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Robert W. Amler | |
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| Regional Health Administrator Commanding Officer, United States Department of Health and Human Services | |
| In office August 2003 – January 2005 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Secretary | Tommy Thompson |
| Preceded by | Richard Carmona |
| Chief Medical Officer of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry | |
| In office October 1996 – August 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (MD) New York University (MBA) |
| Uniformed service | |
| Service/ | Public Health Service Commissioned Corps |
| Years of service | 1979-2005 |
| Rank |  Captain |
Robert W. Amler is an American public health physician, pediatrician, and epidemiologist.[i] Amler served as the Regional Health Administrator in the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under President George W. Bush for Region II, which encompasses a population of 32 million in New York, New Jersey, and the Caribbean territories of Puerto Rico[ii] and U.S. Virgin Islands.[iii] He was the senior U.S. Public Health Serviceofficer in Region II and served as Commanding Officer for Public Health and Medical Services (ESF-8) in Region II under the National Response Plan established after the September 11 attacks.[iv]
Amler was the Chief Medical Officer at the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR, an Operating Division of HHS), where he conducted and oversaw public health investigations in communities located near hazardous chemical sites in all 50 states. Amler conceptualized and secured funding for the network of Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU) that clinically manage children’s exposures to toxic substances.[v] [vi] [vii] [viii] [ix]
Early Life and Education[edit]
Amler grew up in New York City. He graduated from Dartmouth College and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, completing residencies in Pediatrics at Bellevue Hospital and The Roosevelt Hospital and in Preventive Medicine at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He is board-certified in Pediatrics and in Preventive Medicine. He earned an M.B.A. at New York University (NYU) with post-graduate studies at Harvard Business School.1 3 4
Professional Career[edit]
Amler was chosen for CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service[x] during the national campaign to eliminate measles.[xi][xii] His study of “imported” cases demonstrated that secondary transmission could be contained with sufficiently high immunization levels.[xiii] [xiv] His meta-analysis across 17 medical disciplines, conducted in collaboration with former President Jimmy Carter at the Carter Center, attributed roughly 60% of U.S. deaths to preventable risk factors.[xv] He created a desktop health risk assessment utility[xvi] that became an industry standard for worksite wellness programs in private and public sectors.[xvii] [xviii]
Amler supervised ATSDR’s field investigations near Superfund hazardous waste sites and co-chaired the implementation council of President Clinton’s Task Force on Children’s Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks. He also secured supplemental Medicaid funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program in Region II (CHIP, Child Health Plus, NJ Family Care).
Amler was appointed Dean of the School of Public Health at New York Medical College, where he is also Vice President for Government Affairs and Professor of Public Health, Pediatrics, and Environmental Health Science. He created the multidisciplinary Institute of Public Health with centers of excellence in Children’s Environmental Health, Disability and Health, Disaster Medicine,[xix] [xx] and Long-Term Care.[xxi] He led the Center for Disaster Medicine in an emergency medical mission to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria 2017.[xxii]
Amler was Chairman of New York’s Berger Commission Regional Council.[xxiii] He secured Empire State Development sponsorship for BioInc, the region’s first biotechnology incubator.[xxiv] He secured additional support for the Touro College of Dental Medicine and a clinical skills training facility with standardized patients.[xxv] He also is Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland.8
Amler published more than 200 articles, abstracts and book chapters including a preventive medicine monograph (with Assistant Surgeons General Bruce Dull and William Foege): Closing the Gap: The Burden of Unnecessary Illness.[xxvi]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Amler conducted more than media interviews and professional briefings in which he brought public attention to the proper administration of vaccines and booster doses. He practices pediatrics and environmental medicine at Boston Children’s Health Physicians in New York.[xxviii]
Awards and decorations[edit]
Amler received awards and decorations (partially listed) from the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, United States Public Health Service, United States Coast Guard, professional and service organizations. Among his awards from professional organizations are the Edwin W. Crawford Award for Innovation in Government Advocacy from the Council for Advancement of Schools and Education (CASE),24 Doctor of Distinction: Medical Entrepreneur of the Year from the Westchester Business Journal and Westchester County Medical Society,[xxix] Honorary Paul Harris Fellow from Rotary International, Distinguished Alumnus of the Year from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School,3 Outstanding Achievement Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics,[xxx] and “Dr. Robert W. Amler Day” declared October 24, 2013 by New York State Senate President (pro tem) and Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins.[xxxi]
Personal awards and decorations[edit]
Unit awards[edit]
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Public Health Service Outstanding Unit Citation (2) |
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Public Health Service Unit Commendation (5) |
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Public Health Service Bicentennial Unit Commendation Award |
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Coast Guard Bicentennial Unit Commendation |
‘Other'[edit]
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Public Health Service Field Medical Readiness Badge |
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Identification (HHS) Identification Badge |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
[i]Westchester County Association. WCA All Access Healthcare – Zoom Webinar - Westchester Business Development, Public Policy Issues & Reform. www.westchester.org/events/wca-all-access-healthcare-zoom-webinar/ Accessed April 2, 2024.
[ii] Sosa Pascual O (May 15, 2004). Premio a salud por su iniciativa “excepcional.” San Juan (PR): El Pais.
[iii] O’Neill K (Summer 2006). Robert W. Amler, MD ’76: A public health leader reflects on his medical roots. Robert Wood Johnson Medicine 9(2): 59-60.
[iv] New York Medical College. Robert W. Amler, MD, MBA | New York Medical College. www.nymc.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/by-name/amler-robert/#/SnippetTab Accessed April 2, 2024.
[v] ATSDR (March 20, 2001). Summary Report for the ATSDR Soil-Pica Workshop: 1.4 The Workshop and Overview Presentations. Lexington (MA): Eastern Research Group, www.atsdr.cdc.gov/child/1_4.html Accessed April 2, 2024.
[vi] Amler RW, Gitterman BA (January 2002). Pediatricians can turn to specialty units for advice on environmental health. Elk Grove Village (IL): American Academy of Pediatrics. AAP News 20(1):1,8.
[vii] Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units. PEHSU: A network of experts in reproductive and children’s environmental health. www.pehsu.net Accessed April 2, 2024.
[viii] USU Uniformed Services University. Robert W Amler MD, MMS, MBA, FAAP, FACPM Captain, Public Health. Bethesda (MD): Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. https://www/usuhs.edu/profile/robert-amler-md-mms-mba-faap-facpm Accessed January 3, 2024.
[ix] Paulson JA, Amler RW, et al Development of the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit Network: The North American Experience. Amer J Public Health 2009;99:S511–S516.
[x] CDC. EIS Directory 1982. Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control.
[xi] Amler RW. (1982). What MD’s can do to keep population free of measles [editorial]. Chicago: American Medical Association. American Medical News 25(22):12.
[xii] Nagourney E (Sunday, February 22, 1981). Measles immunizations underway. Gannett Westchester Newspapers.
[xiii] Amler RW, Bloch AB, Orenstein WA, Bart KJ, Turner PM, Hinman AR (1982). Imported measles in the United States. J Amer Med Assoc248:2129-2133.
[xiv] Haitch R (November 27, 1983). Follow up on the news. The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/27/nyregion/follow-up-on-the-news-070299.heml/pagewanted=print Accessed February 19, 2018.
[xv] Amler RW, Dull HB, editors (1987). Closing the Gap: The Burden of Unnecessary Illness. A Consultation on National Health Policy. New York: Oxford University Press.
[xvi] Amler RW, Moriarty DG, Hutchins EB, editors (January 1988). Healthier People: The Carter Center Health Risk Appraisal Program, Guidelines and Documentation. Five volumes. I: User’s Guide. II: Program Guide. III: Modification Guide. IV: Scientific Documentation. V: Software Architecture. Atlanta: Emory University.
[xvii] Amler RW, Hutchins EB (1987). Health risk appraisal – new tool for chronic disease prevention. Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control. Chronic Diseases Notes & Reports 36 (ISF):6-7.
[xviii] Healthy Life (2024). Health risk assessment. https://www.healthylifehra.org/sample Accessed April 2, 2024.
[xix] New York Medical College (July 27, 2020). Drs. Amler and Markenson Speak at National Academies' Conference on Children in Disasters. www.nymc.edu/news-and-events/news-archives/drs-amler-and-markenson-speak-at-national-academies-conference-on-children-in-disasters.php Accessed April 2, 2024.
[xx] New York Medical College (November 19, 2018). Center for Disaster Medicine Hosts “Disaster Medicine and ‘Stop the Bleeding’’ Symposium. www.nymc.edu/news-and-events/news-archives/center-for-disaster-medicine-hosts-mass-casualty-events-and-stop-the-bleeding-symposium.phpAccessed April 2, 2024.
[xxi] Pheterson MF (Spring/Summer 2013). Connecting the dots. New York Medical College/Chironian.
[xxii] New York Medical College (October 19, 2017). Senator Terrence Murphy, New York Medical College's Center of Excellence, To Detail Their Successful Aid Mission To Puerto Rico. www.nymc.edu/news-and-events/press-room/2017-press-archives/senator-terrence-murphy-new-york-medical-colleges-center-of-excellence.php Accessed April 2, 2024.
[xxiii] Hudson Valley Regional Advisory Committee. Amler R (chair), Bell C, Florence W, Freed DH, Hamilton P, Herman K, Landesman L, Pascale M, Perlman B (November 15, 2006). Final Report Submitted to the Commission on Health Care Facilities in the Twenty-First Century. New York: Commission on Health Care Facilities in the Twenty-First Century.
[xxiv] New York Medical College (October 31, 2019). BioInc @NYMC Celebrates Grand Opening of Expanded Space and Five-Year Anniversary with State and Local Leaders. www.nymc.edu/news-and-events/press-room/bioincnymc-celebrates-grand-opening-of-expanded-space-and-five-year-anniversary.php Accessed April 2, 2024.
[xxv] CASE (2018). Service Awards in State Government Relations: Edwin Crawford Award for Innovation, Dr. Robert Amler. Washington: Council for Advancement and Support of Education. www.case.org/awards/service-awards-state-government-relations/2018/dr-robert-amler. Accessed April 2, 2024.
[xxvi] Closing the Gap: The Burden of Unnecessary Illness by William H. Foege | Goodreads. Accessed April 2, 2024.
[xxviii] Boston Children's Health Physicians (childrenshospital.org).Robert Amler MD MBA. https://bchp.childrenshospital.org/providers/robert-amler Accessed April 3, 2024.
[xxix] https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/news-events/robert-amler-award Accessed April 3, 2024.
[xxx] American Academy of Pediatrics (September 28, 2015). 2015 AAP award winners: Outstanding Achievement Award. AAP News 36(10):46.
[xxxi] Price B (March-April 2014). Class Notes 1972. Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. http://dartmouthalumnimagazine.com/class-notes/1972/all Accessed September 27, 2016.
External links[edit]
- New York Medical College Web Site
- Office of the Regional Health Administrator of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Region II Web Site