District of Columbia

Contact Information

Local Contact: Dr. Robert Zarr

National Legislation

The National Health Insurance Bill — HR676 (Text of the bill)

List of Cosponsors in the 110th Congress

Media Contact

David Rabin, MD
202 687 1608
Rabind@georgetown.edu

David Rabin is a Research Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Georgetown University. He also directs the Division of Community Health Care Studies activities in Community Medicine and Public Health Research, including studies on long-term care, etiology of chronic diseases, prevention of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases. In addition, he has been prominently involved in the development of a multi-disciplinary Global Health Education Program at GU. He received his education at Washington University and at Harvard.

E. James Lieberman, MD
301-983-1237
ejl@gwu.edu

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, George Washington University School of Medicine, retired from private practice in Washington, DC, 2006. Commander (Ret.) USPHS; served 7 years at NIMH; last postion: Chief. Center for Child and Family Mental Health. Former Board Member, National Council on Family Relations. Distinguished Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association. Fellow, American Public Health Association. Active in patients’ rights issues in family planning, sex education, and end-of-life care. Editor, Mental Health: The Public Health Challenge (APHA); co-author Like It Is: A Teen Sex Guide.

Robert Zarr, MD
202 550 1740
rlzarr@yahoo.com

Dr. Zarr is a board-certified pediatrician at the Unity Health Care, Inc in Washington, DC, where he cares for a low-income and immigrant population in a setting with few resources. Dr. Zarr graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and completed his pediatric residency at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. He also has a Master of Public Health degree, specializing in International Health, from the University of Texas School of Public Health.

Dr. Zarr is fluent and literate in Spanish and has worked in the US and abroad with Spanish-speaking populations. Dr. Zarr holds adjunct professorships at Children’s National Medical Center, George Washington University, and Georgetown University. He is also co-chair of the DC PNHP Chapter.

Harvey Fernbach
(301) 345-1919
hfernbachmd@aol.com

Dr. Fernbach is a board certified Psychiatrist. He recieved his training at Yale University, and the State University of New York. He was a Clinical Associate at the National Institute of Mental Health and serves on the Board of Directors of the Washington Psychiatric Society.

Local Unions Endorsing HR676

• Coalition of Labor Union Women, Washington, DC
• Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
• National Education Association (NEA), July 2006
• National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), International Union, Washington, DC
• Committee of Presidents, National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), Washington, DC