Dorothy Fink, M.D.
Dorothy Fink, M.D., became the Deputy Director and Acting Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development on August 9, 2026. Previously, Dr. Fink served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In these roles, she has led initiatives focused on improving health outcomes, including efforts related to maternal and infant health, reproductive health, and menopause. She has also served as the Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and as the Acting Assistant Secretary for Health.
Dr. Fink is board certified in endocrinology, internal medicine, and pediatrics and is a nationally certified menopause practitioner. She has published peer-reviewed research on maternal and infant health, diabetes, osteoporosis, and other conditions affecting women across the lifespan.
Dr. Fink earned her medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. She completed a combined internal medicine and pediatrics residency training at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and a postdoctoral fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Fink directed the Diabetes Pillar for the medical student curriculum at New York University School of Medicine and coordinated teaching for medical students throughout their medical training with a focus on nutrition and preventing and reversing diabetes. She also focused on optimizing peak bone mass in adolescents and diabetes care prior to surgical intervention at the Hospital for Special Surgery and New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
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