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Meet

Dr. Henry Saavedra Oh

Global Who's Who

Crown Award Recipient

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This year Dr. Henry Oh has been selected as the recipient of the top educator award as U.S. Professor of the Year in Health Sciences and the Global Who's Who Crown Awardee.

Henry holds a doctorate degree in education with summa cum laude honors. In 2018, he received an honorary doctorate degree in humanities (honoris causa) from the International Institute of Leaders. He was also recognized as an Outstanding Achiever for Medicine and Allied Sciences in 2017 by the Asia Pacific Excellence Awards. One of his major awards was the 2013 Master Teacher of Honor presented by Kappa Delta Pi International Society in Education. Henry has been the recipient of ten (10) national awards from the American Medical Technologists, including the 2014 Editor of the Year and 2019 Exceptional Merit Award. He is a Fellow of the Association of Clinical Scientists, a Fellow of the Human Biology Association, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology in U.K. He is a Registered Respiratory Therapist, Certified Medical Technologist, Chartered Biologist, and a Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist-Family. Henry has helped many of his students, friends and other individuals in advancing their education and career. He has shared his knowledge and experience by serving as a speaker in local, regional and national seminars and conferences. He is currently the president of the Lambda Beta Society, which is the national honor society for respiratory therapists in the U.S.