Suzanne Barakat, MD

Suzanne Barakat, MD, is the former Executive Director of the Health and Human Rights Initiative, and currently serves HHRI as an Advisor. She completed her residency served as Assistant Professor in Family & Community Medicine at UCSF.  Dr. Barakat contributed to a first-of-its-kind mood screener and mental health assessment of Arabic-speaking communities worldwide, and worked at makeshift polyclinics and state hospitals serving thousands of refugees along the Turkish-Syrian border.  She also serves as Board Chair for Our Three Winners Foundation. She has been outspoken about the role of advocacy and allyship in countering the rising tide of Islamophobia, and has given a TED talk on the subject. She is passionate about women’s health, global health, and social justice.