Harriet Hall

Harriet A. Hall
Hall speaking in 2016
Birth nameHarriet Anne Hoag[1]
Born(1945-07-02)July 2, 1945
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedJanuary 11, 2023(2023-01-11) (aged 77)
Puyallup, Washington, U.S.
Allegiance United States
Service / branch United States Air Force
Years of service1969–1989
RankColonel
AwardsMeritorious Service Medal
Alma materUniversity of Washington
Spouse(s)Kirk Hall
Children2
Other workMedical blogger and critic of alternative medicine
Websitewww.skepdoc.info

Harriet A. Hall (July 2, 1945 – January 11, 2023) was an American family physician, U.S. Air Force flight surgeon, author, science communicator, and skeptic. She wrote about alternative medicine and quackery for the magazines Skeptic and Skeptical Inquirer and was a regular contributor and founding editor of Science-Based Medicine. She wrote under her own name or used the pseudonym "The SkepDoc". After retiring as a colonel in the U.S. Air Force, Hall was a frequent speaker at science and skepticism related conventions in the US and around the world.