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Allan M. Brandt is the Amalie Moses Kass Professor of the History of Medicine and Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University, holding joint appointments between Harvard Medical School and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. He served as Dean of Harvard's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences from 2008–2012. His research focuses on the social, ethical, and political dimensions of health, including global health, medical ethics, and the history of public health policy.
Brandt earned his BA from Brandeis University and PhD in American History from Columbia University. His seminal works include The Cigarette Century (2007), which won the Bancroft Prize and Welch Medal, and No Magic Bullet (1987). He explores topics such as the impact of stigma on health outcomes, the history of human experimentation, and tobacco pandemic dynamics through courses like Medicine and Society in America and Research in the History of Medical Ethics.
His awards include membership in the National Academy of Medicine and American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Brandt currently investigates how societal stigma affects healthcare access and health disparities, bridging historical analysis with contemporary policy debates.
