Jacob Eapen

Jacob Eapen, MD, MPH, has served on the Washington Township Health Care District Board of Directors since 2005. A pediatrician and renowned public health physician, Dr. Eapen is a former medical director of Newark Wellness, a primary care center within the Alameda Health System, and a mentor at his alma mater, Stanford University.

A resident of Fremont, Dr. Eapen has had a rich career in public health. Early in his career, he served as the first Asian health adviser to the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees, where he was responsible for the health of about 60,000 Indo-Chinese refugees. He served as a consulting pediatrician for the Aga Khan foundation in Dar-Es Salaam, Tanzania, and worked in the pediatric faculty in the University of Sokoto, Nigeria. He has also has held leadership positions with health education and governance organizations around the world, including the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health; the Association of California Healthcare Districts; the California Hospital Association; and health adviser to the Kerala government.

He is the recipient of numerous worldwide awards and distinctions, including lifetime achievement awards from Trivandrum Medical College, Sainik School Kazhakootam in Trivandrum, India; and Asianet. He also received the prestigious Ellis Island Medical of Honor in 2007.