Adnan A. Hyder

Dr. Adnan Hyder is Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor at Boston University School of Public Health. Recognized among the world’s premier scholars in health systems and policy, Dr. Hyder has worked to advance global health across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Through National Institutes of Health-supported research, he has made significant contributions to the global understanding of the epidemiological burden, risk factors, potential interventions, economic impact, and socio-cultural correlates of noncommunicable diseases and injuries around the world. Dr. Hyder has led a series of conceptual and empirical studies on research ethics, health systems ethics, and ethics of health policy and systems research. Prior to his work at BUSPH, Dr. Hyder served as Senior Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Global Health at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University. He also served as the founding Director of the Center on Commercial Determinants of Health at George Washington University and the Bioethics Interest Group at Milken Institute School of Public Health. He received his MD from the Aga Khan University in Pakistan and his MPH and PhD in public health from Johns Hopkins University.