MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

SECRETARY


[photo, Meena Seshamani, Maryland Secretary of Health] MEENA SESHAMANI, M.D., Ph.D., Secretary of Health


Secretary of Health since April 8, 2025.

Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2025-; Children's Cabinet, 2025-; Governor's Subcabinet on Climate, 2025-; MD THINK Committee, 2025-; School Safety Subcabinet, 2025-; Sustainable Growth Subcabinet, 2025-; Governor’s Warrior to Worker Council, 2025-. Chair, State Children's Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council, 2025-; State Community Health Worker Advisory Committee, 2025-; Board of Trustees, Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, 2025-. Co-Chair, Maryland Commission on Health Equity, 2025-.

Member, Interagency Committee on Aging Services, 2025-; Governor's Intergovernmental Commission for Agriculture, 2025-; Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Council, 2025-; Asbestos Oversight Committee, 2025-; Advisory Stakeholder Group on Autism-Related Needs, 2025-; Behavioral Health Advisory Council, 2025-; Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access, 2025-; Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council, 2025-; State Child Fatality Review Team, 2025-; Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports, 2025-; Maryland Cybersecurity Coordinating Council, 2025-; Interagency Disabilities Board, 2025-; State Early Childhood Advisory Council, 2025-; State Emergency Medical Services Board, 2025-; Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, 2025-; Governor's Family Violence Council, 2025-; Government Efficiency Commission, 2025-; Maryland Green Purchasing Committee, 2025-; State Advisory Council on Health and Wellness, 2025-; Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs, 2025-; Interagency Council on Homelessness, 2025-; State Coordinating Committee for Health and Human Services Transportation, 2025-; Maryland Council on Innovation and Impact, 2025-; Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board, 2025-; Governor's Commission to Study Mental and Behavioral Health in Maryland, 2025-; Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities, 2025-; Council on Open Data, 2025-; Pediatric Cancer Research Commission, 2025-; Pesticide Advisory Committee, 2025-; Advisory Board on Prescription-Drug Monitoring, 2025-; Procurement Improvement Council, 2025-; Rare Disease Advisory Council, 2024-25; Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances, 2024-25; Rural Maryland Council, 2025-; Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers, 2025-; Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee, 2025-; Sexual Offender Advisory Board, 2025-; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, 2025-; Workgroup on Social Worker Requirements for Licensure, 2025-; Interagency Committee on Specialized Transportation, 2025-; Commission on Trauma-Informed Care, 2025-; Maryland Veterans Trust, 2025-.

Former Deputy Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Former Director, Office of Health Reform, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Brown University, B.A. (business economics), with honors; University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, M.D.; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, residency training (oOtolaryngology-head & neck surgery); University of Oxford, Ph.D. (health economics). Former Vice-President of Clinical Care Transformation, MedStar Health. Former head and neck surgeon, Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco.

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