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Andrew G. Shuman, MD, FACS, HEC-C, is an associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Michigan Medical School. He serves as chief of the clinical ethics service in the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM).
Dr. Shuman is the Assistant Dean for Veterans Affairs, and the Associate Chief of Staff-Education at the VA Ann Arbor Health System, where he directs the educational experience for a diverse cadre of pre- and post-doctoral trainees and learners.
Dr. Shuman is internationally recognized as a thought leader in ethical issues arising within the field of otolaryngology and surgical oncology. His work involves defining the conceptual dimensions of “surgical ethics,” applying his perspective as a practicing surgeon and clinical ethicist to normative and empirical bioethics research. He received extramural research funding for his work from NIH, the VA and societal grants, and has a portfolio of publications in leading journals in the fields of ethics, oncology and otolaryngology including The New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA.
He has acted as PI on projects focused on cancer treatment decision-making, precision oncology and drug shortages, tailored to directly inform both the clinical practice and legal regulation of these ethically contentious and clinically complex disciplines. He was closely involved in Michigan Medicine and the VA's pandemic response, as well as at the state and national level on the ethics of scarce resource allocation including testifying in front of the United States Senate.
Dr. Shuman completed fellowships in head and neck surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and in medical ethics at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He completed his residency in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Michigan. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School and also graduated from the University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science and the Arts.
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MD, with DistinctionUniversity of Michigan Medical School, 5114 Medical Science I (C-wing) 1301 Catherine Street, 2006
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BS, with High Distinction Concentration in Biology; Minor in Judaic StudiesUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2002
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Center MemberCenter for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine
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Center MemberInstitute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
• Ethical challenges arising in patients with head and neck cancer
• Decision making and individualized decision support in head and neck cancer treatment
• Process and workflow of clinical ethics consultation
• Drug shortages and limited resource mitigation
• Surgical ethics
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Binkley CE, Reynolds JM, Shuman A. N Engl J Med, 2022 Oct 6; 387 (14): 1325 - 1328.Journal ArticleFrom the Eyeball Test to the Algorithm - Quality of Life, Disability Status, and Clinical Decision Making in Surgery.
DOI:10.1056/NEJMms2207408 PMID: 36198184 -
Chen MM, Mott N, Clark SJ, Harper DM, Shuman AG, Prince MEP, Dossett LA. JAMA, 2021 Apr 27; 325 (16): 1673 - 1674.Journal ArticleHPV Vaccination Among Young Adults in the US.
DOI:10.1001/jama.2021.0725 PMID: 33904878 -
Chen E, Goold S, Harrison S, Ali I, Makki I, Kent SS, Shuman AG. PLoS One, 2021 16 (4): e0243870Journal ArticleDrug shortage management: A qualitative assessment of a collaborative approach.
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0243870 PMID: 33891609 -
Shuman AG, Campbell BH, AHNS Ethics & Professionalism Service . Head Neck, 2020 Jun; 42 (6): 1214 - 1217.Journal ArticleEthical framework for head and neck cancer care impacted by COVID-19.
DOI:10.1002/hed.26193 PMID: 32329948 -
Shuman AG, Gornick MC, Brummel C, Kent M, Spector-Bagdady K, Biddle E, Bradford CR, Brenner JC. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 2020 Jan; 162 (1): 73 - 78.Journal ArticlePatient and Provider Perspectives Regarding Enrollment in Head and Neck Cancer Research.
DOI:10.1177/0194599819889976 PMID: 31818193 -
Spector-Bagdady K, Krenz CD, Brummel C, Brenner JC, Bradford CR, Shuman AG. Oncologist, 2020 Jul; 25 (7): 620 - 626.Journal Article"My Research Is Their Business, but I'm Not Their Business": Patient and Clinician Perspectives on Commercialization of Precision Oncology Data.
DOI:10.1634/theoncologist.2019-0863 PMID: 32167617 -
Spector-Bagdady K, Fernandez Lynch H, Brenner JC, Shuman AG. JAMA Oncol, 2019 Mar 1; 5 (3): 406 - 410.Journal ArticleBiospecimens, Research Consent, and Distinguishing Cell Line Research.
DOI:10.1001/jamaoncol.2018.6988 PMID: 30703213 -
Shuman AG. Hastings Cent Rep, 2017 Nov; 47 (6): 3 - 4.Journal ArticleContemplating Resectability.
DOI:10.1002/hast.777 PMID: 29171050