Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott taps Dr. Ihuoma Emenuga to be next city’s health commissioner

Seven months after former Baltimore Health Commissioner Letitia Dzirasa became a deputy mayor for the city, Mayor Brandon Scott announced plans to nominate Dr. Ihuoma Emenuga for the vacant position. Emenuga, who previously served as a medical director for the Baltimore City Health Department’s Youth Wellness and Community Health Division, would start the job Jan. 22, assuming the Board of Estimates approves her contract.