Tomás Aragón, MD, DrPH
State Public Health Officer and Director, California Department of Public Health
Dr. Tomás Aragón, MD, DrPH, serves as the director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the State Public Health Officer.
As CDPH director, striving to embody and promote the universal values of dignity, equity, compassion and humility, he works through partnerships to mobilize communities and institutions to transform policies and systems towards a culture of equity, antiracism, healing, and health for all people and our planet. As State Public Health Officer, he exercises leadership and legal authority to protect health and prevent disease.
Prior to joining CDPH, Aragón was the health officer for the City and County of San Francisco and director of the public health division.
Aragón has served in public health leadership roles for more than 20 years (communicable disease controller, deputy health officer, health officer, community health and chronic disease epidemiologist), including directing a public health emergency preparedness and response research and training center at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health.