Marc-David Munk, MD, MPH, MHCM

 

I'm an academic palliative medicine physician based in Boston, with a career spanning emergency medicine, healthcare leadership, and international health development.

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As a healthcare executive, I've served in Chief Medical Officer roles at innovative organizations including Iora Health, Reliant Medical Group, and CVS Health's MinuteClinic. My work has taken me around the world, including six years as an expatriate medical director and healthcare executive in the Middle East, where I focused on building healthcare delivery models in emerging markets.

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I currently serve on the boards of Amref Health Africa (Canada), which supports Africa's largest health-focused NGO, and the Carlin Foundation. I completed a fellowship in international health at the University of Pittsburgh and earned a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the Gorgas Program in Peru.

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Earlier in my career, I worked as an attending emergency physician, flight surgeon, and medical director at university trauma centers, including the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. I also served as state EMS medical director in New Mexico and later as national EMS medical director in Qatar.

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Beyond medicine, I'm a writer of both nonfiction and fiction. My book, Urgent Calls from Distant Places, received critical acclaim and was named Best Travel Book of 2024 by IndieReader. My current book explores the intersection of palliative care, healthcare policy, human frailty, and the choices we all face at life's end.

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My online portfolio can be browsed below: