Dr. Paul Spiegel, a Canadian physician and epidemiologist, is one of the few  humanitarians in the world that both responds to and researches  humanitarian and health emergencies. He is the Director of the Johns  Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health and Distinguished Professor of the  Practice in the Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins  Bloomberg School of Public Health.  

Before Hopkins, Dr. Spiegel was Deputy Director of Program Management &  Support and Chief of Public Health at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. He previously worked as a Medical Epidemiologist in the International Emergency and Refugee Health  Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and as a Medical Coordinator with  Médecins Sans Frontières and Médecins du Monde in refugee emergencies. 

Dr. Spiegel has published over 230 publications on humanitarian health, migration and human  rights. He is currently Chair of the CHH-Lancet Commission on Health Conflict and Forced  Displacement, co-chair of Lancet Migration, and Co-Technical Director of EQUAL.  

Dr. Spiegel’s extensive experience in leading humanitarian responses in the United Nations and  with non-governmental organizations combined with his academic work has made him a global  leader in bridging operations and academia in humanita