PASADENA, Calif.—Public Health Director and Health Officer Dr. Ying-Ying Goh is one of six people selected for the 2022-23 class of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy fellows at the National Academy of Medicine. Dr. Goh will be taking a personal leave of absence from the City beginning Aug. 22 until the completion of the one-year fellowship. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows Program is the nation’s most prestigious learning experience at the nexus of health, science and...
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City’s Health Officer Will Assume Role of Director of Public Health
Dr. Ying-Ying Goh PASADENA, Calif.—City Manager Steve Mermell has appointed Dr. Ying-Ying Goh to lead the Pasadena Public Health Department (PPHD). Dr. Goh is a board-certified pediatrician and has been serving as the City’s Health Officer since 2015. In this new role, Dr. Goh will continue to serve as the City’s Health Officer. Prior to her appointment as PPHD’s Director of Public Health, Dr. Goh served as Medical Director for Programs and Research for the Department, securing grant funding and...