Dr. David A. Kessler
Born: 1951
Birthplace: New York
Career Highlights
* Dean, UC San Francisco School of Medicine,
September 2003 to December 2007
* Dean, Yale University School of Medicine, July 1997 to June 2003
* Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, December 1990 to February 1997 (Appointed by presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton)
Education
* Harvard Medical School, M.D., 1979
* University of Chicago, law degree, 1977
* Amherst College, B.A., 1973
Source: Los Angeles Times
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