Dara Kass

Dara Kass
Born
Dara Ann Gitlin

(1977-09-06) September 6, 1977
Brooklyn, NY
Alma materUniversity of Maryland, College Park, BS, 1998
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, MD, 2003
Known forCOVID-19 response
Children3
Scientific career
FieldsEmergency medicine
InstitutionsColumbia University
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Websitedarakass.com

Dara Ann Kass (born September 6, 1977) is a practicing emergency medicine physician and a consultant in healthcare policy and impact. She is a longtime advocate for advancing the careers of women in medicine. While treating patients during the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Kass became infected, sharing her disease course and serving as a public health messenger. Since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization supreme court decision, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization she has focused on healthcare policy and advocacy related to reproductive healthcare, specifically on the care patients receive in Emergency Departments.