LaQuandra S. Nesbitt

LaQuandra S. Nesbitt is an American family physician who in 2022 joined the George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) as the executive director of the Center for Population Health Sciences and Health Equity. Prior to this, Nesbitt was the Washington, D.C. Department of Health Director who was appointed by Mayor Muriel Bowser in 2015. Prior to her tenure in DC, Nesbitt was Director of the Louisville Metro Department of Public health and Wellness. Early life and education At the University of Michigan, Nesbitt earned her undergraduate degree in biochemistry before getting her medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine and a MPH with a concentration in Health Care Management and Policy from the Harvard School of Public Health.

In 2022, Nesbitt joined the George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) as the executive director of the Center for Population Health Sciences and Health Equity.

Publications Population Health: Management, Policy, and Technology, executive editor