Lynn Amowitz

Lynn Amowitz is an American physician and investigator for Physicians for Human Rights working to highlight human rights abuses and violence against women in conflict-affected countries. She has worked in countries as diverse as Rwanda, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Sierra Leone.

Early life Amowitz was born to Jewish parents in North Carolina, in one of the few Jewish families in her community. She experienced antisemitic harassment during school and grew up hearing of her grandparents' struggles with antisemitism in Eastern Europe. From an early age, she had a desire to help people, even repeatedly trying to give her coat to a classmate who she perceived needed it more. She completed her residency in Africa. She has worked in Rwanda, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, the DRC, Sierra Leone, and other countries.

She also holds an appointment with the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a Harvard University hospital, in Boston.