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David S. Jones is the A. Bernard Ackerman Professor of the Culture of Medicine at Harvard University, holding joint appointments in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard Medical School, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He is also an affiliate professor in the Department of History. His academic career includes prior roles as an assistant professor at MIT (2005–2011), where he directed the Center for the Study of Diversity in Science, Technology, and Medicine (2004–2008). He has been honored with MIT’s MacVicar Faculty Fellowship (2009), Harvard’s Everett Mendelsohn Excellence in Mentoring Award (2018), and appointment as a Harvard College Professor (2020).
Jones earned his A.B. in History and Science from Harvard College (1993), followed by concurrent Ph.D. (History of Science) and M.D. (2001) degrees from Harvard. He trained in pediatrics, psychiatry, and emergency psychiatry. His research spans medical history, science & race, and global health, with notable works like Broken Hearts: The Tangled History of Cardiac Care (2013) and What's the Use of Race? (2010). Current projects include histories of Indian cardiac care and air pollution’s health impacts.
His teaching focuses on medical ethics, social medicine, and history of medicine. Research grants include support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, NIH, and NEH. Jones directs Harvard Medical School’s Arts and Humanities Initiative and collaborates across disciplines on topics like climate justice and healthcare equity.
