Full Name
CDR Gretchen Buckler
Job Title
Chief, Preventive Medicine and Population Health
Agency/Service/Company
US Coast Guard
Speaker Bio
CDR Gretchen Buckler, M.D., M.P.H., joined the US Coast Guard as Chief of Preventive Medicine and
Population Health in April 2024. She is trained in General Preventive Medicine as well as Clinical
Pathology/Transfusion Medicine. Prior to joining USCG, CDR Buckler worked for multiple agencies at the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as well as for the Office of the Chief Medical
Officer of TRICARE in the U.S. Department of Defense. She is a medical officer in the U.S. Public Health
Service Commissioned Corps detailed to the USCG. While at HHS Administration for Children and
Families, she played an integral role in the Corps’ COVID-19 response for children residing in congregate
settings. She also supported non-COVID infectious disease surveillance and response during the surge of unaccompanied minors crossing the southern border, and the influx of evacuees from Afghanistan.
Population Health in April 2024. She is trained in General Preventive Medicine as well as Clinical
Pathology/Transfusion Medicine. Prior to joining USCG, CDR Buckler worked for multiple agencies at the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as well as for the Office of the Chief Medical
Officer of TRICARE in the U.S. Department of Defense. She is a medical officer in the U.S. Public Health
Service Commissioned Corps detailed to the USCG. While at HHS Administration for Children and
Families, she played an integral role in the Corps’ COVID-19 response for children residing in congregate
settings. She also supported non-COVID infectious disease surveillance and response during the surge of unaccompanied minors crossing the southern border, and the influx of evacuees from Afghanistan.
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