Dara Kass — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Practicing emergency medicine physician and consultant in healthcare policy and impact.
Founded FemInEM in 2016, a platform dedicated to supporting women in emergency medicine and advocating for gender equity.
Served as a public health messenger during the COVID-19 pandemic, sharing her disease course.
Focuses on healthcare policy and advocacy related to reproductive healthcare access in Emergency Departments.
Served as Director of Equity and Inclusion and Associate Professor at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
Received her Doctor of Medicine degree in 2003 from SUNY Downstate Medical School.

Biography

Dara Kass, MD, is an emergency medicine physician and a strategic consultant in healthcare policy and impact. She is the founder of FemInEM, a platform established in 2016 to support women in emergency medicine and advocate for gender equity in the field. Dr. Kass focuses on the intersection of policy, politics, and people, with a particular emphasis on reproductive healthcare access in emergency departments.

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