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Susannah Baruch

Susannah Baruch, JD is the Executive Director of the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School. She manages the Center’s sponsored research portfolio, event programming, fellowships, student engagement, development, and a range of other projects and collaborations.

  • Petrie-Flom Center

    #TenYearsAgo in Health Law

    Since January 2026, the “10 years ago” viral trend on social media — fueled by nostalgia and literal rose-colored glasses (ok, filters) — has tried to remind us of the allegedly simpler times of 2016.

    #TenYearsAgo in Health Law

  • Psychedelics & Drug Policy

    A New Executive Order on Psychedelics: Q&A with I. Glenn Cohen and Mason Marks

    On April 18, 2026, President Donald Trump signed an executive order which he stated would “dramatically accelerate access to new medical research and treatments based on psychedelic drugs.” 

    A New Executive Order on Psychedelics: Q&A with I. Glenn Cohen and Mason Marks

  • Data Privacy

    Our “Preconceived” Notions of HIPAA

    The film Preconceived shines a bright light on anti-abortion “Crisis Pregnancy Centers” (CPCs), including their disturbing take on HIPAA.

    Our “Preconceived” Notions of HIPAA

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