Henri Robert Paul was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Renal Diseases Division at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. He is also an Attending Physician at the Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, New York Methodist Hospital and Kings County Hospital Center. He attended the University of Illinois and Ross Medical School. Dr. Paul also serves a member of the Board of Directors for the National Organization for the Advancement of Haitians (NOAH).