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 | Mary Beth Haller (interim) |
Succeeded by | Simone Johnson (interim) |
Personal details | |
Education | University of Ibadan University of Nigeria University of London University of Maryland,College Park |
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.
Emenuga 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 interim commissioner Mary Beth Haller as the city's health commissioner. [2] [6] She was terminated on July 29,2024,and succeeded by interim commissioner Simone Johnson. [2]
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