2024 Emerging Public Health Professional Award

Congratulations to Dr. Monty Ghosh (Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine) on receiving the 2024 Emerging Public Health Professional Award from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University!

This award recognizes early-career public health achievements and contributions of Harvard Chan School graduates who received their degree within the past 10 years.

With the belief that “innovation can change everything,” as mentioned in his 2022 Harvard Chan School convocation address, Dr. Ghosh uses his many roles—physician, addiction specialist, professor, patient advocate, and policy and community builder—to support marginalized populations, including those experiencing homelessness, substance use issues, and mental health disorders.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Ghosh co-chaired the task force responsible for isolation facilities for those experiencing homelessness in Alberta, Canada, and helped build out the province’s vaccination campaign. He is co-founder and primary investigator for Canada’s National Overdose Response Service, a virtual safer consumption hotline, and is the past president of Alberta Medical Association’s Section of Addiction Medicine. He has also held roles in the Canadian Network for the Health and Housing of People Experiencing Homelessness, and the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine.

Currently, Dr. Ghosh is working on medical respite programs for those experiencing homelessness, and a virtual addiction medicine consultation service.

Read more about other 2024 alumni recipients.