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Ezekiel Emanuel

Chair, Department of Bioethics, National Institutes of Health (since 1996)

(Emanuel/PublicAffairs Books)

 

At a Glance

  • Career History: Special Health Adviser to Director, Office of Management and Budget ( February 2009 to January 2011) Chair, Department of Bioethics, National Institutes of Health (1996 to 2009); Associate Professor, Dana-Farber Cancer Center, Harvard University (1992 to 1996)
  • Hometown: Wilmette, Ill.
  • Alma Mater: Amherst College, B.S. (chemistry), 1979; Oxford University M.Sc. (biochemistry); Harvard Medical School, M.D.; Harvard University, Ph.D. (political theory)