David Asch MD, MBA - Euthanasia

Name:	David Asch, MD, MBA
Title:	Executive Director of the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Position:	None Found to the question "Should euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide be legal?"
Reasoning:	No position found as of Oct. 18, 2006
Theoretical Expertise Ranking:	Experts MDs, JDs (Lawyers), PhDs and Religious Leaders with significant involvement in end-of-life issues. [Because end-of-life dilemmas require medical, ethical, legal, and in some case religious considerations, we view MDs, PhDs with a bio-ethical focus, and JDs/religious leaders with significant involvement as "experts" in the euthanasia debate.] [Note: Experts definition varies by site.]
Involvement and Affiliations:	Executive Director, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics Robert D. Eilers Professor of Health Care Management and Economics, The Wharton School Professor of Medicine, Health Care Systems, Operations and Information Management and Medical Ethics, The Wharton School Director, Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholars Program, 2002-Present Co-Director, Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Department of Veterans Affairs, 2001-Present Chief, Health Services Research, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, 1992-Present Arthur K. Asbury Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award, 2004 Mid Career Research Mentorship Award, Society of General Internal Medicine, 2004 Robert C. Witt Research Award, American Risk and Insurance Association, 2000 Samuel P. Martin, III Award in Health Services Research, 1999 Outstanding Investigator Award in Clinical Science, American Federation for Medical Research, 1999 Nellie Westerman Prize, American Federation for Medical Research, 1998 Outstanding Paper Award, Society for Medical Decision Making, 1997 Chief, Section of General Internal Medicine, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, 1993-1996 Associate Director, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, 1992-1996
Education:	MBA, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1989 MD, Cornell University, 1984 AB, Philosophy, Harvard University, 1980
Contact Info:	Phone: 215-746-2705 Fax: 215-573-2157 E-Mail: asch@wharton.upenn.edu Website: University profile
Select Publications:	"Further Explorations of the Treatment of Individuals and Groups," Medical Decision Making, 2000 "Measuring Community Benefits Provided by For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Hospitals," Health Affairs, 2000 "Pricing Term Insurance in the Presence of a Family History of Breast or Ovarian Cancer," North American Actuarial Journal, 2000 "Direct Sale of Sildenafil (Viagra) to Consumers Over the Internet," New England Journal of Medicine, 1999 "Rationing By Any Other Name," New England Journal of Medicine, 1997 "The Role of Critical Care Nurses in Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide," New England Journal of Medicine, 1996 "Genetic Screening for Reproductive Planning: Methodologic and Conceptual Issues in Policy Analysis," American Journal of Public Health, 1996 "Why Some Health Policies Don't Make Sense at the Bedside," Annals of Intern Medicine, 1995
Other:	None found