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By Doug Barrett
Photo: University of Nebraska Medical Center
There’s a new North Dakota State Health Officer in Bismarck. Governor Doug Burgum has appointed Dr. Nizar Wehbi (Nee-zar Wee-bee) to the post.
Wehbi currently serves as deputy director of the Center for Health Policy and assistant professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He will take over the duties from Dirk Wilke who has been the interim state health office since September.
In a prepared statement Burgum says “Dr. Wehbi brings the right combination of experience in clinical medicine, policy development and health administration that we need to create the best public health system in the country.” Wehbi earned his medical degree in Lithuania and his master’s degrees in public health and in business administration from the University of Nebraska.
Dr. Nizar Wehbi to serve as North Dakota’s State Health Officer
Mike Nowatzki and Mike Kennedy
BISMARK- Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed Dr. Nizar Wehbi to serve as North Dakota’s State Health Officer, effective May 1.
Wehbi currently serves as deputy director of the Center for Health Policy and assistant professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC).
Wehbi has served as the Center for Health Policy’s deputy director since January 2016, conducting research and policy analysis to inform policymaking with a focus on improving population health and the efficiency and effectiveness of the health care system. In that role, he led initiatives to address binge drinking and colorectal cancer and conducted analysis on the health care workforce shortage. As an assistant professor in the College of Public Health at UNMC, Wehbi directs the master’s in health administration (MHA) program, with teaching areas of focus that include health administration, health policy, t
BISMARCK - North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed his fourth state health officer since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Nizar Wehbi is.