Harvey V. Fineberg
Harvey Vernon Fineberg (born September 15, 1945) is an American physician. A noted researcher in the fields of health policy and medical decision making, his past research has focused on the process of policy development and implementation, assessment of medical technology, evaluation and use of vaccines, and dissemination of medical innovations. Fineberg has held several prominent positions over the course of his career, including Dean of the Harvard School of Public Health, Provost of Harvard University, and President of the Institute of Medicine (now National Academy of Medicine). Education and training. Fineberg earned an A.B. in 1967  from Harvard College and a M.D. in 1971 from Harvard Medical School. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Beth Israel Hospital, a Harvard-affiliated hospital in Boston. He worked as a practicing physician at two Boston-area health centers from 1974 to 1984. In addition to his clinical training, Fineberg earned a M.P.P. from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in 1972 and a Ph.D. in Government from Harvard's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 1980. He was selected as a member of the Harvard Society of Fellows. Academic career. He taught at the Kennedy School  of Government from 1973 to 1981, and served on the faculty at the Harvard School of Public Health from 1973 to 1984, when he became the school's dean. He led the School of Public Health for 13 years before becoming the University Provost for 4 more years. In 2002, he became president of the Institute of Medicine (now National Academy of Medicine), where he ended his tenure in 2014. Dr. Fineberg is co-author of the books "Clinical Decision Analysis", "Innovators in Physician Education", and "The Epidemic that Never Was", also published under the title "The Swine Flu Affair