
Sondra S. Crosby, MD
Associate Professor of Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights, Health Law, Policy & Management - Boston University School of Public Health
Biography
Sondra Crosby, MD is a medical doctor and Professor of Medicine at Boston University, specializing in internal medicine. She is also a faculty member of the Health Law, Bioethics, and Human Rights department at the Boston University School of Public Health.
Dr. Crosby is notable for being one of the first doctors allowed to travel to Guantanamo to independently examine Guantanamo captives. She is also notable for serving as the director of medical care at the Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights. She examined over 300 torture victims at the Center.
Dr. Crosby is one of the authors of Broken Laws, Broken Lives: Medical Evidence of Torture by the US, published by Physicians for Human Rights. According to Physicians for Human Rights, Dr. Crosby has "written over 200 affidavits documenting medical and psychological sequelae of torture."
Other Positions
- Associate Professor, Medicine - Boston University School of Medicine
Education
- University of Washington, MD Field of Study: Medicine
- University of Washington, PharmD
- Washington State University, BPharm
Classes Taught
- SPHMC786
Publications
- Published on 3/12/2021
Wang RY, Rojo MC, Crosby SS, Rajabiun S. Examining the Impact of Restrictive Federal Immigration Policies on Healthcare Access: Perspectives from Immigrant Patients across an Urban Safety-Net Hospital. J Immigr Minor Health. 2021 Mar 12. PMID: 33710446.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 1/7/2021
Neufeld MY, Kimball S, Stein AB, Crosby SS. Forensic evaluation of alleged wrist restraint/handcuff injuries in survivors of torture utilizing the Istanbul Protocol. Int J Legal Med. 2021 Mar; 135(2):583-590. PMID: 33409560.
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- Published on 8/11/2020
Crosby SS. My COVID-19. Ann Intern Med. 2021 01; 174(1):120-121. PMID: 32777184.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 7/23/2020
Crosby SS, Annas GJ. Border Babies - Medical Ethics and Human Rights in Immigrant Detention Centers. N Engl J Med. 2020 Jul 23; 383(4):297-299. PMID: 32706532.
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- Published on 3/1/2020
Crosby SS, Annas GJ. Cop to Cop: Negotiating Privacy and Security in the Examining Room. J Law Med Ethics. 2020 03; 48(1):169-171. PMID: 32342784.
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- Published on 1/20/2020
Crosby SS, Oleng N, Volpellier MM, Mishori R. Virginity testing: recommendations for primary care physicians in Europe and North America. BMJ Glob Health. 2020; 5(1):e002057. PMID: 32133175.
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- Published on 1/24/2019
Annas GJ, Crosby S. US military medical ethics in the War on Terror. J R Army Med Corps. 2019 Aug; 165(4):303-306. PMID: 30683802.
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- Published on 4/1/2018
Mehta PK, Saia K, Mody D, Crosby SS, Raj A, Maru S, Piwowarczyk L. Learning from UJAMBO: Perspectives on Gynecologic Care in African Immigrant and Refugee Women in Boston, Massachusetts. J Immigr Minor Health. 2018 Apr; 20(2):380-387. PMID: 29032521.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 11/21/2017
Crosby SS, Benavidez G. From Nuremberg to Guantanamo Bay: Uses of Physicians in the War on Terror. Am J Public Health. 2018 Jan; 108(1):36-41. PMID: 29161065.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 6/11/2015
Annas GJ, Crosby SS. Post-9/11 torture at CIA "black sites"--physicians and lawyers working together. N Engl J Med. 2015 Jun 11; 372(24):2279-81. PMID: 26061833.
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News & In the Media
- Published on January 12, 2021
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Published on November 24, 2020
Election 2020: A Day of Nervousness Turns to a Night of Uncertainty
- Published on August 14, 2020
- Published on July 23, 2020
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Published on February 26, 2020
Virginity Testing Is Considered Assault. Yet, We Still Do It.
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Published on November 26, 2019
An Open Letter from Doctors: Julian Assange “Could Die in Prison”
- Published on November 25, 2019
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Published on November 14, 2019
Not Just Rapper T.I. : Doctors Get Requests for Sexist, Unscientific ‘Virginity Tests’
- Published on October 3, 2019
- Published on July 18, 2019
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- Published on July 3, 2019
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Published on July 3, 2019
It’s Unethical to Use Dental X-Rays to Send Immigrant Children to Adult Detention Facilities
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Published on April 16, 2019
Doctor Who Evaluated Julian Assange Told UN His Confinement Was Torture
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Published on April 16, 2019
Julian Assange Suffered Severe Psychological and Physical Harm in Ecuadorian Embassy, Doctors Say
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Published on April 16, 2019
Julian Assange: How Could Seven Years in Ecuadorian Embassy Have Affected His Health?
- Published on April 12, 2019
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Published on April 11, 2019
A BU Medical Professor Once Did an Exam of Julian Assange at the Embassy. Here’s What She Found
- Published on April 11, 2019
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Published on January 31, 2019
Military Physicians’ First Ethical Obligation Is to Patients
- Published on December 6, 2018
- Published on November 15, 2018
- Published on November 15, 2018
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Published on May 23, 2018
Jonathan P. Baird: Shaheen, Other Democrats Cast a Vote for Torture
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Published on May 21, 2018
US Senate Overlooks Torture, Confirms ‘Bloody Gina’ Haspel as CIA Director
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Published on May 21, 2018
US Navy Doctor Reveals Harrowing Details of Torture under Gina Haspel
- Published on May 17, 2018
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Published on May 9, 2018
We Have Evaluated Torture Survivors. Gina Haspel Cannot Head the CIA
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Published on May 9, 2018
We Have Evaluated Torture Survivors. Gina Haspel Cannot Head the CIA.
- Published on January 26, 2018
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Published on January 25, 2018
Julian Assange’s Health in ‘Dangerous’ Condition, Say Doctors
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Published on January 25, 2018
We Examined Julian Assange, and He Badly Needs Care — but He Can’t Get It
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Published on January 10, 2018
From Nuremberg to Guantánamo, Medical Professionals Enabled Torture
- Published on November 21, 2017
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Published on March 2, 2017
We Must Redouble Efforts to Care for Refugees Amid Uncertainty
- Published on April 7, 2016