Lawrence Gostin

Lawrence Gostin
Lawrence Gostin
Born	Lawrence Oglethorpe Gostin; October 19, 1949; New York, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Law professor
Title	University Professor (since 2012); O’Neill Professor of Global Health Law (2007–2012);
Awards	Member of the National Academy of Medicine (2000); Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health (2007);
Academic background
Education	State University of New York, Brockport (BA, 1971); Duke University (JD, 1974);
Academic work
Discipline	Health law
Institutions	Georgetown University (1994–present); Johns Hopkins University (1995–2013); Harvard University (1985–1994);

Lawrence Oglethorpe Gostin (born October 19, 1949) is an American law professor at Georgetown University Law Center who specializes in global health law as well as the law of public health and human rights. Formerly a Fulbright Fellow, Gostin focuses on health law and holds appointments at Georgetown University, including as Distinguished University Professor, the university's highest faculty honor. He is the lead author of the Model State Emergency Health Powers Act and is a contributor to journals on medicine and law.