Ashish K. Jha, M.D., MPH, is the Dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health, formerly Professor of Global Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Director of the Harvard Global Health Institute.  He is a practicing General Internist and also Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

On Tuesday he testified before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. He has emerged as a leading voice of reason and expertise, frequently called upon to clarify complicated issues in CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times and The Washington Post and more. He has criticized the federal government’s response.

Dr. Jha received his M.D. from Harvard Medical School and then trained in Internal Medicine at the University of California in San Francisco.  He completed his General Medicine fellowship at Brigham & Women’s Hospital at Harvard Medical School and received his M.P.H. from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

His research endeavors focus on improving the quality and costs of healthcare systems with a specialized focus on the impact of policies. Dr. Jha has published over two hundred various papers in prestigious journals and heads a personal blog which focuses on using statistical data research to improve health quality.  Dr. Jha is a member of the Institute of Medicine at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.