North Dakota governor appoints 5th state health officer since pandemic started
Nizar Wehbi earned his medical degree in Lithuania and received a master's degree in public health and business administration from the University of Nebraska.
10:25 am, Mar. 8, 2021
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Nizar Wehbi. Special to The Forum
BISMARCK — Gov. Doug Burgum announced on Monday, March 8, that he's chosen Nizar Wehbi to be North Dakota's top health official.
Wehbi's appointment as state health officer comes after three people abruptly resigned from the position in 2020 as North Dakota weathered the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wehbi has been serving as deputy director of the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Center for Health Policy, where he conducts research and policy analysis on the health care system and is an assistant professor teaching health administration and health policy.