David Hurwitz (18 August 1905 – 22 February 1992) was an American physician, professor of medicine, and researcher in the field of diabetes mellitus, considered "the father of the community hospital teaching concept".

He interned at Boston City Hospital under such medical luminaries as George Minot (1934 Nobel laureate), Edwin Locke, Soma Weiss, William Bosworth Castle and Maxwell Finland.

[2][3] Hurwitz joined the teaching staff of Harvard Medical School in 1931 as a research fellow in obstetrics and was appointed clinical professor of medicine in 1967.

[7] Hurwitz was also instrumental in breaking down town/gown barriers in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a noted ability to work in both the academic and the community/private practice environments.

[14][15] In 1927, David married Pearl Birnbaum (1907-1993), a Radcliffe graduate who went on to become a major advocate for the rights of mentally disabled people in Massachusetts.