A distinguished downstate pediatrician with degrees in law and public policy will become Illinois’ top doctor later this summer, steering the state through the next chapter of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday.
(The Center Square) – There’s a new acting director for the Illinois Department of Public Health. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Dr. Sameer Vohra will take the helm. “Dr. Vohra is accomplished in every sen.
Vohra, hailed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker as the Illinois Department of Public Health’s “next visionary leader,” will serve as the permanent replacement for Dr. Ngozi Ezike, who was a fixture on Illinois television screens during the pandemic.