Last updated on:
6/4/2008 |
Author: ProCon.org
Howard Kirshner, MD Biography
- Title:
- Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Hearing and Speech Sciences as well as Vice-Chairman of Neurology at Vanderbilt University
- Position:
- Con to the question "Should Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide Be Legal?"
- Reasoning:
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“I do not support active euthanasia at present.”
Email to Euthanasia ProCon.org, Jan. 4, 2007
- Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Experts
Individuals with MDs, JDs, PhDs, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to end-of-life issues. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to end-of-life. - Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University
- Vice-Chairman of Neurology, Vanderbilt University
- Director, Vanderbilt Stroke Center
- Program Director of Stroke Service, Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital
- Staff Neurologist, Nashville Veterans Administration Medical Center
- Consultant, St. Thomas Hospital
- Book Review Editor, Journal of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, 2004-present
- Fellow, American Neurological Association, 1986-present
- Fellow, American Academy of Neurology, 1984-present
- Member, American Medical Association, 1982-present
- Award for Excellence in Neurologic Education, 2005
- Award for Excellence in Neurologic Education, 2005
- Award for Excellence in Teaching (Teaching Medical Students, Residents, and/or Fellows in the Clinical Setting), 2004
- Editorial Board Member, Neurology, 1996-2001
- Education:
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- Clinical Fellowship, Harvard Medical School, 1975–1978
- Residency, Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital
- MD, Harvard Medical School, 1972
- BA, Williams College, summa cum laude, 1968
- Other:
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- None found
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