Dr. Kee B. Park is a member of the faculty at Harvard Medical School, where he studies the complex geopolitical factors influencing health in North Korea and the relationships between international security, health, human rights, and health diplomacy. His publications include “The Human Cost of UN Sanctions and Funding Shortfalls for Humanitarian Aid in North Korea”, “Injuries in North Korea: Addressing a Looming Crisis”, and "Prospects for Health Cooperation: Changing Health Priorities for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea."
Dr. Park is the former Director of the North Korea Program at the Korean American Medical Association. He has visited North Korea over 25 times since 2007 to support the North Korean doctors. His last visit was in November 2019.
He has appeared on PBS, CBC, Arirang TV, and CNA and has been quoted in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal.
He received his MD from Rutgers Medical School, MPH from Harvard Chan School of Public Health, and neurosurgical training at Temple University Hospital. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Neurological Surgery.