M. Saud Anwar

Summary

Saud Anwar is a physician who specializes in Lung Diseases and Critical Care Medicine. Currently, he serves as Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine of Eastern CT Health Network. He is currently serving as Mayor of the Town of South Windsor, CT. Dr. Anwar is involved in humanitarian and peace initiatives nationally and internationally. He is frequently invited to consult for our government and has organized medical missions for disaster relief. His efforts have been recognized at the state and federal levels and by several professional organizations. EDUCATION AND TRAINING: -Medical Training: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine - Yale University -Master Degree in Public Health – Yale University STATE OF CONNECTICUT -Former Commissioner- Asian Pacific American Affairs -Health Equity Leadership Council of Connecticut. -Connecticut Safe School Climate Coalition UNITED STATES -Testified to the 109th Congress- Committee on Homeland Security. -Coordinated a volunteer response to September 11th -Consultant - FBIs Multi Cultural Advisory Committee -Conference Speaker- Department of Homeland Security INTERNATIONAL -Consultant- British Department of Communities and Local Government -Chief Coordinator- Conference on Understanding Radicalization and DeRadicalization Strategies, Hartford, CT. -Peace missions to Israel and Middle East. -Medical Mission- Haiti Disaster Relief. -Medical Mission- Pakistan Earthquake Response -Conference Speaker – Friends of Europe- Brussels -Conference Speaker- US Mission to the European Union RECOGNITION: -Recognition by the American Red Cross for September 11th response -Recipient of the Director FBI-Robert Mueller III Award for Community Leadership and Alliance Building. -Anti Defamation League Torch of Liberty Award -Human Relations Award- National Council of Community and Justice -Community Service Award – United States Department of Justice – US Attorney’s Office -Trailblazer Award- South Asian Bar Association of CT