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{{short description|American surgeon}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Howard Krein
|birth_name = Howard David Krein
|birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|45|2012|6|3}}<ref name= newyorktimes/>
|birth_place = [[Cherry Hill, New Jersey]], U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|spouse = {{marriage|[[Ashley Biden]]|2012}}
|education = [[Rutgers University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], [[Master of Science|MS]])<br>[[University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey]] ([[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])<br>[[Thomas Jefferson University]] ([[Doctor of Medicine|MD]])
}}
'''Howard David Krein''' (born 1966/1967) is an American [[Otorhinolaryngology|otolaryngologist]], plastic surgeon, and business executive. He is the husband of [[Ashley Biden]], the daughter of [[United States President]] [[Joe Biden]]. He 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. Krein is the [[chief medical officer]] at StartUp Health, a venture capital and health technology firm. He served on the Biden Cancer Initiative's board of directors from 2017 to 2019. Krein has advised the [[Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign]] on its [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]] response in an unofficial role.

== Early life and education ==
Krein was born and raised in [[Cherry Hill, New Jersey]].<ref name= newyorktimes>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/03/fashion/weddings/ashley-biden-howard-krein-wedding.html|title=Ashley Biden and Howard Krein |date=June 3, 2012|work=The New York Times|access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref><ref name= abc/> He 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]].<ref name= newyorktimes/><ref name= people>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/joe-biden-daughter-ashley-biden-howard-krein-wed/|title=Joe Biden Daughter, Ashley Biden, Howard Krein Wed|website=people.com}}</ref><ref name= list/> His family is [[Jewish]].<ref name= abc/>

As a teenager Krein competed in CowTown, a weekly summertime rodeo competition in [[Pilesgrove, New Jersey]].<ref name= abc/><ref name= observer>{{Cite web|url=https://observer.com/2012/05/meet-joe-bidens-new-son-in-law/|title=Meet Joe Biden's New Son In Law|date=May 29, 2012}}</ref> He became a volunteer [[fire fighter]] at the age of sixteen.<ref name= abc/><ref name= observer/>

Krein graduated from [[Rutgers University]] with a bachelor's degree in biology and a master's degree in [[neuroscience]].<ref name= newyorktimes/><ref name= medcity/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jefferson.edu/university/jmc/departments/otolaryngology/faculty/krein.html|title=Krein, Howard - Thomas Jefferson University - Thomas Jefferson University|website=www.jefferson.edu}}</ref> He 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.<ref name= newyorktimes/><ref name= list/><ref name= elle>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a33645978/who-is-ashley-biden-joe-biden-daughter/|title=All About Ashley Biden, Joe's Youngest Daughter With a Civically-Minded Fashion Label|first=Savannah|last=Walsh|date=August 19, 2020|website=Elle}}</ref> He graduated from medical school at [[Thomas Jefferson University]] in 2000.<ref name= newyorktimes/><ref name= list/> He completed an internship in emergency medicine and general surgery and a residency in otolaryngology at Jefferson.<ref name= medcity/> He completed a fellowship in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at the [[Medical College of Virginia]].<ref name= medcity/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.startuphealth.com/team/howard-krein-md-phd|title=Howard Krein, MD, PhD|website=StartUp Health}}</ref>

== Career ==
[[File:Joe Biden sworn in as Vice President in 2013.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Krein and members of the Biden family at Joe Biden's swearing in ceremony in 2013.]]
Krein is a board-certified [[otolaryngologist]] who also specializes in [[reconstructive surgery|facial and reconstructive surgery]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ashley-biden-engaged-howard-krein_n_1068290|title=VP Joe Biden's Daughter Is Engaged!|date=October 31, 2011|website=HuffPost}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/ashley-biden-marries-jewish-doctor-1.5169138|title=Ashley Biden, daughter of U.S. Vice President, marries Jewish doctor|website=Haaretz.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery|url=https://www.aboto.org/ABOInternet/VerifyPhysicianCertification|access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> He has volunteered at the [[International Hospital for Children]], operating on children with facial deformities in [[Belize]].<ref name= abc/><ref name= list/><ref name= Israel/> Krein also volunteers with Faces of Honor, where he performs reconstructive surgery for victims of domestic violence and veterans of the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]] and the [[Iraqi conflict (2003–present)|Iraqi conflict]].<ref name= list/>

He works at [[Thomas Jefferson University Hospital]] in [[Philadelphia]].<ref name= newyorktimes/><ref name= elle/><ref name= Israel/> Since 2007 he has been an assistant professor of otolaryngology at Thomas Jefferson University.<ref name= newyorktimes/><ref name= abc>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/meet-joe-bidens-future-son-law/story?id=16475464|title=Meet Joe Biden's Future Son-in-Law|website=ABC News}}</ref> Since 2016 he has served as the Senior Director of Health Policy and Innovation at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.healio.com/news/hematology-oncology/20170626/biden-cancer-initiative-seeks-to-inject-urgency-into-cancer-research-foster-hope-for-patients|title=Biden Cancer Initiative seeks to inject urgency into cancer research, foster hope for patients|website=www.healio.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/launching-the-biden-cancer-initiative-300479447.html|title=Launching the Biden Cancer Initiative|first=Biden Cancer|last=Initiative|website=www.prnewswire.com}}</ref> Krein is a founding partner and co-director of the hospital's Herbert Kean Center for Facial Aesthetics.<ref name= medcity>{{Cite web|url=https://events.medcitynews.com/invest-precision-medicine/speakers/%e2%80%8bhoward-krein/|title=Howard Krein, M.D., Ph.D.|first=MedCity|last=News}}</ref>

Since 2011 Krein has served as a Chief Medical Officer at StartUp Health, previously Organized Wisdom, a venture capital and health technology firm.<ref name= abc/><ref name= married>{{cite web|url=https://marriedceleb.com/howard-krein|title=Howard Krein Is Famous As The Husband of Ashley Biden, The Daughter Of Howard Krein and Jill Biden|website=Married Celeb|access-date=2020-10-14}}</ref><ref name= ap>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/b38b45df035246cb9d2272a7ebb22752|title=Biden anti-cancer groups could pose influence concerns|date=June 19, 2019|website=AP NEWS}}</ref><ref name="healthtransformer">{{cite web|url=https://healthtransformer.co/joe-bidens-swan-song-kill-cancer-5ddc3133425d|title=5 Giant Problems the Biden Cancer Initiative Can Fix | by Troy Bannister | StartUp Health|website=healthtransformer.co|access-date=2020-10-14}}</ref> The firm, whose chief executive officer is Krein's brother, lobbied the government on health industry technology regulations in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/biden-anti-cancer-groups-pose-influence-concerns-63813513|title=Biden anti-cancer groups could pose influence concerns|website=ABC News}}</ref> At StartUp Health, Krein works as a strategic clinical advisor to international digital health companies.<ref name= medcity/>

From 2017 to 2019 he was on the Board of Directors of the Biden Cancer Initiative.<ref name= ap/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/jun/19/bidens-cancer-initiative-could-pose-influence-concerns/|title=Biden's cancer initiative could pose influence concerns|website=The Columbian}}</ref> He attended the official kickoff at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] and promoted the Initiative at the [[World Economic Forum]] in [[Davos]].<ref name= politico/> He was also an investor in the initiative.<ref name= politico/>

In 2018 Krein was an invited speaker at the [[Pontifical Council for Culture]] and [[Roman Curia|Roman Curia Foundation]]'s Fourth International Conference In An Effort To Unite To Cure at the [[Vatican City|Vatican]], hosting the panel ''10 Health Moonshots: How a Global Army of Health Transformers is Accomplishing One Impossible Dream''.<ref name= politico/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-vatican-and-the-cura-foundation-host-the-fourth-international-conference-in-an-effort-to-unite-to-cure-300635264.html|title=The Vatican And The Cura Foundation Host The Fourth International Conference In An Effort To Unite To Cure|first=Cura|last=Foundation|website=www.prnewswire.com}}</ref>

Krein has been an advisor to the [[Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign]] on its [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]] response.<ref name= politico>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/13/howard-krein-covid-startups-biden-429123|title=Biden's son-in-law advises campaign on pandemic while investing in Covid-19 startups|website=POLITICO}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-05/biden-convenes-shadow-war-room-to-devise-anti-virus-policy|title=Biden Convenes Shadow War Room to Devise Anti-Virus Policy|date=April 5, 2020|via=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/25/us/politics/joe-biden-coronavirus-quarantine.html|title=A Candidate in Isolation: Inside Joe Biden's Cloistered Campaign|first1=Alexander|last1=Burns|first2=Shane|last2=Goldmacher|first3=Katie|last3=Glueck|work=The New York Times|date=April 28, 2020|access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> StartUp Health has been running an initiative to invest in health care startups offering solutions to the global pandemic since March 2020.<ref name= politico/> Krein's role with the Biden campaign while working as an executive of a health technology firm has led to speculation about a conflict of interest.<ref name= politico/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/biden-son-law-advises-campaign-174920237.html|title=Biden Son-In-Law Advises Campaign on Pandemic Response while Investing in COVID Startups|website=news.yahoo.com}}</ref><ref name= thehill>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/520788-questions-raised-about-conflicts-of-interest-around-biden-son-in-law|title=Questions raised about conflicts of interest around Biden son-in-law|first=Celine|last=Castronuovo|date=October 13, 2020|website=TheHill}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/13/biden-familys-conflicts-of-interest-stretch-to-son-in-law-involved-in-covid-start-ups/|title=Biden In-Law Advising Campaign While He Could Profit Off Covid Policies|date=October 13, 2020|website=The Federalist}}</ref> In 2011 StartUp Health had described Krein as an advisor to the [[Obama Administration]].<ref name= politico/> Krein has 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.<ref name= politico/><ref name= thehill/>

== Personal life ==
Krein is [[Jewish]] and is a registered [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]].<ref name= abc/><ref name= Israel>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/daughter-of-us-vice-president-marries/|title=Biden's daughter marries into the tribe|website=www.timesofisrael.com}}</ref>

He began dating [[Ashley Biden]], a social worker and daughter of U.S. President [[Joe Biden]] and First Lady [[Jill Biden]], in 2010 after being introduced by her half brother, [[Beau Biden]].<ref name= people/><ref name= list>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelist.com/237917/the-truth-about-ashley-bidens-husband/|title=The truth about Ashley Biden's husband|first=Erin|last=Fenton|date=August 18, 2020|website=TheList.com}}</ref> They married in a Catholic-Jewish interfaith ceremony at [[St. Joseph's on the Brandywine]] in [[Greenville, Delaware]].<ref name= people/> The Catholic mass was celebrated by Father David F. Murphy, who was assisted by Rabbi Joseph Forman.<ref name= newyorktimes/> Krein and his wife live in Philadelphia.<ref name= medcity/>

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