| Kenneth Moritsugu | |
| Office: | Surgeon General of the United States |
| Status: | Acting |
| President: | George W. Bush |
| Term Start: | August 1, 2006 |
| Term End: | September 30, 2007 |
| Predecessor: | Richard Carmona |
| Successor: | Steven K. Galson (acting) |
| President1: | George W. Bush |
| Term Start1: | February 13, 2002 |
| Term End1: | August 4, 2002 |
| Predecessor1: | David Satcher |
| Successor1: | Richard Carmona |
| Birth Date: | 5 March 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Education: | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (BS) George Washington University (MD) University of California, Berkeley (MPH) |
| Allegiance: |  United States |
| Branch: | Public Health Service |
| Serviceyears: | 1971–2007 |
| Rank: | Rear Admiral |
Kenneth P. Moritsugu (born March 5, 1945) is an American physician and public health administrator who was the first Asian American US Surgeon General.
Mortisugu was a rear admiral in the USPHSCC, who retired in September 2007 as acting United States Surgeon General. A third-generation Japanese-American, he was appointed the Deputy Surgeon General on October 1, 1998 and named acting Surgeon General on July 31, 2006. In 2005, Moritsugu was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.[1]
Moritsugu received his bachelor's degree in 1967 from University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, his Doctor of Medicine from George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences in 1971, and a Master of Public Health (Health Administration and Planning) from the UC Berkeley School of Public Health in 1975.
He was the first Asian-American Surgeon General of the US.
He is Hospitaller Ambassador of the Order of Saint Lazarus.[2]
Moritsugu has received awards and decorations from the USPHS, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the United States Army, the Department of Defense and the United States Coast Guard. Among them are:[3] [4]
| Public Health Service Distinguished Service Medal | ||
| Federal Bureau of Prisons Distinguished Service Medal (Gold Medal) | ||
| Public Health Service Meritorious Service Medal | ||
| Federal Bureau of Prisons Meritorious Service Medal (Silver Medal) | ||
| Surgeon General's Exemplary Service Medal | ||
| Public Health Service Outstanding Service Medal | ||
| Public Health Service Commendation Medal | ||
| Public Health Service Achievement Medal | ||
| Army Achievement Medal | ||
| Joint Meritorious Unit Award | ||
| Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal |