Michael Leedom

Class of 2024

Michael Leedom is based in Baltimore and has worked as an emergency physician in several states, including Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Oregon. He is associated with the University of Maryland School of Medicine and teaches residents and students in the fine art of bedside medicine. In addition to practising medicine and teaching, he has an interest in health-care reform and the effort to adopt a single payer system in the United States. He has also travelled widely, interviewing medical professionals overseas and volunteering in developing countries. He writes about health-care issues and the consequences of misinformation.

Clippings

  • 2024
  • Think Global Health

Drones Deliver Humanitarian Aid in Africa

  • 2024
  • Healthy Debate

AI stethoscope demonstrates ‘the power as well as the risk’ of emerging technology

  • 2024
  • The BMJ

How climate change is changing vaccination planning

  • 2024
  • News Decoder

Building media literacy into school curriculums worldwide

  • 2024
  • Think Global Health

America’s Battle Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases