Debra Bogen

Bogen earned a B.A. in chemistry, cum laude, from the Columbia University in 1985.[1] She completed a M.D. at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in 1992.[2] From 1992 to 1995, she completed a pediatric residency and general academic pediatrics fellowship at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.[3][1] Bogen conducted postdoctoral research at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine from 1996 to 1998.[1] She became a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics in 1992. She joined the American Pediatric Society in 1996.[1] In 2004, she became a fellow of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine.[1]

Bogen is an advocate for maternal and child health issues.[4] She is one of the founders of the Mid-Atlantic Mother's Milk Bank.[4] At the University of Pittsburgh, Bogen held a primary academic appointment as a professor of pediatrics and secondary appointments in psychiatry and clinical and translational science.[5] She was vice chair for education at the UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh's pediatric department.[2] In March 2020, she succeeded Karen Hacker as director of the Allegheny County Health Department.[2]

In January 2023, she was nominated by governor-elect Josh Shapiro to serve as the Pennsylvania Secretary of Health.[3] Her nomination was withdrawn on June 27.[6]