Meet Our Team
Core Faculty
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
Fabrice Jotterand, PhD
Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities; Director, Graduate Program in Bioethics
Cheryl A. Maurana, PhD
Senior Vice President for Strategic Academic Partnerships; Professor of Population Health; Founding Director Kern National Network for Flourishing in Medicine
Ryan Spellecy, PhD
Ursula von der Ruhr Chair in Bioethics; Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Staff
Faculty Associates
Melissa Atwood, DO, MA
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics (Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine)
Marshall A. Beckman, MD
Associate Professor
Ellen Blank, MD, MA
Adjunct Associate Professor
Paul Brodwin, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor; Professor of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Bruce H. Campbell, MD
Professor, Member, Faculty Pillar, Kern Institute
Carlyle H. Chan, MD
Professor; Vice Chair, Professional Development and Educational Outreach
Steven Leuthner, MD, MA
Professor, Section of Neonatology, and Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities
Ian B. K. Martin, MD, MBA, FACEP, FAAEM
Professor with Tenure and System Chairman; Co-Director, Health Executive Administrative Leadership (HEAL) Fellowship; Emergency Physician-in-Chief; Past-President Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Julie Owen, MD
Assistant Professor
Aasim I. Padela, MD, MSc, FACEP
Professor and Vice Chair for Research and Scholarship
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