Prof. Dr. Dante Saksono Harbuwono, Sp.PD., Ph.D.

Prof. Dr. Dante Saksono Harbuwono, Sp.PD., Ph.D. is Vice Minister of Health, Republic of Indonesia. He was born in Temanggung on 23 March 1973.Prof. Dante completed his medical doctor at Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia in 1997. In 2004, he completed his medical specialty in Endocrinology at Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, and in 2008 he earned Doctor of Philosophy at University of Yamanashi, Japan. In 2022, he received his professor title in endocrinology and metabolic disease, at Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia.He is a well-known health expert as diabetic molecular expert. He was appointed as the Chief of Metabolic Disorder, Cardiovascular and Aging Cluster at Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia from 2015 to 2020. He was also appointed as the Chief of of the Diabetic Cluster a National Hospital, Rumah Sakit Cipto Mangunkusumo in 2018 until 2020. He was appointed as Research and Development Coordinator for the Endocrinology Association (PB PERKENI) and Chairperson of the Indonesia-Jakarta Raya Association of Endocrinology (Perkeni Jaya) from 2018 to 2021.Prof. Dante is also actively engaged in duty for his country. He is currently serving as the Deputy Minister of Health of Indonesia, starting from 2020. In addition, Prof. Dante was appointed as a member of the Indonesia Presidential Medical Team in 2014 – a position which he has been serving until now. During his tenure, he is also appointed as an Alternate Board Member of Global Fund, which will run until 2026.