David A. Ansell Md

About the Author

David A. Ansell, MD, is a distinguished physician, professor, and advocate for health equity, drawing from over three decades of experience in Chicago's underserved communities to illuminate the stark disparities in American healthcare. As chair of the Department of Medicine at Rush University Medical Center, he has witnessed firsthand how systemic inequalities exacerbate illness and mortality, inspiring his incisive writings on social justice. In his acclaimed book, The Death Gap: How Inequality Kills, Ansell exposes the 'death gap'—the profound difference in life expectancy between affluent and impoverished neighborhoods—and calls for urgent policy reforms to bridge it. A sought-after speaker and researcher, Ansell's work blends rigorous medical insight with compassionate storytelling, urging society to confront the root causes of inequity for a healthier, fairer future.