General Hospital, he completed a pediatric residency at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, and a post-graduate fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases concurrent with a Master of Public Health degree at Tulane University, New Orleans.
Dr. Sumaya previously served as a Presidential appointee for four years at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He first served as Administrator of Health Resources and Services Administration, a federal focal point for innovation in healthcare delivery and health professions education, and subsequently served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, spearheading the federal initiative on the Future of Academic Health Centers. Prior to his federal services, Dr. Sumaya was Associate Medical Dean at the University of Texas Science Center at San Antonio. As Associate Dean he established the South Texas Health Research Center, Area Health Education Center of South Texas and a Medical Treatment Effectiveness Research Center. He also held academic positions at the University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine.
Dr. Sumaya has published extensively on pediatric viral infections, emerging as a leading physician-scientist in childhood infectious mononucleosis. His more recent publications focus on national health policy issues. He serves as a member of the federal Centers for Disease Control Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Hispanic Medical Association and as a distinguished fellow on the Public Health Policy Advisory Board.
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