Sondra Crosby
Encyclopedia
Sondra Crosby is an American
medical doctor and Professor of Medicine at Boston University
, specializing in internal medicine
.
Crosby is notable for being one of the first doctors allowed to travel to Guantanamo to independently examine a Guantanamo detainees.
Crosby is 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.
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 Crosby has "written over 200 affidavits documenting medical and psychological sequelae of torture."
In October 2009 Crosby submitted an affidavit following her examination of Guantanamo's longest term hunger striker, Abdul Rahman Shalabi
.
She stated that if he didn't receive more calories he would die.
Crosby was one of the first doctors outside the DoD who was allowed to examine Guantanamo detainees.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
medical doctor and Professor of Medicine at Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
, specializing in internal medicine
Internal medicine
Internal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases. Physicians specializing in internal medicine are called internists. They are especially skilled in the management of patients who have undifferentiated or multi-system disease processes...
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Crosby is notable for being one of the first doctors allowed to travel to Guantanamo to independently examine a Guantanamo detainees.
Crosby is 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.
Crosby is one of the authors of Broken Laws, Broken Lives: Medical Evidence of Torture by the US, published by Physicians for Human Rights
Physicians for Human Rights
Physicians for Human Rights was founded in 1986 by a small group of doctors who believed the unique scientific expertise and authority of health professionals could bring human rights violations to light and provide justice for victims...
.
According to Physicians for Human Rights Crosby has "written over 200 affidavits documenting medical and psychological sequelae of torture."
In October 2009 Crosby submitted an affidavit following her examination of Guantanamo's longest term hunger striker, Abdul Rahman Shalabi
Abdul Rahman Shalabi
Abdul Rahman Shalabi is a citizen of Saudi Arabia currently held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.As of August 2, 2011, Abdul Rahman Shalabi has been held at Guantanamo for nine years seven months....
.
She stated that if he didn't receive more calories he would die.
Crosby was one of the first doctors outside the DoD who was allowed to examine Guantanamo detainees.
Honors and awards
- The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, presented by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, 2008
External links
- Video - Sondra Crosby, MD at Broken Laws, Broken Lives
- Doctors Blast Guantanamo Treatment as Unethical Truthout 01 August 2007