George J. Annas, JD, MPH

William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, Boston University

Biography

George J. Annas is William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor at Boston University and Director of the Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights at Boston University School of Public Health, and a member of the Department of Health Law, Policy and Management at the School of Public Health. He is also a Professor at the School of Law and School of Medicine. He is author or editor of 20 books on health law and bioethics, including The Rights of Patients (3d ed 2004), Public Health Law (2d ed 2014), American Bioethics (2005), Worst Case Bioethics (2010), and Genomic Messages (2015). He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is the co-founder of Global Lawyers & Physicians, a NGO dedicated to promoting health and human rights.

Publications

  • Published 3/24/2025

    Annas GJ. Transplantation and Immortality: A Selective History of Boston University's Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights. Am J Law Med. 2024 Dec; 50(3-4):168-179. PMID: 40126116.

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  • Published 2/27/2024

    Martinez MW, Ackerman MJ, Annas GJ, Baggish AL, Day SM, Harmon KG, Kim JH, Levine BD, Putukian M, Lampert R. Sports Participation by Athletes With Cardiovascular Disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Feb 27; 83(8):865-868. PMID: 38383101.

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  • Published 1/2/2024

    Bedi NS, Mathur N, Wang JD, Rech A, Gaden N, Annas GJ, Crosby SS. Human Rights in Hospitals: an End to Routine Shackling. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 May; 39(6):1048-1052. PMID: 38169026.

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  • Published 12/13/2023

    Annas GJ. (Re)criminalizing Abortion: Returning to the Political with Stories. J Law Med Ethics. 2023; 51(3):480-484. PMID: 38088615.

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  • Published 10/25/2023

    Annas GJ, Kummer HB. Canada Welcomes Tundra's Immortality Project to Prevent Death (Wall Street Journal, July 13, 2060, p. D1, "Travel and Leisure" Section). Am J Bioeth. 2023 Nov; 23(11):115-117. PMID: 37879003.

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Other Positions

  • Professor, Health Law, Policy & Management
    Boston University School of Public Health
  • Professor, Medicine
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Director, Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights
    Boston University School of Public Health

Education

  • Harvard Law School, JD
  • Harvard School of Public Health, MPH
  • Harvard College, AB