August 9, 2023 Dr. Ngozi Ezike – President and CEO of Sinai Chicago in conversation with WTTW’s Brandis Friedman City Club event description: Dr. Ngozi EzikeDr. Ngozi Ezike began serving as President and CEO of Sinai Chicago, the largest private safety net health system in the state of Illinois, in June 2022. She is the […]
Director
Illinois Department of Public Health
Dr. Ngozi Ezike is the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), the first Black woman appointed to lead the 143-year old state agency. Dr. Ezike is a board-certified internist and pediatrician who previously worked for the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH), where she served for more than 15 years. She also was medical director at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center.
Prior to joining CCDPH, Dr. Ezike served as Austin Health Center medical director, where she actively engaged with the community on a variety of health initiatives. She also has delivered inpatient care at Stroger Hospital and primary and preventive care in community and school-based clinics.
Knox College
Ezike has been at forefront of Illinois’ response to pandemic
Knox College announced today that Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, will be the speaker at the 2021 Commencement exercises in June.
Ezike, the first Black woman appointed to lead the 143-year-old state agency, has been at the forefront of Illinois’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic, providing steadfast leadership and expertise. A board-certified internist and pediatrician, she also is an assistant professor of pediatrics at Rush Medical College in Chicago.
“Dr. Ezike has become a familiar and respected face for Illinois, and has also been recognized nationally, as a result of her exceptional leadership in managing pandemic response and reporting,” said Teresa Amott, President of Knox College. “We are honored that she has agreed to speak at our Commencement and provide words of wisdom and perspective to the class of 2021, who are graduating in these unprecedent