Mark B Horton, M.D., MSPH
California Member In November 2005, Mark B Horton, MD, MSPH, was appointed by California’s Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to the position of State Public Health Officer. In April 2007, Governor Schwarzenegger appointed Dr. Horton as Director of the newly formed California Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 2007.
Dr. Horton is a physician and public health official with over ten years experience directing state and local public health agencies and served for six years as the Health Officer of Orange County. For more than five years, Mark served as State Public Health Officer for the State of Nebraska.
Dr. Horton has a strong background in local public health programs and clinical practice and has been a leader within the public health community. He has served on the executive committees of both the California Conference of Local Health Officers and the National Association of County and City Health Officers.
Dr. Horton received his medical doctorate from St. Louis University and his Master of Public Health from the University of North Carolina. He was a diplomat of the American Board of Pediatrics.Contact Info:
California Department of Public Health
1615 Capitol Avenue, Suite 73.720
P.O. Box 997377 MS 0500
Sacramento, California 95899-7377
Mark.Horton@cdph.ca.gov
(916) 558-1700
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