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Meet the Medical College of Wisconsin Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities Team

Core Faculty

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Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD, FACEP

Director, Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities; Julia and David Uihlein Chair in Medical Humanities, and Professor of Bioethics and Emergency Medicine

aderse@mcw.edu

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Fabrice Jotterand, PhD, MA

Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities; Director, Graduate Program in Bioethics

fjotterand@mcw.edu

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Cheryl A. Maurana, PhD

Senior Vice President for Strategic Academic Partnerships; Professor of Population Health; Founding Director Kern National Network for Flourishing in Medicine

cmaurana@mcw.edu

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Ryan Spellecy, PhD

Ursula von der Ruhr Chair in Bioethics; Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

rspellecy@mcw.edu

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Annie Friedrich, PhD

Assistant Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities

afriedrich@mcw.edu

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Garson Leder, PhD

Assistant Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities

gleder@mcw.edu

Staff

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Kristen Tym, MA

Program Manager

ktym@mcw.edu

(414) 955-4299

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Justine Espisito

Research Coordinator II

jespisito@mcw.edu

Faculty Associates

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Melissa Atwood, DO, MA

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics (Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine)

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Ellen Blank, MD, MA

Adjunct Associate Professor

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Paul Brodwin, PhD

Adjunct Assistant Professor; Professor of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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Carlyle H. Chan, MD

Professor; Vice Chair, Professional Development and Educational Outreach

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K Jane Lee, MD

Professor

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Steven Leuthner, MD, MA

Professor, Section of Neonatology, and Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities

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Ian B. K. Martin, MD, MBA, FACEP, FAAEM

Eminent Scholar, Professor with Tenure, and System Chairman; Emergency Physician-in-Chief; Past-President Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

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Julie Owen, MD

Assistant Professor

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Aasim I. Padela, MD, MSc, FACEP

Professor and Vice Chair for Research and Scholarship

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Ashley Pavlic, MD, MA

Assistant Professor; Co-Chief, Division of Global and Population Health; Course Co-Director, Population Health in the ED, Fourth Year Medical Student Elective; Course Co-Director, Continuing Professional Development; Faculty Co-Lead, GME Global Health Scholars

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Kathryn Schroeter, PhD, MA, RN, CNE, CNOR

Adjunct Assistant Professor; Associate Professor of Nursing, Marquette University