Megan Ranney, MD, MPH, FACEP

Dr. Megan L. Ranney is a practicing emergency physician, researcher, and national advocate for innovative approaches to public health. She is Dean of the Yale School of Public Health, where she is a professor of health policy and management and emergency medicine. Her research focuses on developing, testing, and disseminating digital health interventions to prevent violence and related behavioral health problems, as well as on COVID-related risk reduction. She has had continuous external funding from federal and foundation grants for more than a decade. She has held multiple national leadership roles, including Co-Founder and Senior Strategic Advisor for the American Foundation for Firearm Injury Reduction in Medicine (AFFIRM) at the Aspen Institute, and Co-Founder of GetUsPPE.org, a start-up nonprofit that delivered donated personal protective equipment to those who needed it most. She has received numerous awards for technology innovation, public health, and research, including Rhode Island “Woman of the Year” and the American College of Emergency Physicians’ Policy Pioneer Award. A leading public voice on urgent topics in health and medicine, she offers expert analysis through multiple testimonies for Congress, guidance for non-governmental organizations, and serving as a frequent media commentator and writer for outlets ranging from CNN to The Wall Street Journal.  

Dr. Ranney earned her bachelor’s degree in History of Science, graduating summa cum laude, from Harvard University; her medical doctorate, graduating Alpha Omega Alpha, from Columbia University; and her master’s degree in public health from Brown University. She completed her residency in Emergency Medicine and a fellowship in Injury Prevention Research at Brown University. Dr. Ranney is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine.