Sara Rosenbaum

Sara Rosenbaum is the Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services and directs GW's Center for Health Services Research and Policy. During 1993-1994, Dr. Rosenbaum worked for the White House Domestic Policy Council, where she directed the drafting of the Health Security Act for President Clinton. Prior to that, Dr. Rosenbaum worked at the Children's Defense Fund in Washington, D.C. She began her career as a community legal services attorney in Vermont and California.

In addition to her research and academic leadership activities, Dr. Rosenbaum serves on numerous public and private organizational boards and committees, including study committees of the Institute of Medicine. She received The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator's Award in Health Policy Research in 2000 and was named one of America's 500 most influential health policymakers. Dr. Rosenbaum is a recipient of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Achievement Award for distinguished national service on behalf of Medicaid beneficiaries.