President

David M. Carlisle, MD, PhD
President

Dr. David Carlisle is the president of Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. He is the immediate past director of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. He was appointed in 2000 by then Gov. Gray Davis to that high-level role in the state’s Health and Human Services agency. Responsible for managing health-related programs, he directed an organization of more than 500 employees in seven key areas, and a $100 million annual budget.

 

Giving to CDU

Look at the residents from South Los Angeles and beyond who benefit from access to the university’s health care services, and research on reducing health disparities. About one-third of Los Angeles County’s minority doctors were trained at Charles Drew University, and graduates from the College of Medicine have been more likely by a wide margin to practice in medically underserved communities than physicians trained in traditional medical schools. Charles Drew University was ranked in the top 10% of more than 3,400 institutions supported by the National Institutes of Health and finished among the top 50 private research universities, as rated by the Center for Measuring University Performance. Please help maintain the university’s tradition of excellence and empathy by donating generously today.