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Johnson selects new Chicago health commissioner

Dr. Olusimbo Ige
Dr. Olusimbo Ige
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(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Mayor Johnson has appointed a new commissioner of public health, three months after firing Dr. Allison Arwady.

Dr. Olusimbo Ige will be Chicago's next health commissioner, the Johnson Administration announced Monday.


She was assistant commissioner for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene during the pandemic and more recently was managing director of programs at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in New Jersey.

Among those on Mayor Johnson's search committee was former Illinois Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike, who said Dr. Ige is "a highly experienced and passionate public health leader."

Johnson said Ige has demonstrated an ability to ensure public health system treat people equitably.

"Through collaboration with the Johnson Administration and with community members in Chicago, I am confident that we can improve the health outcomes for all Chicagoans," Ige said in a prepared statement. "I have spent my entire career in the public health field, and I look forward to bringing all that I have learned to CDPH."

Dr. Ige will be the first Black, female commissioner to lead the Chicago Department of Public Health in a permanent role, Johnson's office said.

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