Lab Team | Human Rights Impact Lab

Lab Director

Gunisha Kaur, M.D., M.A.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

Director, Anesthesiology Global Health Initiative

Co-Medical Director, Weill Cornell Center for Human Rights

M.A. Harvard University
M.D. Weill Cornell Medicine
B.A. Cornell University

Email: gus2004@med.cornell.edu

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Core Directors

Richard Boyer, M.D., Ph.D.
Instructor of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medicine

Van Poznak Research Scholar

Runway Postdoc, Cornell Tech

Director, Digital Human Rights Core

M.D. Vanderbilt University
Ph.D. Vanderbilt University
B.S. Johns Hopkins University

Email: rbb9007@med.cornell.edu

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Lab Members

Chase Alston, M.H.S.
M.D. Candidate, Weill Cornell Medicine

M.H.S. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
B.A. Johns Hopkins University

Email: cca4003@med.cornell.edu

Research Focus:

Intergenerational trauma among displaced populations; medical mistrust in marginalized populations; trauma informed care interventions; chronic health outcomes

Leslie Bull, M.A.
M.D. Candidate, Weill Cornell Medicine

M.A. Yale University
B.A. Yale University

Email: leb4009@med.cornell.edu

Research Focus:

Women’s health, especially in resource-poor settings; trauma and surgical critical care; humanitarian policy; health equity

Catherine Gbekie
Research Assistant

B.S. Cornell University

Email: cag4009@med.cornell.edu

Research Focus:

Chronic pain in torture survivors; trauma and mental health in displaced populations

Jacob Lurie, M.D., M.P.H.
Resident Physician, Department of Anesthesiology

M.D. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
M.P.H. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
B.S. Brandeis University

Email: jml9038@nyp.org

Research Focus:

Healthcare equity in vulnerable populations; global health; justice in healthcare

Andrew Milewski, M.D., Ph.D.
Resident Physician, Department of Anesthesiology

Van Poznak Research Scholar

M.D. Weill Cornell Medicine
Ph.D. The Rockefeller University
B.S. Harvard University

Email: anm2119@nyp.org

Research Focus:

Treatment modalities for survivors of torture; applying dynamical systems theory to enhance understanding of the anesthetized state

Luiza Perez
M.D. Candidate, Weill Cornell Medicine

Research Coordinator, Weill Cornell Center for Human Rights

B.A. Duke University

Email: lrp4001@med.cornell.edu

Research Focus:

Women’s health among vulnerable populations; disease screening and prevention; patient autonomy

Harlan Pietz
M.D. Candidate, Weill Cornell Medicine

Ph.D. Candidate, The Rockefeller University

Director of Clinical Operations, Weill Cornell Center for Human Rights

B.S. University of Washington

Email: hap2007@med.cornell.edu

Research Focus:

Reducing health disparities in the United States through identifying and mitigating post-migration stressors among displaced persons

Tara Pilato
M.D. Candidate, Weill Cornell Medicine

B.A. University of Notre Dame

Email: tcp2003@med.cornell.edu

Research Focus:

Advocacy for displaced persons; barriers in healthcare access for immigrant populations; antenatal care for refugee women

Eliana Weinstein
Lab Manager

Research Assistant

B.S. Cornell University

Email: elw4006@med.cornell.edu

Research Focus:

Trauma and mental health in displaced populations; gender disparities in health; women's reproductive health; cognitive development