Jonathan E. Fielding, M.D. M.PH. M.B.A.
Professor of Health Policy and Management, and Pediatrics, Fielding School of Public Health and the Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
Jonathan Fielding, M.D., is chair of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services and was a founding member of the U.S. Clinical Preventive Services Task Force. He currently is a Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Management and Pediatrics in the Fielding School of Public Health and the Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.
Dr. Fielding served for 16 years as the director of public health and health officer for the Los Angeles County. Formerly, he was Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Health. Dr. Fielding received board certification from the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Preventive Medicine. He served as president and regent for the American College of Preventive Medicine. He has authored or coauthored more than 300 original articles, commentaries, editorials and chapters on various aspects of public health, preventive medicine, and health services. Dr. Fielding is an elected member of the Academy of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, and has served on its Population Health and Public Health Practice Board. He is the longstanding editor of the Annual Review of Public Health and a presidentially appointed member of the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion and Integrative and Public Health to the National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council. Dr. Fielding also served as a Director and Chair of the National Truth Initiative, dedicated to reducing tobacco use, and a Director of Shatterproof, a non-profit fighting addiction nationally.
Dr. Fielding received his medical degree with honors from Harvard School of Medicine and a master of public health degree from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Fielding received his MBA in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
