Dara Kass | |
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| Alma mater | University of Maryland, College Park, BS, 1998 SUNY Downstate Medical Center, MD, 2003 |
| Known for | COVID-19 response |
| Children | 3 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Emergency medicine |
| Institutions | Columbia University New York-Presbyterian Hospital |
Dara Kass is an emergency medicine physician and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. She is also an advocate for advancing the careers of women in medicine. While treating patients during the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Kass became infected. Since then, she has become a prominent voice advocating for access to personal protective equipment and more effective measures to combat the spread of the disease.