David Axelrod (physician)
David Axelrod  | |
|---|---|
| Commissioner of Health of the State of New York  | |
| In office 1979–1991  | |
| Governor | Hugh L. Carey; Mario Cuomo | 
| Preceded by | Robert P. Whalen | 
| Succeeded by | Mark R. Chassin | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 7, 1935 Great Barrington, Massachusetts  | 
| Died | July 4, 1994 (aged 59) Cohoes, New York  | 
| Residence | Albany, New York | 
| Alma mater | Harvard University (Bachelor's degree with high honors in 1956 and Medical degree in 1960) | 
| Occupation | Medical administrator | 
| Profession | physician | 
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Health policy | 
| Institutions | National Institutes of Health New York State Department of Health  | 
David Axelrod (1935–1994) was a New York physician and bureaucrat.