Lachlan Forrow, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director, Ethics and Palliative Care Programs
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Biography
Lachlan Forrow, MD is a general internist and Director of Ethics and Palliative Care Programs at Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, President of The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship in the U.S., and President of the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Lambaréné, Gabon. Dr. Forrow earned his A.B. in Philosophy from Princeton University and M.D. from Harvard University.
In 2007 Dr. Forrow was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award for Community Service from Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Forrow has lectured widely and published numerous articles and book chapters on issues in medical ethics education, palliative care, medical decision-making, and the social responsibilities of physicians. His work has appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association, New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine and other leading publications.