Distinguished Global Health Policy Expert and Health Systems Researcher
Associated with :
Inter-American Development BankDavid Watkins serves as Associate Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Department of Global Health at the University of Washington. After earning his BS from Rhodes College, MD from Duke University, and MPH from the University of Washington, he has established himself as a leading voice in health systems strengthening and universal health coverage. His research focuses on using chronic non-communicable diseases as models for assessing and strengthening health systems in low- and middle-income countries, with particular expertise in rheumatic heart disease