Barry Dorn

Barry Dorn, M.D. is Associate Director of the Program for Health Care Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at the Harvard School of Public Health. He is also Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Tufts University School of Medicine and held the position of Interim President and CEO of Winchester Hospital.

Dr. Dorn is among the leaders in the development of the negotiation and conflict resolution field. He is a member of the original Faculty of the Harvard School of Public Health Program for Health Care Negotiation and Conflict Resolution. He is a past national Co-Chair of the Health Sector for the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution. Dr. Dorn is a contributing author of the 2011 book Renegotiating Health Care: Resolving Conflict to Build Collaboration.

Dr. Dorn’s work in preparedness dates from the events of September 11, 2001. After receiving a grant from the CDC to train in leadership preparedness, Harvard expanded the program and began the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, designed to train government leaders in preparedness. Dr. Dorn has interviewed both domestic and international leaders in an attempt to better understand the thinking behind effective leadership. From this work was born the idea of Meta-leadership, which has been adopted by the White House Homeland Security Council as well as many other governmental agencies. He is part of the lead faculty for multi-million dollar award from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the CDC Foundation to train leaders around the country in the Meta-Leadership Summits for Preparedness.

Dr. Dorn received his medical degree at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He interned at Boston City Hospital and received training in General Surgery at Temple University and the University Hospital in Boston. His orthopedic training took place at University Hospital (now Boston Medical Center) with affiliations at the Lahey Clinic, the Shriner’s Hospital for Crippled Children, and the New England Baptist Hospital. Dr. Dorn is a graduate of the Harvard School of Public Health with a Masters in Health Care Management. He was honorably discharge from the U. S. Army with the rank of Major. He is published in the field of orthopedic surgery as well as health care negotiation and conflict resolution.