Notable Alumni Profiles

Karen DeSalvo

Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc

Chief Health Officer at Google

Dr. DeSalvo is the Chief Health Officer at Google, a physician executive working at the intersection of medicine, public health, and information technology whose career has focused on improving health and eliminating disparities. She leads a team of health professionals at Google who provide guidance for the development of inclusive research, products, and services, and … Continue reading “Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc”

Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH

Visiting Senior Academic Fellow, Petrie Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics, Harvard Law School

Dr. Rochelle Walensky was the 19th Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2021-2023). Previously, she was a Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (2012-2021) and Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital (2017-2021). She is currently a Visiting Senior Academic Fellow and Lecturer at the Petrie Flom Center … Continue reading “Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH”

Ashish Jha, MD, MPH

Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health

Dr. Jha is the Dean of the Brown School of Public Health and is now on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response, leading national and international analysis of key issues and advising state and federal policy makers. Prior to his role at Brown, Dr. Jha led the Harvard Global Health Institute and taught at the … Continue reading “Ashish Jha, MD, MPH”

Thomas Dean Sequist, MD, MPH

Chief Medical Officer at Mass General Brigham (MGB)

Dr. Sequist is the Chief Medical Officer at Mass General Brigham (MGB). Prior to that, he was MGB’s Chief Quality and Safety Officer, where he worked with the leadership of multiple hospitals and institutions to measure and improve the delivery of health care across the care continuum. He is a Professor of Medicine and Health … Continue reading “Thomas Dean Sequist, MD, MPH”

Adolfo Rubinstein MD, MSc, DrPH

Minister of Health, Argentina (2017-2019); Director, Center for Implementation and Innovation in Health Policies at Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Dr. Rubinstein is the Director of the Center for Implementation and Innovation in Health Policies (CIIPS) at the Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He formerly served as the National Minister of Health of Argentina (2017-2019), was the Founder and Former Director General of IECS (2002-2017), and was the … Continue reading “Adolfo Rubinstein MD, MSc, DrPH”

Marjorie Leimomi Mala Mau, MD, MS, MACP, FRCP

Myron "Pinky" Thompson Endowed Chair for Native Hawaiian Health Research; Professor at the University of Hawaiʻi, John A. Burns School of Medicine

Dr. Mau is the Myron “Pinky” Thompson Endowed Chair for Native Hawaiian Health Research and a Professor at the University of Hawaiʻi, John A. Burns School of Medicine. She is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, and is the founding chair and current Director of Research of the Department of … Continue reading “Marjorie Leimomi Mala Mau, MD, MS, MACP, FRCP”

Pagona Lagiou, MD, MSc, PhD

Chair, Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics at the School of Medicine of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Dr. Lagiou is the Chair of the Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics at the School of Medicine of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece and also a Professor of Hygiene and Epidemiology. In addition, she is an Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. … Continue reading “Pagona Lagiou, MD, MSc, PhD”

Yazdan Yazdanpanah, MD, MSc, PhD

Director of the ANRS Emerging Infectious Diseases Agency, Head, Infectious Disease Department, Bichat Claude Bernard Hospital and Professor of Medicine, Paris Diderot University

Dr. Yazdanpanah is the Director of the ANRS Emerging Infectious Diseases Agency, the Director of the Infectious Disease Department at Bichat Claude Bernard Hospital and a Professor of Medicine at Paris Diderot University. Dr. Yazdanpanah earned his medical degree from the Lille School of Medicine, France in 1996. He qualified from the same institution first … Continue reading “Yazdan Yazdanpanah, MD, MSc, PhD”

Kenneth A. Freedberg, MD, MSc

Director, Medical Practice Evaluation Center, Massachusetts General Hospital; Director, Program in Epidemiology and Outcomes Research Harvard University Center for AIDS Research

Dr. Kenneth Freedberg is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and a physician at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is the Director of the Medical Practice Evaluation Center, Director of the Program in Clinical Epidemiology and … Continue reading “Kenneth A. Freedberg, MD, MSc”