Lachlan Forrow papers

Lachlan Forrow (1955-), A.B. (summa cum laude), 1978, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey; M.D., 1983, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, is a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics, Lecturer on Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and President Emeritus of The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship.

B. Lachlan Forrow serves as Faculty Associate at the Edmund J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University and Corresponding Faculty, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Forrow was Director of Ethics Programs (1998-2020) and Director of Palliative Care Programs (1999-2016) at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. He was Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (2000-2020). Forrow self-identified as white in the Collection Creator Background and Identity form.

Beginning in 1988, Forrow was an active member of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW). He served as Board Chair (1993-1996), CEO (1994-1995), and member of the Board of Directors (1998-2000). Forrow was also active with the Physicians for Social Responsibility beginning in 1981. He served on the National Board of Directors (1986 to 1989) and Executive Committee (1986-1987). He was also involved with the Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility, serving on the Steering Committee from 1986 to 1996. He was President of the Rhode Island Chapter from 1984 to 1986.