Neil Grunberg, MA, MPhil, PhD
Professor, Military and Emergency Medicine
Professor, Neuroscience
Director, Leadership Research & Development School of Medicine
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland
Neil E. Grunberg, Ph.D., is Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine and Professor of Neuroscience in the Uniformed Services University (USU) School of Medicine; Professor in the USU Graduate School of Nursing; and Director of Research and Development in the USU Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) program, Bethesda, Maryland. He is a medical psychologist, social psychologist, and behavioral neuroscientist. Dr. Grunberg earned baccalaureate degrees in Medical Microbiology and Psychology from Stanford University (1975); M.A. (1977), M.Phil. (1979), and Ph.D. (1980) degrees in Physiological Psychology and Social Psychology from Columbia University; and completed doctoral training in Pharmacology at Columbia University’s College of Physicians & Surgeons (1976-79).
He has been educating physicians, psychologists, and nurses for the Armed Forces and Public Health Service and scientists for research and academic positions since 1979. He has published > 230 papers and several books addressing behavioral medicine, leadership, followership, and teams. Dr. Grunberg served as a scientific editor of two U.S. Surgeon General Reports: The Health Consequences of Smoking: Nicotine Addiction (1988) and The Health Benefits of Smoking Cessation (1990). He has been recognized for his professional contributions by awards from the American Psychological Association, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Food & Drug Administration, National Cancer Institute, Society for Behavioral Medicine, US Surgeon General, and Uniformed Services University. In 2015, Dr. Grunberg was selected to be a U.S. Presidential Leadership Scholar.
He is a co-founder of the Healthcare Leadership Community of the International Leadership Association and of the World Health Leadership Network. He is a co-author of Innovative Leadership for Health Care (2021); Innovative Leadership and Followership in the Age of AI: A Guide to Creating Your Future as Leader, Follower, and AI Ally (2023); and editor of Multidisciplinary teamwork in healthcare (2024).
Professor, Military and Emergency Medicine
Professor, Neuroscience
Director, Leadership Research & Development School of Medicine
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland
Neil E. Grunberg, Ph.D., is Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine and Professor of Neuroscience in the Uniformed Services University (USU) School of Medicine; Professor in the USU Graduate School of Nursing; and Director of Research and Development in the USU Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) program, Bethesda, Maryland. He is a medical psychologist, social psychologist, and behavioral neuroscientist. Dr. Grunberg earned baccalaureate degrees in Medical Microbiology and Psychology from Stanford University (1975); M.A. (1977), M.Phil. (1979), and Ph.D. (1980) degrees in Physiological Psychology and Social Psychology from Columbia University; and completed doctoral training in Pharmacology at Columbia University’s College of Physicians & Surgeons (1976-79).
He has been educating physicians, psychologists, and nurses for the Armed Forces and Public Health Service and scientists for research and academic positions since 1979. He has published > 230 papers and several books addressing behavioral medicine, leadership, followership, and teams. Dr. Grunberg served as a scientific editor of two U.S. Surgeon General Reports: The Health Consequences of Smoking: Nicotine Addiction (1988) and The Health Benefits of Smoking Cessation (1990). He has been recognized for his professional contributions by awards from the American Psychological Association, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Food & Drug Administration, National Cancer Institute, Society for Behavioral Medicine, US Surgeon General, and Uniformed Services University. In 2015, Dr. Grunberg was selected to be a U.S. Presidential Leadership Scholar.
He is a co-founder of the Healthcare Leadership Community of the International Leadership Association and of the World Health Leadership Network. He is a co-author of Innovative Leadership for Health Care (2021); Innovative Leadership and Followership in the Age of AI: A Guide to Creating Your Future as Leader, Follower, and AI Ally (2023); and editor of Multidisciplinary teamwork in healthcare (2024).
