Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH has been a public health educator, researcher, and practitioner for more than three decades.' He has served as a professor of public health and held positions in health agencies at the federal, state, and big city level.'Dr. Farley is trained in pediatrics and in epidemiology, and he served in CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service. In the Louisiana Office of Public Health, he led prevention programs for HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis and vaccine-preventable diseases. At the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Dr. Farley was Professor and Chair of the Department of Community Health Sciences, where he focused on promotion of physical activity, healthy eating, and prevention of obesity. He served as Commissioner of Health for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, where he led initiatives on obesity and smoking prevention. He later served as Commissioner of Health for the City of Philadelphia, where he directed efforts to address the crisis in opioid addiction and the COVID-19 pandemic. He was the Principal Senior Deputy Director for the Washington, D.C. Department of Health, where he focused on the health of children. Dr. Farley has authored or co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific publications, is the coauthor of Prescription for a Healthy Nation and is the author of Saving Gotham: A Billionaire Mayor, Activist Doctors, and the Fight for 8 Million Lives.' He is currently an Adjunct Professor at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and an Adjunct Professor at the Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at Tulane University.'
