David Duong

David Duong, MD, MPH

Director, Global Primary Health Care

David Duong, MD, MPH is the Director of Global Primary Health Care at the Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care and in the Division of Global Health Equity at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital.  David is responsible for the overall strategy development, partnership engagement, programmatic activities and donor relations for Global Primary Health Care in order to meet the goals and mission of Harvard Medical School as well as the local, national and global primary health care community. His work covers primary healthcare training, systems strengthening, co-design, policy and advocacy across Southeast Asia and in the United States. David has led many research studies and has published on health care systems, including co-leading the Lancet Global Health Commission on People-Centered Care for Universal Health Coverage.  David is a primary care physician, a member of the World Health Organization's Technical Advisory Group on Integrated Clinical Care, and previously served on the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Health and Healthcare.  He is also a former US Fulbright Scholar. David earned both his Bachelor’s Degree and Masters in Public Health, from the University of Michigan, a Medical Doctor from Harvard Medical School. He completed his internal medicine residency at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital.