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Gary M. Goldbaum, MD, MPH
Health Officer, Snohomish Health District
3020 Rucker Avenue
Everett, WA 98201

Biographical Statement
March 2007

 
  Gary M. Goldbaum is Health Officer of Snohomish Health District, serving the 670,000 residents in Snohomish County, Washington. He accepted leadership of Snohomish Health District in February 2007.

He has worked in family medicine, epidemiology, and public health since 1978. A graduate of University of Colorado School of Medicine (1978) and the University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine (1989), he is certified by the American Board of Family Practice and the American Board of Preventive Medicine.

Dr. Goldbaum held positions as an academic researcher at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, and Public Health - Seattle & King County. Dr. Goldbaum's numerous journal articles reflect his interest in chronic disease, injury, infectious diseases, and the behaviors that place people at risk for disease.

He was the Health Officer for Thurston and Skagit counties (Washington state) from 1987 to 1989, and directed the University of Washington Preventive Medicine Residency from 1992 to 2002. During his time with Public Health - Seattle & King County (1989 to 2007), Dr. Goldbaum directed the HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Program, was the Chronic Disease & Injury Control Officer, and was the Medical Director for the HIV/AIDS Prevention Program. From 1989 to 2007, he also saw patients at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

Dr. Goldbaum holds appointments as Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Services and Family Medicine at the University of Washington.

He enjoys backpacking, bicycling, skiing, and running - and tries to commute twice a week by bicycle and bus to Everett from his home in North Seattle.







 

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