Howard Krein is the husband of Ashley Biden, the daughter of United States President Joe Biden.
21 Facts About Howard Krein
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Howard Krein is an assistant professor of otolaryngology at Thomas Jefferson University and is a founding partner and co-director of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital's Facial Aesthetic and Reconstructive Center.
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Howard Krein served on the Biden Cancer Initiative's board of directors from 2017 to 2019.
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Howard Krein advised the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign on its COVID-19 pandemic response in an unofficial role.
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Howard Krein was born and raised in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
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Howard Krein is the son of Stanley Krein, an insurance executive and former director of marketing at Aetna, and Brenda Ferne "Bunny" Lipner Krein, a physician assistant in cardiology at Cooper University Hospital.
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Howard Krein became a volunteer firefighter at the age of sixteen.
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Howard Krein graduated from Rutgers University with a bachelor's degree in biology and a master's degree in neuroscience.
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Howard Krein obtained a doctoral degree in cell and development biology from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey's Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 1996.
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Howard Krein graduated from medical school at Thomas Jefferson University in 2000.
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Howard Krein completed an internship in emergency medicine and general surgery and a residency in otolaryngology at Jefferson.
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Howard Krein completed a fellowship in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at the Medical College of Virginia.
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Howard Krein is a board-certified otolaryngologist who specializes in facial and reconstructive surgery.
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Howard Krein has volunteered at the International Hospital for Children, operating on children with facial deformities in Belize.
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Howard Krein has been an assistant professor of otolaryngology at Thomas Jefferson University since 2007, and has served as the Senior Director of Health Policy and Innovation at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center since 2016.
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Howard Krein is a founding partner and co-director of the hospital's Herbert Kean Center for Facial Aesthetics.
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Since 2011 Howard Krein has served as a Chief Medical Officer at StartUp Health, previously Organized Wisdom, a venture capital and health technology firm.
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The firm, whose chief executive officer is Howard Krein's brother, lobbied the government on health industry technology regulations in 2018.
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Howard Krein served as an unofficial advisor to the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign on its COVID-19 pandemic response.
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Howard Krein stated that he does not have a formal role in the Biden campaign, but has participated in briefings on the coronavirus based on his experience treating patients and coordinating Thomas Jefferson University Hospital's response to the outbreak.
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Howard Krein began dating Ashley Biden, a social worker and daughter of US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, in 2010 after being introduced by her half-brother, Beau Biden.