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Mary Bassett

Mary Bassett

Keynote Speaker: New York State Health Commissioner

Mary Bassett Biography

Mary T. Bassett, M.D., M.P.H., was appointed Acting Commissioner of Health on December 1, 2021 and confirmed by the New York State Senate on January 20, 2022. She previously served as Director of the François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University and FXB Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights in the department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Prior to that, she served as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Director for the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's African Health Initiative and Child Well-Being Prevention Program; and as Deputy Commissioner of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Early in her career, Dr. Bassett served on the medical faculty at the University of Zimbabwe and went on to serve as Associate Director of Health Equity at the Rockefeller Foundation's Southern Africa Office. After returning to the United States, she served on the faculty of Columbia University, including as Associate Professor of Clinical Epidemiology in the Mailman School of Public Health.

Dr. Bassett received a B.A. in History and Science from Harvard University, an M.D. from Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, and an M.P.H. from the University of Washington.

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Mary Bassett Videos

Dr. Mary Bassett at the 2020 Peter C. Alderman Health & Human Rights Awards
2019 Hubie Jones Lecture in Urban Health with Dr. Mary T. Bassett
Why your doctor should care about social justice | Mary Bassett

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Mary Bassett is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as TED, Health, Healthcare, Medicine, Social Activism, Female Leadership, Empowerment, Women's Health and Public Health.

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Mary Bassett is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including TED, Health and Healthcare. Please contact us for live or virtual event fee details. Mary Bassett generally travels from Albany, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Judy Monroe, Kim Keck and Taren Grom. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Mary Bassett for an upcoming event.

Mary Bassett Videos

Dr. Mary Bassett at the 2020 Peter C. Alderman Health & Human Rights Awards
2019 Hubie Jones Lecture in Urban Health with Dr. Mary T. Bassett
Why your doctor should care about social justice | Mary Bassett
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