Last updated on:
6/13/2018 |
Author: ProCon.org
Michael J. Strauss, MD, MPH Biography
- Title:
- Internist
- Position:
- Not Clearly Pro or Con to the question "Should Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide Be Legal?"
- Reasoning:
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“Granting terminally ill patients’ informed requests to end life peacefully, at times and amid surroundings of their choosing, does not violate this [Hippocratic] oath.”
“Right-to-Die Legislation Doesn’t Violate the Hippocratic Oath,” washingtonpost.com, Oct. 23, 2016
- 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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- Internist (Rockville, MD)
- Board Member, VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies
- CEO, Naviscan PET Systems, Inc, 2001-Jan. 2005
- Founder and President, Covance Health Economics (formerly Health Technology Associates), 1988-1999
- Former Resident, University of Washington School of Public Health
- Former Resident, University of Washington
- Education:
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- MPH, University of Washington School of Public Health
- MD, Duke University Medical School
- AB, Harvard University
- Other:
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- None found
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