Won Institute of Graduate Studies 2021 17th Annual Commencement Speaker, Ryung Suh, MD, MPP, MBA, MPH

We are excited to announce our 16th annual commencement speaker, Ryung Suh, MD, MPP, MBA, MPH.

Ryung Suh, MD, MPP, MBA, MPH, serves as Associate Professor and past Chair in the Department of Health Systems Administration at Georgetown University and as the Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Research, a middle-market health care management consultancy.  He previously served as a Senior Fellow for the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago, as a Practice Leader for a commercial life sciences consulting company, and as an infantry and medical corps officer in the U.S. Army with a diverse set of operational, special operations, and military health system responsibilities.  

Dr. Suh is board-certified in occupational medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine (FACPM) and the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (FACOEM).  He serves on the Board of Regents for the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) and has served as the President of the American Association of Public Health Physicians (AAPHP), on the Board of Directors for the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC), as an Advisor for the American Medical Association Common Procedural Terminology (CPT) Editorial Panel Advisory Committee, on the Governing Board of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine (AJPM), as a Term Member on the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), and as a Committee Member for the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM).

Dr. Suh graduated from the United States Military Academy and completed his medical, public policy, and management studies at Georgetown University, with additional studies at the Yonsei University School of International Studies and Trinity College, Oxford University.  He is a combat veteran who has deployed to multiple overseas locations to include service as Task Force Surgeon during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, where he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.  His military qualifications include airborne, ranger, jumpmaster, and flight surgeon.