Dr. Barron Lerner
Physician • Speaker • NYU Professor • Author
Barron H. Lerner, MD, PhD is a professor of medicine and population health at NYU Langone Health. He is a bioethicist, speaker and historian, the author of five books, a regular contributor to the New York Times, The Washington Post and Slate, and can be heard on many NPR programs, including Fresh Air and All Things Considered.
Lessons from Kate Middleton’s cancer revelation
The Boston Globe • Monday, May 6th, 2024
What happens when a celebrity gets a life-changing diagnosis? Do they owe the public an explanation? Dr. Barron H. Lerner shares his thoughts.
Recent Writings
Let’s Not Erase the History of Medical Ethics
I must admit that when contributing a chapter to a new book on the history of medical ethics,
The Scientific Good Guys: Let’s Save the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
The news that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. cancelled the July 10 meeting of
The Complicated Legacy of Betty Ford’s Breast Cancer Story
Betty Ford was determined not to keep her breast cancer a secret from the American public when she
The Fraught History of the Pelvic Exam
When I was a medical student in the 1980s, the school hired “pelvic instructors” who taught us how
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