Ingrid T. Katz

Ingrid Katz, MD, MHS is Director for Behavioral Sciences and Country Chair, Cameroon, Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy, United States Department of State, PEPFAR; an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School; and an Associate Physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Katz has spent the past decade focused on developing sustainable socio-behavioral interventions aimed at improving care for the most underserved in low-resourced settings, primarily in South Africa. Her expertise in mixed-methods research combines qualitative and quantitative techniques to understand barriers to care in hard-to-reach populations. She received the A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award in 2019, given to faculty at Harvard Medical School and its affiliated hospitals annually for excellence in mentoring. She was also selected as the inaugural recipient of the Dean’s Award for an Emerging Leader in Women’s Careers in 2021, by the Joint Committee on the Status of Women, in recognition of a faculty member who is making an impact to advance women’s careers at Harvard Medical School and its affiliated hospitals.