Atul Gawande

Atul Gawande

Distinguished Professor in Residence

Atul A. Gawande, MD, MPH is a renowned surgeon, writer, and public health leader. He was founder and Chair of Ariadne Labs, on the surgery faculty at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and a Professor at Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He was also a longtime staff writer for The New Yorker magazine. He has written four New York Times best-selling books: Complications (2002), Better (2007), The Checklist Manifesto (2009), Being Mortal (2014).

Dr. Gawande served for the last three years as Assistant Administrator for Global Health at the US Agency for International Development (USAID). He now returns to Ariadne Labs as Distinguished Professor in Residence.

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New York Times: The Aftermath of a Pandemic Requires as Much Focus as the Start

Dr. Atul Gawande pens an essay published in the New York Times on the aftermath of the pandemic and the need to reorient our health systems toward primary care.

Mar 17 2023
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PBS Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan: Dr. Atul Gawande

Ariadne Labs co-founder Dr. Atul Gawande sits down with PBS’s Kelly Corrigan to discuss his personal and professional life.

Nov 3 2021
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Ariadne Labs Co-Founder, Dr. Atul Gawande, Nominated for Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Global Health, USAID

President Biden has nominated Ariadne Labs’ founder and Chair, Atul Gawande, MD, MPH to serve as Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Global Health at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID leads the country’s international development and disaster assistance through partnerships and investments that save lives, reduce poverty, strengthen democratic governance, and help people emerge from humanitarian crises and progress beyond assistance.

Jul 13 2021
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MSNBC: Doctor calls for ‘national comprehensive plan’ on virus

Dr. Atul Gawande joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss COVID-19 vaccines and national planning.

Nov 17 2020