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Govind Persad

Govind Persad

Health law scholar focused on bioethics and distributive justice

Boulder, Colorado
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Summary

Leading bioethics-and-health-law scholar whose research applies philosophical and distributive-justice frameworks to practical problems in health policy, including allocation of scarce medical resources, drug pricing and access, and health insurance design. colorado+1
Prolific academic author with high-impact, interdisciplinary publications in law reviews and peer-reviewed medical journals (NEJM, The Lancet, JAMA, Science), contributing both theoretical frameworks and policy-relevant guidance. google+1
Public-facing policy engagement: regularly writes op-eds and commentary for major outlets, serves as a column author (ASCO Post), and provides expert commentary to inform public policy debates on vaccine allocation, drug coverage, and ethical allocation frameworks. nytimes+1
Academic career with interdisciplinary training and roles: holds a joint JD/PhD in philosophy, completed a postbaccalaureate fellowship in bioethics at NIH, clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals, and has held faculty appointments in schools of law and public health. govindpersad+1
Recognized by peers with competitive fellowships and awards in bioethics, including selection as a Greenwall Fellow in Bioethics and prior Greenwall Faculty Scholar and the Baruch A. Brody Award in Bioethics. greenwall+1

Work

Education

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Writing

Fair Allocation of GLP-1 and Dual GLP-1–GIP Receptor Agonists

April 1, 2024

NEJM perspective proposing a framework to guide allocation choices for GLP-1 drugs and similar agents when demand exceeds supply.

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The shared ethical framework to allocate scarce medical resources: a lesson from COVID-19

January 1, 2023

Synthesis of ethical values and procedural principles for allocating scarce medical resources, drawing lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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This Is the Wrong Way to Distribute Badly Needed Vaccines (op-ed)

May 1, 2021

Op-ed arguing that COVID-19 vaccines should be allocated based on need rather than strictly by population-based formulas (Covax critique).

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Fair allocation of scarce medical resources in the time of Covid-19

January 1, 2020

Framework for ethically allocating scarce medical resources during the COVID-19 pandemic (co-authored with several colleagues); widely cited and influential in policy and academic discussions.

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Principles for allocation of scarce medical interventions

January 1, 2009

Article setting out ethical principles for allocating scarce medical interventions (co-authored); published in The Lancet.

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