Adnan Hyder

Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor at Boston University School of Public Health

Adnan Hyder is dean and Robert A. Knox professor at Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH). Recognized among the world’s premier scholars in health systems and policy, Hyder has worked to advance global health across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Through National Institutes of Health-supported research, he has made significant contributions to the global understanding of the epidemiological burden, risk factors, potential interventions, economic impact, and sociocultural correlates of noncommunicable diseases and injuries worldwide. Hyder has led a series of conceptual and empirical studies on research ethics, health systems ethics, and ethics of health policy and systems research.

Prior to his role at BUSPH, Hyder served as senior associate dean for research and professor of global health at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington University. He received his MD from Aga Khan University in Pakistan and his master of public health and PhD in public health from Johns Hopkins University.