The executive director of the
Kanawha-Charleston Health Department will be West Virginia
Dr. Rahul Gupta will become
Commissioner of the state Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for
Public Health on Jan. 1.
Gupta will replace Dr. Letitia
Tierney who is resigning effective Dec. 31 after just more than a year in the
role.
Both Gupta and Tierney were key
figures in the response to the Jan. 9 Freedom Industries chemical spill that
contaminated tap water for 300,000 West Virginians.
Gupta has served as executive
director of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department since 2009.
During part of that time, he has
also concurrently served as director of the Putnam County Health Department.
