Ricardo Azziz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ricardo Azziz

President of Georgia Regents University

Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1958

Place of Birth: Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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Ricardo Azziz currently serves as Chief Officer of Academic Health and Hospital Affairs, State University of New York (SUNY) System Administration.
In this role he provides support, strategic oversight, guidance, and advocacy for the educational, research and clinical programs within the SUNY academic health and health professions portfolio, representing over 30% of SUNY’s total annual $13.3 billion budget.He was formerly president of Georgia Regents University (GRU), now Augusta University, in Augusta, Georgia (United States), and former chief executive officer of its health system.Prior to his current position, he served as president of then Medical College of Georgia (MCG) and CEO of its health system beginning in July 2010.
The university was renamed Georgia Health Sciences University (GHSU) and later consolidated with Augusta State University in January 2012 to form GRU, a transformation he led.Dr.
Azziz is also an active and well published researcher in biomedical sciences (with a focus on hormonal disorders in women) and change management in academe (with a focus on mergers and consolidations).
Finally, he is a visual artist and the creator of a significant portfolio of work, primarily pen-and-ink drawings reminiscent of the Surrealist style of the early 20th century.