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Brian Kamoie
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Department of Health & Human Services
E-mail: brian.kamoie@hhs.gov
Phone: (202) 205-4750

Areas of Interest
1) national health security strategy
2) public health and medical emergency preparedness and response
3) legal and liability issues

Biography

Brian Kamoie, JD, MPH, is the Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and Director of the Office of Policy, Strategic Planning & Communications at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  In this role, he leads ASPR’s efforts in policy development, strategic planning and communications related to preparedness for and response to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies.    

Since joining the Department in 2004, Kamoie has led in the development and implementation of key national policies, including the National Response Plan and National Incident Management System, the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act and a number of Homeland Security Presidential Directives, including Biodefense (#10), Medical Countermeasures (#18), and Public Health and Medical Preparedness (#21).  He has also played key roles in the Department’s response to hurricanes, other public health emergencies, and national exercises.

Prior to joining HHS, Kamoie was Associate Professor of Health Policy and Health Services Management and Leadership at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, where he taught classes in public health law, health services law, and homeland security and public health policy.  He has published a number of articles on these topics.  He continues his affiliation with GW as Associate Professorial Lecturer in Public Health Law and Policy.

Kamoie received his bachelor’s degree in Policy Studies and Political Science from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and he currently serves on the college’s Board of Trustees.  He received his law degree and Master’s of Public Health degree from The George Washington University in Washington, DC.