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Harvey Fineberg

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Harvey V. Fineberg is President of the Institute of Medicine. He served as Provost of Harvard University from 1997 to 2001, following thirteen years as Dean of the Harvard School of Public Health. He has devoted most of his academic career to the fields of health policy and medical decision making. His past research has focused on the process of policy development and implementation, assessment of medical technology, evaluation and use of vaccines, and dissemination of medical innovations.

Dr. Fineberg helped found and served as president of the Society for Medical Decision Making and also served as consultant to the World Heath Organization.

—From the Institute of Medicine

Recommended Reading

The Swine Flu Affair: Decision-Making on a Slippery Disease by Harvey V. Fineberg and Richard E. Neustadt (2005).
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