Muntu Davis, MD, MPH

Muntu Davis has been Health Officer for Los Angeles County since 2018. In this role, Dr. Davis serves as the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health medical expert regarding public health matters and provides guidance to leadership across the Department. Working in partnership with DPH colleagues and health professional organizations, he consults on, interprets, and enforces county and state laws and regulations to protect and promote the health and wellness of all residents of Los Angeles County.

He previously served as Alameda County Health Officer for nearly 10 years and as the public health director there for six years. Prior to working at the ACPHD, he focused on on pandemic planning and education on febrile rash evaluation at the Immunization Branch of the California Department of Health Services.

He regularly contributes to statewide and national discussions around how to elevate and implement a health equity framework within government agencies.

Dr. Davis has practiced medicine in urban and rural primary care and urgent care clinics in Northern and Southern California. He earned an MD from the University of California, Los Angeles; completed The California Endowment Scholars in Health Policy Fellowship; and received an MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health.