Faculty

The SM-MMH program was launched in 2022 by the HMS Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, following the success of the Media and Medicine: How to Tell Stories to Make a Difference certificate program. We are honored to have many Harvard-based faculty members who serve as course instructors, guest lecturers, and mentors for the program. We invite you to read more about the program's faculty and instructors to gain a better understanding of the program.

Program Co-Directors

neal baer

Neal Baer, MD

Co-Director, Master of Science in Media, Medicine, and Health
Co-Director, Media and Medicine Certificate Program
Lecturer on Global Health and Social Medicine
Executive Producer and Showrunner, Designated Survivor, Netflix

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Jason Bryan Silverstein, PhD

Co-Director, Master of Science in Media, Medicine, and Health
Lecturer on Global Health and Social Medicine

Course Instructors

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Suzanne Koven, MD, MFA

Associate Professor of Medicine
Co-Director, Media and Medicine Certificate Program
Lecturer on Global Health and Social Medicine
Writer-in-Residence at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

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Lindsey Marten Zeve, PhD

Lecturer on Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School

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Ricardo Pérez González

Lecturer on Media, Medicine, and Health
Artist-in-Residence in Global Health and Social Medicine

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Doris Sommer, PhD

Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures and of African and African American Studies
Director of the Cultural Agents Initiative at Harvard University

Visit Doris's website

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Gael McGill, PhD

Lecturer on Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School
Founder & CEO, Digizyme, Inc.

digizyme.com

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Naomi Hein, MRes

Instructor and Assistant Director of Writing and Communication Services, Harvard Medical School

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Joel Katz, MD

Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Vice Chair for Education
Director Emeritus, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Cynthia and John F. Fish Distinguished Chair in Medical Education

Brigham and Women's website

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Brooke Evans, EdM

Lecturer
Director of Visual Arts Education, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Co-Creator of the Center for Visual Arts in Healthcare, Brigham & Women's Hospital

Center for Visual Arts in Healthcare at BWH

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Paola Abello, MBA

Director of Innovation at the Center for Primary Care, Harvard Medical School

Center for Primary Care

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Emilie Wagner, MBA

Advisor and lecturer for Harvard HealthTech fellowship, Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care

Guest Lecturers

jonathan adler

Jonathan Adler, PhD

Guest Lecturer, Media and Medicine programs
Visiting Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Professor of Psychology at Olin College of Engineering
Chief Academic Officer, Health Story Collaborative

Visit Jonathan's site

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Annie Brewster, MD

Guest Lecturer, Media and Medicine programs
Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School
Practicing Physician at Massachusetts General Hospital

Health Story Collaborative

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Tina Rosenberg, MS

Guest Lecturer, Media and Medicine programs
Co-Founder and VP for Innovation of the Solutions Journalism Network

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Jennifer Nilsen, MPP

Research Fellow, The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy's News Lab

Lisa Wong

Lisa Wong, MD

Guest Lecturer, Media and Medicine programs
Associate Co-Director and Co-Founder of the Arts and Humanities Initiative, Harvard Medical School
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital

Learn More

We invite you to learn more about the Master of Science in Media, Medicine, and Health program on this website and to join the SM-MMH newsletter for updates on the program. Many answers to questions can be found on our Frequently Asked Questions page. If you have additional questions, please email the MMSc-GHD Program.