Dr. Kimberly Chernoby

Kimberly Chernoby, MD, JD, is an emergency medicine physician and physician-attorney whose work sits at the intersection of emergency care, bioethics, and reproductive health policy. She is an Attending Physician and Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences, and also serves as Counsel for Reproductive Rights and Health at the National Women’s Law Center. Clinically, Dr. Chernoby focuses on high-acuity emergency care, emergency department–initiated reproductive health services, and complex patient decision-making and autonomy in time-sensitive settings. Her research interests include federal and state health policy affecting emergency care access, the legal landscape shaping reproductive health access, and bioethics and regulatory policy at the bedside and system level. Dr. Chernoby has been recognized as an EMRA 45 Under 45 Influencer in Emergency Medicine and as Woman Leader of the Year at the University of Florida. Her leadership includes service as Chief Resident in emergency medicine, national service on the AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, and prior service as a trustee of the Indiana State Medical Association; she has also contributed to health policy as a fellow with the U.S. Senate HELP Committee and founded the Policy Section for Brief19. She earned her MD and JD from the University of Florida as the first graduate of its combined MD/JD program, completed an MA in Bioethics at New York University, and trained in Emergency Medicine residency at Indiana University.