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Peter Angelos, MD, PhD
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Surgical ethics Innovation in surgery and medicine Informed consent Teaching ethics to trainees Transplant ethics
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Andrew Aronsohn, MD
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Ethical issues in liver disease and therapies Organ transplantation allocation
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Daniel Brudney, PhD
Research Interests
Patient autonomy Ethics of liver transplantation Conscientious refusal by health care professionals Conflicting interests in the clinical context
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Darren Bryan, MD
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Informed consent resident (and trainee, in general) involvement in care
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Brian Callender, MD
Research Interests
Global health ethics The doctor-patient relationship Graphic Medicine Visual culture of medicine The illness experience
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Ishanu Chattopadhyay, PhD
Research Interests
Machine learning Data Science Screening and diagnosis of complex diseases Electronic Healthcare Records
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Marshall Chin, MD, MPH
Research Interests
Reducing health disparities Improving care of patients with diabetes Health policy
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Julie Chor, MD
Research Interests
Conscientious provision by health care professionals Doctor-patient relationship in reproductive healthcare Health disparities and community-engaged research Reproductive ethics
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Scott Cook, PhD
Research Interests
health services research healthcare systems and payment reform to advance health equity LGBTQ+ health equity and healthcare quality improvement Medicaid
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Kamala Cotts, MD
Research Interests
Primary care for adults with developmental disabilities General internal medicine with focus on hypertension, diabetes, and women's health
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Christopher (Chris) Daugherty, MD
Research Interests
Research ethics Informed consent End of life care Cancer care communication Decision making
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Ann Dudley Goldblatt, JD, LLM
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Patient protection Reproductive rights Conscience clauses Genomics
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Lawrence J. Gottlieb, MD
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Palliative reconstructive surgery Life vs. limb Vascular composite allografts
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Olwen Hahn, MD
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Hematology/oncology - breast cancer Patient-doctor communication Oncology Clinical Trial Design and Implementation
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Michael Hawking, MD, MSc
Research Interests
Oversees the Scholars in Ethics and Medicine Program at the University of Chicago Writes on Virtue Ethics and Physician Formation, Oncology Communication, and Care and Ethics at the End of Life Practices as a Clinical Oncologist at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Bermuda
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Javad Hekmat-Panah, MD
Research Interests
Communication with and on behalf of patients Surgical errors and communication Head injury in abused children Microvessel circulation in cardiac arrest, cerebral compression, and air embolism
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Fay Hlubocky, PhD, MA, CCTP
Research Interests
Clinical Research Ethics Behavioral Medicine Psycho-oncology Burnout, Moral Distress Clinician-Patient Communication End-of-Life Care
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Sarah Hoehn, MD
Research Interests
Pediatric critical care Pediatric trauma Medical ethics Hospice & palliative care Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
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Elbert Huang, MD, MPH
Research Interests
Diabetes in older adults Health economics Health policy
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Mahmoud Ismail, MD
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maternal-fetal medicine obstetrics & gynecology high-risk obstetrics
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Elizabeth Kieff, MD
Research Interests
Experiential learning and physician development and formation Parenting while training Wellness
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Valerie Gutmann Koch, JD (Director of Law & Ethics)
Research Interests
informed consent law & medical decision making human subjects research genetics and genomics legal issues related to pandemic preparedness and response
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Shivani Kumar, MD
Research Interests
medical education transplant psychiatry
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Andrea “Justine” Landi, MD
Research Interests
Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago in the Section of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine The care of older adults with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), specifically focused on the clinical and ethical challenges of managing OUD with co-occurring dementia and within nursing homes The age-friendly approach to shared-decision making and advanced care planning for geriatric patients with high-risk, acute surgical problems who are facing difficult decisions
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Emily Landon, MD
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Infection prevention Optimal antimicrobial use Bone and joint infections
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Christos Lazaridis, MD
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Associate Professor of Neurology Neurointensivist who specializes in advanced monitoring in severe traumatic brain injury Heavily involved in neurocritical care ethics Trained in both neurologic and general critical care
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Stacy Lindau, MD, MA
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Sexuality in the context of aging, common diseases, and the patient-physician relationship Health in high poverty, urban settings Health system improvement
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Deborah Loeff, MD
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Peggy Mason, PhD
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Non-treatment of neonates with disabilities Role of empathy in medicine Informed consent
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Nathaniel Meadow, MD, MPH
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Psychedelic assisted therapies
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David Meltzer, MD, PhD
Research Interests
Value of the doctor-patient relationship Patient-centered outcomes research Health economics and policy Health and the social sciences
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Dejan Micic, MD
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Ethical issues in nutrition support End-of-life care
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Michael Millis, MD
Research Interests
Adult and Pediatric Transplant Surgery Liver and Hepatobiliary Surgery Innovation in surgery and medicine
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Ross Milner, MD
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Surgical Ethics Informed consent process Role of surgeon proctors
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Parth Modi, MD, MS
Research Interests
health services and health policy research ethics research on the patient-physician relationship financial conflicts of interest
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Scott Moses, MD
Research Interests
Reproductive ethics Ritual in medicine Religion and medicine
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Kelly Nelson Kelly, MD
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Prenatal counseling Responding to consults in medical ethics
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C. ‘Sola’ Olopade, MD, MPH, FCCP
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Research ethics in developing country setting Responsible conduct of research in developing country settings Health impact of household air pollution in vulnerable populations Interaction between environment and genetics in the expression of asthma
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Funmi Olopade, MD, FACP
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Hereditary cancers Breast cancer in young women Cancer risk and prevention Cancer genetics
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Kinga Skowron Olortegui, MD, MS
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professionalism and teaching of professionalism in surgical residency burnout
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William Parker, MD
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empirical bioethics scarce healthcare resource allocation organ transplantation
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Monica Peek, MD, MPH
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Doctor-patient relationship Health disparities and community-engaged research Shared decision-making Diabetes health disparities Patient empowerment Community-engaged research
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Harold Pollack, PhD
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Micah Prochaska, MD
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Anemia and RBC transfusions Fatigability Research Networks
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Rebecca Propper, MD
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Ethical Dilemmas in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Brain Death Ethics Consults Mixed-Methods Research
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Vijaya Rao, MD
Research Interests
Clinical ethics in gastroenterology Appropriate use of invasive procedures Peri-procedural code status
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Selwyn Rogers Jr., MD, MPH
Research Interests
Ethical issues in violence, trauma, & trauma surgery Health disparities Impact of race and ethnicity on surgical outcomes
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Richard Rosengarten, MA, PhD
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Narrative Theologies of pain and suffering
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David Rubin, MD
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Ethical design of clinical trials Novel therapies in inflammatory bowel disease Cancer prevention in inflammatory bowel disease
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Milda Saunders, MD, MPH
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Living liver and kidney donation Patient education about renal replacement therapy Geographic variation in quality of care Health disparities and quality of care for patients with ESRD
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Kaitlin Seibert, MD
Research Interests
neurological ethics of treating persons with dementia decision making capacity in Alzheimer’s and related dementias music and creative arts therapies in dementia care ethnic barriers and social determinants of health in dementia care
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Mark Siegler, MD, MACP
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The doctor-patient relationship End-of-life care Surgical innovation Organ transplantation
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Siv Sjursen, MS, RN, BSN
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Impact of technology on nursing care Influenza vaccine rates Edge of Viability Communication Nurse- Doctor relationship
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Caroline Skolnik, MD, CM
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Healthcare sustainability Ethics of healthcare environmentalism Social determinants of health Social Justice in medicine Institutional Virtue Ethics
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Peter J. Smith, MD, MA
Research Interests
Board certified in two sub-specialties of pediatrics: neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDD) and developmental-behavioral pediatrics (DBP) Clinical services include transitional care, residential school care and outpatient clinics Intellectual disabilities and ethics Down syndrome treatments Medical education related to disabilities
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Deborah Spitz, MD
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Psychiatric Education Faculty development Psychiatric Ethics Autonomous choice in severe remitting and relapsing psychiatric disorders
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Jason Strelzow, MD, FRCSC
Research Interests
Consent Ethics of Surgical Decision-Making Novel Technology & the ethics of AI Research Consent
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Debra Stulberg, MD
Research Interests
Racial and socioeconomic disparities Reproductive health Religiously-sponsored health care
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Elizabeth Tung, MD, MS
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M. Jeanne Wirpsa, MA, BCC
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Religion, Bioethics, and Medicine Shared Decision Making Provider Moral Distress/Moral Injury Healthcare Chaplaincy
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John Yoon, MD
Research Interests
The doctor-patient relationship Virtue in medicine Medicine and religion
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Laurie Zoloth, PhD
Research Interests
Agency and Subjectivity Jewish studies Religion and ethics Ethics and Politics & Law Social justice in healthcare How science and medicine are taught Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
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