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Andrew Shuman, MD

Faculty

Andrew G. Shuman, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Michigan Medical School.  He is also the Chief of the ENT Section of the Surgery Service at the VA Ann Arbor Health System.  He is a service chief of the Clinical Ethics Service in the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM).  His current research interests explore ethical issues involved in caring for patients with head and neck cancer, and in managing clinical ethics consultations among patients with cancer.

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Research Interests: 
Bioethics, cancer
Last Name: 
Shuman
CV: 
cv-shuman_michigan.pdf
Events: 
Bioethics Grand Rounds: Janice Firn, MSW; Andrew Shuman, MD; Christian Vercler, MD
Press Coverage: 
Kayte Spector-Bagdady, Ed Goldman, and Andrew Shuman perspective piece highlighted in Michigan Health Lab
Andrew Shuman Discusses Patient Data Privacy at DHHS Symposium
Andrew Shuman interviewed by The ASCO Post
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Ken Langa, MD, PhD

Faculty

Dr. Langa is the Cyrus Sturgis Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and Institute for Social Research, a Research Scientist in the Veterans Affairs Center for Clinical Management Research, and an Associate Director of the Institute of Gerontology, all at the University of Michigan. He is also Associate Director of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a National Institute on Aging funded longitudinal study of 20,000 adults in the United States ( http://hrsonline.isr.umich.edu ).

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Research Interests: 
Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA), Quality of life (QoL), Caregiver burden, Social support, Well-being and happiness
Last Name: 
Langa
CV: 
langa_pcv_02-18-17.pdf
Research Projects: 
Optimizing Treatment of Older Adults with Hypertension: A Net Benefit Analysis of Falls Injury vs Cardiovascular Outcomes (2015-2020)
Health and Retirement Study Yrs 23-34 (2012-2023)
Costs of Dementia (2015-2016)
Systematic Design of Meaningful Presentations of Medical Test Data for Patients (2013-2016)
Models of hospital-acquired conditions and readmission: defining at-risk patients (2013-2016)
Understanding Social Disparities in Health and Aging (2011-2016)
Health Literacy and Health Disparities Among the Elderly (2010-2016)
2014 Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center Bridge Funding (2014-2015)
Longterm Impact of Natural Disasters on Disability and Health in Older Americans (2013-2015)
Expanding the National Health Accounts (2013-2015)
Expanding the Research Infrastructure to Study the Use and Outcomes of the Internet and Social Media in Middle-age and Older Adults (2013-2014)
Objective and Perceived Neighborhoods Characteristics and Cognitive Decline (2012-2013)
Ethics of Surrogate Consent for Dementia Research (2007-2011)
Decision Making for Cardiovascular Therapy in Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (2016-2021)
Press Coverage: 
Ken Langa quoted in UM Health Systems Headline
Ken Langa was quoted in a Detroit Free Press article on cognitive impairment and brain games
Kenneth Langa's Study on Dementia Trends Cited in the New York Times
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Raymond De Vries, PhD

Associate Director

Raymond De Vries PhD is Associate Director at the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine at the University of Michigan and is a Professor in the Department of Learning Health Sciences and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is also visiting professor at CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, University of Maastricht, the Netherlands.

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Research Interests: 
Genetics, Obstetrics, Bioethics, Research ethics
Last Name: 
De Vries
CV: 
Raymond De Vries
Research Projects: 
Exploring Precision Cancer Medicine for Sarcoma and Rare Cancers (2013-2018)
Public Preferences for Addressing Donors? Moral Concerns about Biobank Research (2013-2016)
SU2C-PCF Dream Team: Precision Therapy of Advanced Prostate Cancer (2012-2016)
Public deliberations about patient centered outcomes research priorities (2012-2014)
Therapeutic Misconception and the Ethics of Sham Surgery Controls in PD Research (2009-2013)
Preparing Research on Ethical and Psychological Issues in Cancer Genome Sequencing (PREP-ONCOSEQ) (2011-2012)
Ethics of Surrogate Consent for Dementia Research (2007-2011)
Medicine and Medical Science in the Age of Bioethics (2007-2010)
Patient Perspectives on the Ethical Implementation of an Oncology Learning System (2016-2021)
Events: 
PIHCD Working Group
Press Coverage: 
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Department of Health & Human Services)
Pictures in the Birth Room
Inauguration of Dr. Raymond De Vries (Midwifery Science)
The Feathers of Fear Over Infant Death
UM Team Awarded Prestigious Research Grant
Sixth Anniversary of Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C)
JAMA Research letter with CBSSM Co-Authors highlighted
Raymond De Vries co-authored commentary calling for the Minnesota Legislature to hold hearings on psychiatric research misconduct by the University of Minnesota
Raymond De Vries quoted in Volkskrant article, "Is home birth as safe as in hospital?"
Scott Kim and Raymond De Vries' Assisted Suicide Study in New York Times
Raymond De Vries' 2006 article recently cited in New Scientist
CBSSM Co-Director Ray De Vries on ethical concerns in biobank research
Raymond De Vries Commentary in Medicine at Michigan
Naomi Laventhal interviewed for Smithsonian Magazine Article about Genetic Testing of Children
Ray De Vries' Trust Project Interview: The Evolution of Trust in Bioethics
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Fri, May 08, 2015

Ken Langa discusses how brain crossword puzzles, Sudoku and other brain games are not an evidence-based way to maintain mental sharpness and there is a lack of research in this area.

Detroit Free Press
Faculty: 
Ken Langa, MD, PhD
Research Topics: 
Cognitive impairment
Fri, October 04, 2013

The US News & World Report quoted Sarah Hawley and cited her research in a story about the tendency of young women with breast cancer to overestimate their risk of getting cancer in the opposite, healthy breast. 

An excerpt from the article, "Unfounded Fear Prompts Some Preventive Mastectomies: Study":

The findings echo some previous research, according to Sarah Hawley, an associate professor of internal medicine at the University of Michigan Health System, in Ann Arbor. In her study, presented last year at a medical meeting, Hawley found that nearly 70 percent of women choosing the contralateral prophylactic mastectomy actually had a low risk of developing cancer in the healthy breast.

"Their findings are consistent with ours, in that desire to prevent cancer in the non-affected breast is a big reason patients reported for getting [contralateral prophylactic mastectomy]," Hawley said.

Better communication is needed to be sure women know the risks and benefits, and lack of benefit of getting the preventive surgery, Hawley pointed out. Better strategies to help patients manage anxiety and worry would help, too, she added.

 

US News & World Report
Faculty: 
Sarah Hawley, PhD, MPH
Research Topics: 
Cancer - breast
Thu, September 11, 2014

NOVA (on PBS) broadcasted a special episode on vaccines. Brian Zikmund-Fisher was interviewed and prominently featured. Diseases that were largely eradicated in the United States a generation ago-whooping cough, measles, mumps-are returning, in part because nervous parents are skipping their children's shots. Amid the return of vaccine-preventable diseases, NOVA examined the science of immunization, tracked outbreaks, and shed light on the risks of opting out.

The program premired Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at 9 pm/8c on PBS. Watch the full program here.

You can read the press release here.

US News
MLive
Faculty: 
Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher, PhD
Research Topics: 
Bioethics
Vaccination
Tue, January 10, 2017

Geoffrey Barnes was featured in a recent MHealth Lab article, "Medication Adherence a Problem in Atrial Fibrillation Patients." Dr. Barnes is the lead author of JAMA Cardiology article, which reports that while anticoagulant therapy is important for stroke prevention in people with atrial fibrillation, many people don’t stick with it for various reasons (side effects, physician advice, etc.).

US News & World Report: One-Third With Common Irregular Heartbeat Don't Take Blood Thinners
Michigan Medicine Press Release: Medication Adherence a Problem in Atrial Fibrillation Patients
Faculty: 
Geoffrey Barnes, MD, MSc
Research Topics: 
Heart disease
Medication Adherence
Wed, May 18, 2016

Reshma Jagsi’s survey of high-achieving physician-scientists published in JAMA, found that nearly a third of women reported experiencing sexual harassment. As women now make up about half of medical school students, the researchers emphasize the importance of recognizing unconscious bias as well as overtly inappropriate behaviors.

1. Reshma Jagsi, Kent A. Griffith, Rochelle Jones, Chithra R. Perumalswami, Peter Ubel, Abigail Stewart. Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Experiences of Academic Medical Faculty. JAMA, 2016; 315 (19): 2120 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.2188

Fox News Health
Huffington Post
STAT News
Today's Hospitalist
Faculty: 
Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil
Research Topics: 
Gender bias

Timothy R. B. Johnson, MD

Faculty

Timothy R. B. Johnson, M.D. served as Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan from 1993-2017.  He is Bates Professor of the Diseases of Women and Children; and also Arthur F. Thurnau Professor; Professor, Women’s Studies, and Research Professor, Center for Human Growth and Development.  His education and training have been at the University of Michigan, University of Virginia and Johns Hopkins.

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Research Interests: 
Global health, Women's health
Last Name: 
Johnson
Events: 
CBSSM Seminar: Timothy R. B. Johnson, M.D.
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10/20/2011

Dr. Jason Karlawish, Professor of Medicine and Medical Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania, will discuss his forthcoming novel, "Open Wound: The Tragic Obsession of Dr. William Beaumont" on Thursday, October 20, 3-5 pm, at the Biomedical Research Science Building (BSRB), Room 1130.  "Open Wound" is a fictional account of true events along the early 19th century American frontier, tracing the relationship between Dr. William Beaumont and his illiterate French Canadian patient.  The young trapper sustains an injury that never heals, leaving a hole in his stomach that the curious doctor uses as a window both to understand the mysteries of digestion and to advance his career.  A reception will follow the talk, and books will be available for purchase on site from Nicola's Books.  The event is co-sponsored by the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, the Center for the History of Medicine, and the University of Michigan Press.  Click here for more information about the book. 

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