Kenneth P. Moritsugu, MD
Medical Advisory Board

Rear Admiral Dr. Kenneth Moritsugu, MPH, FACPM, USPHS (Retired), is Chief Executive Officer of First Samurai Consulting, LLC, a firm specializing in health consulting focused on public health systems and policies. He served as the Acting Surgeon General of the United States, in 2002 and again from July 2006 until his retirement from the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) in September 2007.  As Acting Surgeon General, he served as the nation’s top doctor, communicating the best available science and information to the American people to help protect, promote, and advance their health and safety.  He was the operational commander of the 6,500 Commissioned Corps health professionals.  He served as the Deputy Surgeon General of the United States from 1998.  From 2007, Dr. Moritsugu was the Vice President for Global Professional Education and Strategic Relations for Johnson & Johnson’s Diabetes Solutions Companies, and former World Wide Chairman of the Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Institutes (JJDI). Most recently, Dr. Moritsugu served as the Interim Chief Science and Medical Officer of the American Diabetes Association from August 2019 through June 2020.  In that role, he was responsible for the generation of the annual Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes. He is an Adjunct Professor of Global Health at the George Washington University School of Public Health, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. The recipient of numerous awards and recognitions from national and international organizations, Dr. Moritsugu has been granted twelve honorary degrees, and holds the Surgeon General’s Medallion with two gold stars, as well as the Distinguished Service Medals from the US Public Health Service, the US Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons, and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.  He serves on the Boards of ten non-profit organizations and three academic institutions.