About
Dov Fox is the Herzog Research Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Health Law Policy & Bioethics at the University of San Diego School of Law. An elected member of the American Law Institute, he is a national expert in health law and bioethics with additional scholarship in torts, criminal law, family law, civil liberties, reproductive rights, and technology regulation.
Education:
- AB, Harvard College (2004)
- DPhil in Political Theory, Oxford University (2007) - Rhodes Scholar
- JD, Yale Law School (2010) - Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow
- LLM, Georgetown University Law Center (2013)
Professor Fox's research examines the legal and ethical dimensions of medicine and reproduction, appearing in top journals like Harvard Law Review and New England Journal of Medicine. His scholarship addresses critical issues including abortion access, fertility fraud, medical disobedience, and reproductive justice, with a focus on equity and patient autonomy. He has authored two books: "Birth Rights and Wrongs" (Oxford, 2019) and "The Conscience of Care" (Harvard, 2025).
His recent publications reveal consistent themes of reproductive law, health policy, and the regulation of emerging technologies, often bridging doctrinal legal analysis with empirical insights from medicine and public health.
Honors:
- University Professor (2023-2024), USD's highest academic honor
- Professor of the Year for Scholarship (2021, 2025)
- Professor of the Year for Teaching (2017, 2022)
- Rhodes Scholarship and Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship
- Audible's #1 Podcast of 2020 ("Donor 9623")
- San Diego Changemaker and Urgent Challenges Innovator
Professor Fox has secured major research funding from NIH, NEH, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. He mentors law students and chairs university committees including Dean search committees. As Center Director, he leads interdisciplinary initiatives addressing health law challenges and serves on advisory boards for the American Constitution Society and Law and Society Association.
