World Health Awardee Dr. Kenneth Moritusgu

As Vice President for Global Strategic Affairs for LifeScan,
Dr. Moritsugu is responsible for coordinating the strategic
efforts of the Johnson and Johnson Diabetes Franchise in
addressing the increasing epidemic of diabetes worldwide.
Prior to his current position, Dr. Moritsugu was the Acting
Surgeon General of the United States, serving as the
nation’s top doctor and communicating the best available
science and information to the American people.

Dr. Moritsugu is a dedicated advocate for organ and tissue
donation and transplantation, as well as a key speaker at

numerous international, national and local programs on the subject. In
recognition of his continuing efforts in this field, in 2007, the International
Congress on Organ Donation named him its inaugural International Ambassador for
Organ and Tissue Donation.

Also an educator, Dr. Moritsugu is an Adjunct Professor of Global Health at the
George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. In
addition, he has spoken and written extensively on a wide variety of subjects,
from international healthcare and bioterrorism to mental health and underage
drinking.

Dr. Moritsugu was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. After attending Chaminade
College for two years, he received his Baccalaureate Degree with Honors in
Classical Languages from the University of Hawaii in 1967, an M.D. from the
George Washington University School of Medicine in 1971 and an M.P.H. in Health
Administration and Planning from the University of California, Berkeley in 1975.

Dr. Moritsugu has received numerous honors and awards, including the Surgeon
General's Medallion with two gold stars, the Surgeon General's Exemplary Service
Medal with two gold stars, the Distinguished Service Medal with two gold stars,
the Meritorious Service Medal with one gold star, the Outstanding Service and
the Commendation Medals of the U.S. Public Health Service; the Distinguished
Service and the Meritorious Service Medals of the U.S. Department of Justice,
Federal Bureau of Prisons; the Army Achievement Medal; the Coast Guard Arctic
Service Medal; and the Phillips Medal of Public Service from Ohio University,
among many others.

He has additionally been the recipient of the President's Award from the
American Academy of Physician Assistants, the Society of Teachers of Family
Medicine, and the American Osteopathic Association; and the William B. Miller
Award from the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. He
was deemed an Honorary Deputy United States Marshal by the Director of the
U.S. Marshals Service.

Dr. Moritsugu lost his wife, Donna Lee Jones Moritsugu, in an automobile
accident in 1992, and his daughter Vikki Lianne in a separate automobile accident
in 1996. Both were organ and tissue donors. Dr. Moritsugu is married to Lisa R.
Kory, and resides in Great Falls, Virginia. He has two daughters, Erika Lizabeth
Moritsugu, an attorney in Washington, DC and Emily Renee Moritsugu.