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Damirez Fossett

Chair of Neurosurgery · The Howard University

Chair of Neurosurgery at The Howard University. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$854K

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Reported as Chair of Neurosurgery of The Howard University, based in Washington, DC.
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Received $854K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Biography Web-sourced

Dr. Damirez T.

Fossett, MD is Chief of the Division of Neurosurgery at Howard University College of Medicine since 2010 and a neurosurgeon at Howard University Faculty Practice Plan in Washington, DC. He earned his BS in Biology from Yale University (1985) and MD from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1989), completing his residency at George Washington University.

Named 2023 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Educator of the Year, he has dedicated his career to mentoring medical students and promoting neurosurgery education at historically Black universities.

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Tenure here
Chief of Neurosurgery Division at Howard University (2010-present)
Education
  • Yale University · B.S. in Biology1985
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine · MD1989
  • George Washington University (completed 1996) · Residency in Neurosurgery1996

Affiliations

Organizations

The Howard University Chair of Neurosurgery · $1.4B revenue · Washington, DCTHE HOWARD UNIVERSITY WAS ESTABLISHED BY AN ACT OF CONGRESS IN 1867. THE UNIVERSITY IS AN INSTITUTION THAT EDUCATES STUDENTS, DEVELOPS PROFESSIONALS,…pay $796K → $854KFiled FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$854Kreported comp

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$1.8M
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President · FY2019
$1.6M
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$1.5M
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President · FY2024
$1.0M
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Dean College of Medicine · FY2024
$984K
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Dean and VP of Clinical Affairs · FY2022
$972K
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Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon · FY2024
$910K
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Trauma Medical Director · FY2024
$855K
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Trauma and Critical Care Surgeon · FY2024
$843K
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Chief Division Cardiothoracic Surgery · FY2024
$817K
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Clinical Professor · FY2023
$813K
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VP Clinical Affairs · FY2022
$721K

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