May 17, 2021 – Henry Schein, Inc. (Melville, NY) announced the election of Reed V. Tuckson, MD, FACP, to the Company’s board of directors.
Since 2014, Dr. Tuckson has served as Managing Director of Tuckson Health Connections, LLC, a health and medical care consulting business that brings people and ideas together to promote optimal health outcomes and value through innovation and integration. Dr. Tuckson is also the Founder of the Black Coalition Against COVID-19, a community-based initiative that seeks to provide trustworthy, science-based, information curated for the Black community and other communities of color about COVID-19 vaccines and related topics in an effort to help save lives.
Previously, Dr. Tuckson served as Executive Vice President and Chief of Medical Affairs for UnitedHealth Group, where he oversaw the company’s medical and clinical-related policies and activities. Dr. Tuckson has also held positions as SVP, Professional Standards of the American Medical Association; President of the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (Los Angeles, CA); SVP for Programs of the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation; and Commissioner of Public Health for the District of Columbia.