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Mary T. Bassett

1952–

United States

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Mary Travis Bassett is an American physician and public health researcher. Bassett was the 17th Health Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, serving from September 2021 to December 2022. From 2014 to 2018, she was the commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

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