Douglas Opel

Dr. Douglas Opel is a pediatrician at the University of Washington known for his research on vaccine uptake, particularly among Alaska Native and American Indian communities. He recently gained attention for his involvement in a viewpoint published in JAMA, where he and other pediatricians expressed concern over the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' cancellation of hundreds of vaccine-related research grants, warning that this could jeopardize public health as vaccine-preventable infections resurge.