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Sari J. Siegel is an Assistant Professor in the Program in the History of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai, with a strong academic background in Holocaust and medical history. She previously served as a visiting assistant professor in the Department of History at UCLA and as a postdoctoral fellow at Cedars-Sinai. She has also taught at the Yale School of Medicine, contributing to medical humanities education.
Education:
- PhD in History, University of Southern California
- BA in History, Yale University
Her research centers on the Holocaust, particularly the role of Jewish prisoner-physicians in Nazi camps. She explores how medical practices were coerced, resisted, and ethically negotiated under extreme conditions. Her work bridges history, medicine, and ethics, aiming to inform contemporary healthcare professionals about historical moral challenges.
Her recent publications, including in Holocaust and Genocide Studies and Journal of Genocide Research, reflect a consistent focus on medical conduct during the Holocaust, coercion-resistance dynamics, and individual case studies of prisoner-physicians. These works contribute to broader understandings of genocide, survival, and professional ethics.
Scientific Awards and Recognitions:
- Member, The Lancet Commission on Medicine, Nazism, and the Holocaust
Siegel is actively involved in public scholarship and teaching, advising medical students and presenting internationally. She is currently completing a book manuscript titled Jewish Prisoner-Physicians During the Holocaust: Conscription, Circumstances, and Medical Conduct, 1940–1945. She has no listed advisees yet but is deeply engaged in research and educational outreach.
She is affiliated with the Cedars-Sinai Program in the History of Medicine, which supports interdisciplinary research on the historical intersections of medicine, ethics, and society.
