Haile T. Debas, M.D.
Executive Director
Global Health Sciences, UCSF

Dr. Debas, a native of A native of Eritrea, he received his M.D. from McGill University and completed his surgical training at the University of British Columbia. Prior to becoming dean he served as chair of surgery at UCSF for six years. Under Dr. Debas's stewardship, the UCSF School of Medicine became a national model for medical education, an achievement for which he was recognized with the 2004 Abraham Flexner Award of the AAMC. Dr. Debas also spearheaded the formation of several interdepartmental and interdisciplinary centers of excellence and was instrumental in developing UCSF's new campus at Mission Bay. He has held leadership positions with numerous membership organizations and professional associations. One of the few surgeons to be elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he is also a member of the Institute of Medicine. He currently serves on the United Nations Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa and on the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy of the National Academy of Sciences.