Profiles

Doctors Find Their Voices as Authors of Children’s Books

Four alumni share how storytelling can open young readers’ eyes to the possibilities of science

• Art and Medicine
• Science and Society
• HMS Community

Facing Funding Cuts, MD-PhD Students Write Home

Students from Texas and Iowa penned op-eds in hometown papers to spread awareness about threats to scientific research

• HMS Community
• Science and Society

Making Digital Tools and Technologies Accessible to All

Accessibility is both a health issue and a human right, says Lawrence Weru, MSc ’23

• HMS Community
• Health Equity
• Science and Society

Constance Chu’s Joint Ventures

Through both research and clinical practice, this orthopedic surgeon works to preserve and promote knee joint health

• Surgery
• HMS Community

Asking the Right Questions in Cancer Research

Levi Garraway on his career in academia and industry

• Cancer
• Genetics

Building Better Obstetric Care in Africa

Sierra Washington’s path from medical school to Mozambique

• Women's Health
• Global Health

A Champion for Women's Heart Health

Nanette Wenger upended dogma by proving women are at risk for cardiovascular disease

• Women's Health
• Cardiology

The Unwavering Purpose of Herman Taylor

A physician-researcher has spent his career advocating for better cardiovascular care for Black people

• Cardiology
• Health Equity

Master's Students Describe Their Career Aspirations

Meet master’s candidates Aya Awwad and Michael Elnemais Fawzy

• Medical Education

MD Students Aim to Make Health Care Work for All

Three MD students — Gerry Serwald, Sam Steuart, and Zade Akras — discuss the paths that propelled them into leadership roles

• Medical Education

Where Law and Medicine Meet

Judith Edersheim, MD ’96, on bringing neuroscience into the courtroom

• Mental Health
• Science and Society

Hooked on Neuroscience

Three PhD candidates — Winthrop Gillis, Alyssa Larios, and Richard Hakim — discuss what drew them to the discipline

• Medical Education
• Neuroscience

Plastic Surgery: A Science and an Art

A conversation with Dzifa Kpodzo, MD ’06

• Surgery

MD Students on Melding Advocacy with Medicine

• Medical Education
• HMS Community

Good Choices

• Cardiology
• HMS Community

MD Students Discuss Their Roles as Class Leaders

• Medical Education
• HMS Community

A Framework for Care

• Clinical Practice
• Aging

Global Health Graduates on Making a Difference in the World

• Global Health

Legacies

Alan Shuldiner on building genetic pedigrees to study the diseases of aging

• Aging
• Genetics

MD Students on Being Leaders and Leading Change

• Medical Education