Donald Warne

Biography

Donald Warne, MD, MPH, co-directs the Center for Indigenous Health at Johns Hopkins University, where he is also a full professor and Provost Fellow for Indigenous Health Policy. Previously, at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, he was Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Director of the Indians into Medicine (INMED) Program; and Director of the Public Health Program, as well as Professor of Family Medicine. At the University of North Dakota, Dr. Warne developed the world’s first PhD program in Indigenous Health. Prior to that, Dr. Warne worked for the National Institutes of Health as a staff clinician, served on the faculty at Arizona State University’s Indian Legal Program at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, served as Health Policy Research Director for the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, was Executive Director of the Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board, and was the inaugural Master of Public Health program director at North Dakota State University (NDSU). Prior to the fellowship, he received his Bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University and his MD from Stanford University’s School of Medicine. Dr. Warne is a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe from Pine Ridge, South Dakota.