LaQuandra Nesbitt, MD, MPH

Bicentennial Endowed Professor of Medicine and Health Sciences, Senior Associate Dean, and Executive Director of the Center for Population Health Sciences and Health Equity, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
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A board-certified family physician, Dr. LaQuandra S. Nesbitt is currently leads the Center for Population Health Sciences and Health Equity at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, where she is also Senior Associate Dean and Bicentennial Endowed Professor of Medicine and Health Sciences. From 2015 to 2022, Dr. Nesbitt was Director of DC Health, where she led the District’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Previously, she was Director of the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness (LMPHW) in Louisville, KY.  Dr. Nesbitt also served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Management and Systems Science at the University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences. Prior to her role at LMPHW, Dr. Nesbitt served at DC Health as Senior Deputy Director for the Community Health Administration and Senior Deputy Director for the Center for Policy, Planning, and Evaluation and was Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and the Senior Coordinator for Health Disparities and Policy Research Initiatives in the Office of Policy & Planning at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Dr. Nesbitt received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, her medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine, and a Master of Public Health in Health Care Management and Policy from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Nesbitt completed an internship in family medicine at the University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Nesbitt completed her family medicine residency in the University of Maryland’s Department of Family Medicine, where she served as chief resident. Dr. Nesbitt completed her fellowship training with the Commonwealth Fund Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy.