Harry Heiman, M.D., M.P.H.

Harry J. Heiman is director of health policy and the Health Policy Leadership Fellowship Program at the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine. He is an assistant professor in the department of family medicine, involved in teaching medical students, residents, and public health students. Prior to joining the Satcher Health Leadership Institute in 2009, Heiman practiced clinical family medicine for more than 20 years. He has served on the public health and legislative committees of the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians and is the board chair of Georgians for a Healthy Future, a consumer health advocacy organization.

Since joining the Satcher Health Leadership Institute, he has written and presented extensively on opportunities and challenges for advancing health equity, including the impact of health reform, new models for health care delivery, and broader public health approaches targeting the social determinants of health.

Heiman received his MD from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, his MPH from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, and his BA from Washington University in St. Louis. He is board certified in family medicine and a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.