David Marcozzi Dr. Marcozzi serves as Director of All-Hazards Medical Preparedness Policy for the White House National Security Staff. He is also a practicing emergency medicine attending physician at Washington Hospital Center and is an instructor at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. His previous position was Director of Public Health Policy for the White House Homeland Security Council. Before his detail to the Executive Office of the President, he served as director of the newly established Emergency Care Coordination Center (ECCC) within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In 2006, Dr. Marcozzi completed a congressional fellowship, where he worked on the Senate Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness in Washington, DC. While there, he assisted in drafting the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, a reauthorization of the “Bioterrorism Act” of 2002. Prior to moving to DC, Dr. Marcozzi held the position of Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Director of Disaster Preparedness at Duke University Medical Center. Formerly a North Carolina volunteer firefighter and member of the National Disaster Medical System who responded to multiple disasters, including the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center, Dr. Marcozzi currently serves as a Major in the U.S. Army Reserves. He has been mobilized twice since 2001, once as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the other during Hurricane Katrina. He is the recipient of numerous military and civilian awards including the Army Commendation Medal, the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, the Duke University Health System Strength, Hope and Caring Award, and the Duke Emergency Medicine Distinguished Faculty Award. A graduate of Boston College and St. George’s University School of Medicine, Dr. Marcozzi completed his emergency medicine residency at Brown University, where he served as chief resident. He also completed a masters of health sciences degree in clinical leadership at Duke University School of Medicine. Previous • Next Speaker Bio
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