Dara Kass
Dara Kass | |
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| Born | Dara Ann Gitlin September 6, 1977 Brooklyn, NY |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland, College Park, BS, 1998 SUNY Downstate Medical Center, MD, 2003 |
| Known for | COVID-19 response |
| Children | 3 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Emergency medicine |
| Institutions | Columbia University New York-Presbyterian Hospital |
| Website | darakass.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.