Dr. Maya Prabhu,
Canada
Lead Counsel, Health and Hazards Law

Maya Prabhu, LL.B. (McGill), M.D. (Dalhousie Medical School), M.Sc. (Political Economy, LSE), A.B. (Social Studies, Harvard) is Lead Counsel for Sustainable International Health Law at the CISDL. A medical doctor and a lawyer, her research interests include international humanitarian law, post-traumatic stres disorder in post-conflict situations and various issues at the nexus of health and human rights. Dr. Prabhu's past experience includes health policy analysis at the United Nations Policy Development Branch, the International Affairs Division of Health Canada, the Canadian International Development Agency and the Manitoba Center for Health Policy and Evaluation. She has previously practiced corporate litigation at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York and most recently was a Deputy Counsel with the Volcker investigation into the UN Oil-for-Food-Programme. She is currently with continuing her specialization at the University of Toronto in the department of psychiatry.