W. Michael Byrd, MD, MPH, is an obstetrician gynecologist whose career has been concentrated in academic medicine and health policy. Dr. Byrd’s primary interest in health policy and management focuses on health policies impacting African American and other disadvantaged minorities in the U.S. Health System. Dr. Byrd is the lead author of a Pulitzer Prize nominated book entitled An American Health Dilemma (Volumes 1 & 2).