Kimberly Chernoby, MD JD
About Kimberly Chernoby, MD JD
Kimberly Chernoby, MD JD, is an Emergency Medicine Physician with a strong background in health policy and law. She currently serves as Counsel for Reproductive Rights and Health at the National Women's Law Center, integrating her medical and legal expertise to advocate for women's health and public health policy improvements.
Work at The George Washington University
Kimberly Chernoby, MD JD has been employed at The George Washington University as an Emergency Medicine Physician since 2020. In this role, she integrates her medical expertise with health policy initiatives. She previously served as a Health Policy Fellow at the same institution, focusing on health policy initiatives from 2020 to 2021.
Education and Expertise
Kimberly Chernoby holds a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from the University of Florida, where she studied from 2011 to 2017. She also earned a Doctor of Law (J.D.) from the University of Florida - Fredric G. Levin College of Law from 2013 to 2016. Additionally, she obtained a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Bioethics from New York University in 2011 and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Biology and Political Science from the same institution from 2006 to 2009.
Background in Emergency Medicine
Chernoby completed her residency in Emergency Medicine at Indiana University Health from 2017 to 2020. Her clinical experience in emergency medicine informs her advocacy for women's health and public health policy improvements. She has also worked in various capacities, including as an extern at the American Medical Association and as an intern at the FDA.
Contributions to Health Policy
Chernoby's work in health policy includes her role as a Health Policy Fellow at the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions from 2020 to 2021. She actively utilizes her unique combination of medical and legal expertise to address complex issues at the intersection of health policy and law, particularly in reproductive rights and health.
Current Role at National Women's Law Center
Since 2021, Kimberly Chernoby has served as Counsel for Reproductive Rights and Health at the National Women's Law Center in Washington, D.C. In this position, she provides legal counsel on reproductive rights and health issues, leveraging her background in both medicine and law to advocate for policy improvements.