Mark J. Hathaway

Mark J. Hathaway, MD, MPH, is a board-certified OB/GYN who was a member of the Washington Hospital Center’s (WHC), OB/GYN faculty from 1997-2013 in Washington, DC.  There, he developed and led the Section of Community Outreach, the Family Planning Section, the Ryan Residency Program, and the Family Planning Fellowship.  He is currently Medical Director for carafem and most recently (2013-2024) worked as a Family Planning and Reproductive Health Senior Technical Advisor for Jhpiego, an international NGO that focuses on international maternal and child health programs.

Dr. Hathaway has served on several national-level work groups and committees, including the Institute of Medicine Standing Committee on Family Planning and the National Contraceptive Metrics Workgroup. He holds appointments at Johns Hopkins University Department of Ob/Gyn and at George Washington University (GWU) as an associate clinical professor of Health Care Sciences.  He has also served on the board of directors of the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA) and the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP), and now with Population Connection. Dr. Hathaway is a dedicated advocate interested in advancing reproductive health policies, family planning strategies, and the development of sound public health policies.