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Robert W. Amler
Regional Health Administrator Commanding Officer, United States Department of Health and Human Services
In office
August 2003 – January 2005
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
SecretaryTommy Thompson
Preceded byRichard Carmona
Chief Medical Officer of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
In office
October 1996 – August 2003
Personal details
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (MD)
New York University (MBA)
Uniformed service
Service / branchPublic Health Service Commissioned Corps
Years of service1979-2005
Rank Captain

Robert W. Amler is an American public health physician, pediatrician, and epidemiologist.[1] 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[2] and U.S. Virgin Islands.[3] He was the senior U.S. Public Health Service officer 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.[4]

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.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Early Life and Education

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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][4][5]

Professional Career

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Amler was chosen for CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service[10] during the national campaign to eliminate measles.[11][12] His study of “imported” cases demonstrated that secondary transmission could be contained with sufficiently high immunization levels.[13] [14] 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.[15] He created a desktop health risk assessment utility[16] that became an industry standard for worksite wellness programs in private and public sectors.[17] [18]

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,[19] [20] and Long-Term Care.[21] He led the Center for Disaster Medicine in an emergency medical mission to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria 2017.[22]

Amler was Chairman of New York’s Berger Commission Regional Council.[23] He secured Empire State Development sponsorship for BioInc, the region’s first biotechnology incubator.[24] He secured additional support for the Touro College of Dental Medicine and a clinical skills training facility with standardized patients.[25] He also is Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland.[9]

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'’.[26][27]

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.[28]

Awards and decorations

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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,[29] Honorary Paul Harris Fellow from Rotary International, Distinguished Alumnus of the Year from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School,[4] Outstanding Achievement Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics,[30] and “Dr. Robert W. Amler Day” declared October 24, 2013 by New York State Senate President (pro tem) and Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins.[31]

Personal awards and decorations

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Public Health Service Meritorious Service Medal
Public Health Service Outstanding Service Medal
Public Health Service Commendation Medal (3)
Public Health Service Achievement Medal (2)
Public Health Service Citation Medal
Public Health Service Foreign Duty Award
Public Health Service Special Assignment Award
Public Health Service Crisis Response Service Award
Public Health Service National Emergency Preparedness Award
Public Health Service Regular Corps Ribbon

Unit awards

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Public Health Service Outstanding Unit Citation (2)
Public Health Service Unit Commendation (5)
Public Health Service Bicentennial Unit Commendation Award
Coast Guard Bicentennial Unit Commendation

Other awards

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Public Health Service Field Medical Readiness Badge
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Identification (HHS) Identification Badge

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "WCA All Access Healthcare – Zoom Webinar". www.westchester.org. Westchester County Association. 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Sosa, Pascual O (May 15, 2004). "Premio a salud por su iniciativa "excepcional"". El Pais. San Juan (PR).
  3. ^ O’Neill, K (2006). "Robert W. Amler, MD '76: A public health leader reflects on his medical roots". Robert Wood Johnson Medicine. Vol. 9, no. 2. pp. 59–60.
  4. ^ a b c "Robert W. Amler, MD, MBA". www.nymc.edu. New York Medical College. 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2024. ... Prior to NYMC, Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., served as regional health administrator of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and commanding officer of federal emergency response assets in the Northeast and Caribbean Region. He completed residencies at Bellevue Hospital, Roosevelt Hospital, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...'
  5. ^ a b "1.4 The Workshop and Overview Presentations". Summary Report for the ATSDR Soil-Pica Workshop (Report). Lexington KY: US Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. March 20, 2001. Retrieved April 2, 2024. ... Dr. Rob Amler, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, ATSDR. Dr. Amler's presentation reviewed various ongoing activities that support ATSDR's Child Health Initiative, which addresses special vulnerabilities of children who live near hazardous waste sites. He first listed many reasons why children tend to have higher exposures to environmental contaminants: children often find openings in fences around restricted sites, they play vigorously in soil and water, and they breathe, drink, and eat more--on a body weight basis--than do adults ...'
  6. ^ Amler, RW; Gitterman, B (January 2002). "Pediatricians can turn to specialty units for advice on environmental health". AAP News. Vol. 20, no. 1. Elk Grove Village IL: American Academy of Pediatrics. p. 1.8.
  7. ^ "PEHSU: A network of experts in reproductive and children's environmental health". www.pehsu.net. Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units. 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024. ... The PEHSU program was created in 1998 by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through Executive Order 13405, "Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks." These partnering federal agencies operate through a cooperative agreement with a national organization to manage the PEHSU operations and ensure its success ...'
  8. ^ "Robert W Amler MD, MMS, MBA, FAAP, FACPM Captain, Public Health". www.usuhs.edu. US Department of Defense, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024. ... Dr. Robert Amler (CAPT USPHS Retired) is widely quoted as an expert on COVID containment by business associations and TV/print media. A former CDC physician, he has led public health studies and programs in all 50 states and was a senior advisor to the U.S. Surgeon General. Among his many awards are an FBI decoration earned following the lethal anthrax attacks in 2001 and 2002 ...'
  9. ^ a b Paulson, JA; Amler, RW (2009). "Development of the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit Network: The North American Experience". Amer J Public Health. 99 (Suppl 3): S511–S516. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2008.154641. PMC 2774190. PMID 19890150.
  10. ^ CDC Epidemiology Program Office (1982). EIS Directory 1982. Atlanta GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control.
  11. ^ Amler, RW (1982). "What MD's can do to keep population free of measles [editorial]". American Medical News. Vol. 25, no. 22. Chicago IL: American Medical Association. p. 12.
  12. ^ Nagourney, E (February 22, 1981). "Measles immunizations underway". The Reporter Dispatch. White Plains NY: Gannett Westchester Newspapers.
  13. ^ Amler, RW; Block, AB; Orenstein, WA; Bart, KJ; Hinman, AR (1982). "Imported measles in the United States". J Amer Med Assoc. 248 (17): 2129–2133. doi:10.1001/jama.1982.03330170033023. PMID 6181270.
  14. ^ Haitch, R (November 27, 1983). "Follow up on the news". The New York Times. New York NY. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  15. ^ Amler, RW; Dull, HB, eds. (1987). Closing the Gap: The Burden of Unnecessary Illness. A Consultation on National Health Policy. New York NY: Oxford University Press.
  16. ^ Amler, RW; Moriarty, DG; Hutchins, EB, eds. (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. Atlanta GA: The Carter Center of Emory University.
  17. ^ Amler, RW; Hutchins, EB (1987). "Health risk appraisal–new tool for chronic disease prevention". Chronic Diseases Notes & Reports. 36 (ISF). Atlanta GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control: 6–7.
  18. ^ "Healthy Life". Healthy Life Health Risk Assessment. Global Health Metrics. 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2024. ... Continuing work undertaken by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the 1970's and the Carter Center of Emory University in 1986 our mission is to make available to patients, health providers, health organizations, state and local governments, service groups, business and industry the best in the science and technology of health risk assessments...'
  19. ^ Amler, RW (2001). "The public health approach to children's health and environmental hazards in the United States of America". In v.Muhlendahl, KE; Schulte im Walde, J (eds.). Symposium Potsdam: Kinderumwelt und gesundheit: status defizite handlungsvorschläge. Berlin (Germany): Robert Koch Institute. pp. 49–54.
  20. ^ Amler, Robert W; Smith, Lester, eds. (2001). Achievements in Children's Environmental Health. Atlanta GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
  21. ^ "Drs. Amler and Markenson Speak at National Academies' Conference on Children in Disasters". www.nymc.edu. New York Medical College. July 27, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2024. ... Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., and David S. Markenson, M.D., M.B.A., brought their expertise in disaster medicine to the NASEM, on July 22-23, 2020...'
  22. ^ "Center for Disaster Medicine Hosts "Disaster Medicine and 'Stop the Bleeding Symposium". New York Medical College News Archives. New York Medical College. November 19, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2024. ... More than 100 first responders, law enforcement officials, healthcare leaders, business leaders, school officials and members of the community took part in the "Mass Casualty Events and 'Stop the Bleeding'" symposium presented by the Center for Disaster Medicine on November 13...'
  23. ^ Pheterson, MF (2013). "Connecting the dots". Chironian. Valhalla NY: New York Medical College. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  24. ^ "Senator Terrence Murphy, New York Medical College's Center of Excellence, to detail their successful aid mission To Puerto Rico". New York Medical College 2017 Press Archives. New York Medical College. October 19, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2024. ... Senator Terrence Murphy, Dr. Robert Amler and Dr. Michael Reilly will provide details about their recent humanitarian trip to Puerto Rico and future plans to continue to aid in the island's recovery...'
  25. ^ Amler (chair), R; Bell, C; Florence, W; Freed, DH; Hamilton, P; Herman, K; Landesman, L; Pascale, M; Perlman, B (November 15, 2006). "Hudson Valley Region". Final Report Submitted to the Commission on Health Care Facilities in the Twenty-First Century (Hudson Valley Regional Advisory Committee) New York: Commission on Health Care Facilities in the Twenty-First Century (PDF) (Report). Albany NY: New York State Department of Health. Retrieved May 30, 2024. ... The Hudson Valley region stretched from Westchester County, just north of New York City, to just south of Albany. Recommendations for the Hudson Valley focused significantly on reconfigurations. Kingston Hospital and Benedictine Hospital in Kingston, New York (a small, upstate city), were to join under a common parent; Sound Shore Hospital and Mount Vernon Hospital, related hospitals in Westchester, were to substantially alter their bed configurations; and Orange Regional Medical Center was, contingent on financing, to close its campuses and rebuild a smaller new facility. Community Hospital in Dobbs Ferry was to close, and Westchester Medical Center, a tertiary and quaternary facility in Westchester, was to undertake a thorough evaluation and strategic planning process. Three nursing homes were to eliminate approximately 340 beds, and the Andrus-on-Hudson facility was to downsize all of its 247 beds. In addition, the existing nursing homes were to add various non-institutional services. The recommended hospital reconfigurations are all complete or substantially complete  ...'
  26. ^ "Bioinc@NYMC Celebrates Grand Opening of Expanded Space and Five-Year Anniversary with State and Local Leaders". New York Medical College Press Archives. New York Medical College. October 31, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2024. ... "When I first met Dr. Amler, he shared with me the College's vision to create an incubator that would allow for biomedical innovation and creativity. What started as a vision grew into this incubator filled with nine biotech businesses, which has produced more than 40 new jobs and more than 30 new patents—and is now growing even bigger. What an amazing story for Westchester County and an incredible resource for this region," said Senator Stewart-Cousins...'
  27. ^ "Service Awards in State Government Relations: Edwin Crawford Award for Innovation, Dr. Robert Amler". www.case.org. Council for Advancement and Support of Education. December 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  28. ^ "Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., Dean, School of Health Sciences and Practice; and Vice President for Government Affairs". Dean, School of Health Sciences and Practice. New York Medical College. 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  29. ^ "Robert Amler MD MBA". childrenshospital.org. Boston Children's Health Physicians. 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  30. ^ "Executive MBA student Robert Amler receives the Medical Entrepreneur Award". www.stern.nyu.edu. New York University Stern School of Business. 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  31. ^ "2015 AAP award winners: Outstanding Achievement Award". AAP News. Vol. 36, no. 10. Elk Grove Village IL: American Academy of Pediatrics. September 28, 2015. p. 46.
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