Our Moderator
DAVID M . CARLISLE , MD , PhD
President and CEO Charles R . Drew University of Medicine and Science
Presently serving since 2011 as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Charles R . Drew University of Medicine ( CDU ) and Science in the Watts-Willowbrook area of Los Angeles County , Dr . Carlisle is a published author in health policy , quality of care , medical education diversity and eliminating health disparities . A board-certified Internal Medicine specialist , his clinical work has always revolved around caring for the underserved .
President Carlisle graduated from Wesleyan University , majoring in chemistry . He then earned his Medical Degree from Brown University , his Master of Public Health and his PhD in Health Services Research from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health . He completed a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program fellowship at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 1990 .
Dr . Carlisle has been affiliated with the UCLA Department of Medicine for approximately thirty-one years , becoming a tenured Associate Professor in 1998 . He is presently a Professor of Medicine and Public Health at CDU and an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at UCLA .
President Carlisle served as Director of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development for eleven years ( 2000-2011 ) under Governor Gray Davis , Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger , and Governor Jerry Brown . Under his leadership , OSHPD released its first-ever health disparities reports , increased scholarship and loan repayment opportunities for health providers committed to practice in underrepresented , under-resourced and underserved communities , and successfully administered hospital seismic safety as well as health facility loan insurance programs .
In 2007 , Dr . Carlisle became a Senior Fellow at UCLA ' s Luskin School of Public Affairs and served as a member of the Advisory Council of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health from 2017-2022 . In 2018 he was appointed as a member of the California Future Health Workforce Commission . In 2018 , he was appointed to the Board of Trustees for the California Health Care Foundation and served as a Council Member of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Economic Advisory Council . In 2023 , he was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to the Health Care Affordability Board . He is also a founding member of the BioScienceLA Board .
Dr . Carlisle has lived in Los Angeles and Sacramento for almost 40 years . He is married to Dr . Sylvia Carlisle and together they have two children , David and Aimee , both defense attorneys .
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