Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey, MD — administration, internal medicine (geriatrics)
Courtesy Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, MBA, photograph by Bob Clink
Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey’s (b. 1954) career combines geriatric medicine and health policy, focusing on disease, disability prevention, and health care issues among minorities. As president and chief executive officer of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation from 2003 to 2017, she was the first woman and first African American to hold that post. Earning a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business in 1986, she combines business management skills with hands-on doctoring.
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