Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIn Georgia, Dr. Fitzgerald is known for her work to combat infant mortality, improve language development among babies, curb tobacco use, and fight obesity. director is to make sure that science rules as the foundation of public health and policy decisions,” she said. official who worked with Dr. Fitzgerald on Georgia’s board of public health, cited her experience in winning bipartisan support for revitalizing the agency. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in microbiology from Georgia State University and a medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Fitzgerald did her postgraduate training at the Emory-Grady Hospitals in Atlanta and held an assistant clinical professorship at Emory Medical Center.

Source: New York Times July 07, 2017 17:26 UTC