Mayor Johnson Appoints Dr. Garth Walker as New Public Health Commissioner

Mayor Johnson names Dr. Garth Walker to lead Chicago Department of Public Health

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has named Dr. Garth Walker as his choice to lead the Chicago Department of Public Health, putting the current chief medical officer of Rush Health in line to become the city's next public health commissioner.

Physician tapped as new public health chief sees role as ‘culmination of my life’s work’

Dr. Garth Walker, an executive at Rush Health and an emergency department physician who grew up on the South Side, has been appointed Chicago’s next public health commissioner.“I see this opportunity as a culmination of my life’s work,” Walker, 40, said in an interview Wednesday. “I wanted to become a doctor that focused on the social and economic issues that make it hard for people to get good health … where they live, breathe, eat.”During the …

Mayor Brandon Johnson taps new public health commissioner

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Dr. Garth Walker is the Chief Medical Officer for Rush Health and previously served as deputy director of the Illinois Department of Public Health during the COVID-19 pandemic before serving as a White House Fellow in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Biden administration. Walker grew up in Hyde Park and is a graduate of Chicago Public Schools.

Chicago mayor taps Rush Health executive as city's new top public health leader

Chicago's Department of Public Health could soon have a new leader, less than 2 months after Mayor Johnson asked the previous commissioner to resign.

Mayor Johnson appoints Dr. Garth Walker as new public health commissioner

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Wednesday that he has appointed Dr. Garth Walker as the next Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health. Walker, who currently serves as Chief Medical Officer for Rush Health, will replace Dr. Olusimbo Ige, who resigned back in May. While Johnson tapped Walker for the position ,city council [...]