Jennifer Furin

An internist and infectious disease specialist with a diversified background as a teacher, researcher, and leader of healthcare initiatives in the developing world, Dr. Jennifer Furin serves as an assistant professor of medicine and anthropology at Case Western Reserve University. The recipient of a BA and an MA in anthropology from Case Western, Dr. Jennifer Furin went on to earn a PhD in medical anthropology from UCLA before enrolling at Harvard Medical School. While there, Dr. Furin worked on a Gates Foundation-sponsored tuberculosis treatment program in Peru with Partners in Health, beginning a longstanding professional relationship in the process. In the midst of her clinical training at Harvard and, later, Case Western, Dr. Furin developed additional healthcare initiatives for PIH in Russia and returned to Peru to lead its TB and HIV treatment programs.

An assistant professor of medicine at Harvard from 2004 through 2010, Dr. Jennifer Furin helped run a global health residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital during this time, in addition to continuing work for PIH in Rwanda and Lesotho. Today, she teaches at Case Western, codirects Project Simunye, and serves on the steering committee for the Sentinel Project, which combats pediatric drug-resistant tuberculosis around the world.