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Jeffrey Runge, MD, Emergency Medicine, Charlotte, NC

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Emergency Medicine • Charlotte, NC

President, Biologue, Inc.

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Summary

  • With 40 years of experience as an emergency medicine physician and Federal government executive, Dr. Runge is currently engaged in improving the health and safety of America in the fields of biodefense, health systems, medical preparedness and road safety. Dr. Runge serves companies and organizations engaged in data-driven healthcare, improving road safety and mitigating health and safety threats locally and globally.

    Dr. Runge practiced and taught emergency medicine for 20 years in Charlotte, North Carolina while performing research in injury prevention, trauma care, and emergency service delivery. In 2001, he was nominated by President Bush and confirmed by the Senate to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. At NHTSA, he instituted programs that led to dramatic declines in U.S. motor vehicle deaths and the lowest highway fatality rate in history. His focus on rollover crashes and crash avoidance technology led to an industry-wide redesign of SUVs to improve their safety as family vehicles. He fostered new regulations leading to better side-impact protection and vehicle stability and a new regulatory framework for fuel economy.

    In 2005, he was appointed the first Chief Medical Officer of the Department of Homeland Security and was confirmed again by the Senate in 2007 as the founding Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs at DHS. Dr. Runge and his team worked across traditional boundaries in government and the private sector to bring together various stakeholders to improve the security of the homeland and medical response to terrorism and natural disasters.

    Dr. Runge is a graduate of the University of the South and the Medical University of South Carolina. He has been honored by both institutions as a Distinguished Alumnus. Dr. Runge is board certified in Emergency Medicine and has published over 60 articles in the medical literature.

Education & Training

  • Carolinas Medical Center
    Carolinas Medical CenterResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1982 - 1984
  • Carolinas Medical Center
    Carolinas Medical CenterInternship, Emergency Medicine, 1981 - 1982
  • Medical University of South Carolina
    Medical University of South CarolinaClass of 1981

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1983 - 2024
  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 1982 - 1984
  • American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow (FACEP) American College of Emergency Physicians

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Former Chief Medical Officer and Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Dr. Jeffrey Runge, Appointed to Aditxt Board of Directors
    Former Chief Medical Officer and Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Dr. Jeffrey Runge, Appointed to Aditxt Board of DirectorsOctober 1st, 2020
  • Health Security Official Tapped to Ensure Safe Republican National Convention
    Health Security Official Tapped to Ensure Safe Republican National ConventionMay 10th, 2020
  • RNC Adds Health Adviser as Coronavirus Looms over in-Person Convention
    RNC Adds Health Adviser as Coronavirus Looms over in-Person ConventionMay 7th, 2020
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