Gregg Bloche

M. Gregg Bloche is the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Health Law, Policy, and Ethics at Georgetown University. In addition to his work on the legal governance of health care provision, he writes on the use of biomedical and behavioral-science knowledge and judgment for national security and other public purposes.

He received his M.D. and J.D. degrees from Yale, and he completed a psychiatry residency at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. Bloche is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Robert Wood Johnson Investigator Award in Health Policy Research. He’s advised South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, President Obama’s campaign and transition, and a variety of other government and private-sector entities. He’s served on the boards of Physicians for Human Rights and other NGOs, as well as the editorial boards of Health Affairs and other publications. Bloche’s work has appeared in a wide range of news media, professional, and academic venues. Follow him on Twitter @greggbloche.