Grodin is the Co-Founder of Global Lawyers and Physicians: Working Together for Human Rights;[6] Co-Director of the Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights: Caring for Survivors of Torture;[7][8] and has received a special citation from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in recognition of his "profound contributions - through original and creative research - to the cause of Holocaust education and remembrance.
He is a Member of the Global Implementation Project of the Istanbul Protocol Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and an Advisor to UNESCO.
[citation needed] Four times named one of America's Top Physicians, he has received four national Humanism in Medicine and Humanitarian Awards for "integrity, clinical excellence and compassion," "outstanding humanism in medicine and integrity as a faculty member," and "compassion, empathy, respect and cultural sensitivity in the delivery of care to patients and their families.
"[citation needed] Grodin's primary areas of interest include the relationship of health and human rights, medicine and the holocaust, and bioethics.
[10] Grodin has delivered over 600 invited regional, national, and international addresses, written more than 200 scholarly papers, and edited or co-edited seven books.