200+ Health Professionals Endorse Natalia Linos for Congress

Updated, Friday, August 28, 2020:

BROOKLINE, MA -- Over 200 health professionals from Massachusetts and the nation have endorsed Dr. Natalia Linos for Congress, building on significant momentum leading up to the September 1 Primary. The diverse coalition of health professionals are united in their support for Dr. Linos’ platform for science-based leadership.

Endorsements include Dr. Patrice Nicholas, Professor and Director of the Center for Climate Change, MGH Institute of Health Professions School of Nursing, Dr. Kee Park, Lecturer on Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Dr. Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, Director of the Institute for Child, Youth and Family Policy at Brandeis University; Dr. Jason Harris, Pediatric infectious disease physician and Chief, Pediatric Global Health, Massachusetts General Hospital; Dr. Iraklis Gerogiannis, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Southcoast Health; Dr. Mary T. Bassett, Harvard Professor and Former New York City Health Commissioner; and Dr. Nancy Street, Co-Director at Global Nursing Caucus. All endorsements were made in a personal capacity.

“I am honored and humbled by the support of so many front-line health care workers, infectious disease experts, and public health leaders who have been working tirelessly to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic,” Dr. Linos said in a statement. “They deserve a Congress that values and respects their service.”

Many of the heath professionals cited Dr. Linos' extensive COVID-19 Response and Recovery Plan as the most comprehensive and equitable and note her background in global public health as a much-needed perspective in our federal government.

Here is what additional endorsers had to say:

Karesta Koenen
Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Associate Member, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
"If we have learned anything from COVID-19, we have learned that health is a public good; our individual health and well-being depends on the health and well-being of our community. Dr. Linos, with her expertise in social epidemiology, is uniquely qualified to address the challenges we face as a community now and in the future."
- Resident of Brookline, MA

Dr. Lauren Wise
Professor, Department of Epidemiology, BU School of Public Health
“I am thrilled to be endorsing Dr. Linos. I feel that she has the experience, knowledge, and passion to lead us in the right direction. She has devoted her career to promoting the health of all Americans, and has a deep understanding of the ways in which social factors influence health outcomes. I support her bold ideas about ways to combat income inequality, climate change, air pollution, and the rise in both non-communicable and communicable diseases.”
-Resident of Newton, MA

Dr. Sareh Parangi

Professor of Surgery Harvard Medical School
“We need more scientists and medical professionals in government especially in this pandemic. Who better than Dr Linos with her experience in epidemiology and public health? She is stepping up to the plate and will work tirelessly for the health and well being of all MA residents. She will represent our state which is highly dependent on healthcare and biomedical industries well and position us for a brighter future.”
Resident of Newton, MA

Dr. Kevin Elias

Director, Gynecologic Oncology Laboratory, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Brigham And Women's Hospital
“As someone who has served on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve seen firsthand the impact of poor public health policy, social inequality, and a lack of investment in scientific research. Natalia will bring valuable insight to Congress from her wealth of experience and will champion informed policy decisions.”
- Resident of Brookline, MA

Dr. Philip Landrigan
Director, Program for Global Public Health and the Common Good, Boston College
“Dr. Natalia Linos will bring deep knowledge and experience in public health and environmental science to the US Congress in a time when such expertise is critically needed. I am honored to support her candidacy.”
- Resident of Chestnut Hill, MA

Dr. Margaret Sullivan
Director of Oasis at Boston Health Care for the Homeless
“We are in the midst of experiencing painful lessons about what it means to have our health, both individually and collectively, threatened. A practitioner, scholar, and champion of health equity, like Natalia Linos, will provide leadership in our recovery efforts - not just for some, but for all. She will center social justice and anti-racism at the heart of her efforts, take a studied approach to our most urgent problems, and bring disparate groups to the table.”
- Resident of Roslindale, MA

Dr. Frank Hu
Professor and Chair, Dept. of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
“Natalia is a public health scientist and a leader in defending health as a basic human right. In this polarized political environment and in the midst of the global COVID pandemic, it is more urgent than ever to elect passionate and experienced public health leaders like Natalia to the Congress.”
- Resident of Sharon, MA

Dr. Iraklis Gerogiannis
Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Southcoast Health
“We cannot get the bright, enlightened, honest leaders we desire and deserve as a nation unless we support brave scientists such as Dr. Natalia Linos when they run for office.”
- Resident of Newton, MA

To see full list of endorsements, visit https://www.nataliaforcongress.com/endorsements