DanielPSulmasyMDPhD, MACP

Internal Medicine • Washington, DC

Andre Hellegers Professor of Biomedical Ethics; Director, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University

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Office
Georgetown University
3700 O St, NW
Washington, DC 20057
Phone+1 202-687-8099

Fax+1 202-687-8089
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Education & Training

Georgetown UniversityPh.D., Philosophy, 1995
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1991
Johns Hopkins UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1983
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1982
Cornell UniversityA.B., With Honors, 1978
St. Anthony's High SchoolHigh School Diploma, 1970 - 1974

Certifications & Licensure

DC State Medical License 1991 - 2024
IL State Medical License 2009 - 2017
NY State Medical License 1983 - 2013
MD State Medical License 1987 - 1999
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Paul Ramsey Award Center for Bioethics and Culture, 2014
Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Best Investigative Writing, 2010 Catholic Press Association Awards, for “And Then There Was One: The Unraveling of Catholic Health Care,” America magazine. 2010
Pellegrino Medal Samford University, 2009
Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa New York Medical College, 2009
Best feature article, general interest, 2007 Catholic Press Association (for “Are Feeding Tubes Morally Obligatory?” St. Anthony Messenger) 2007
The Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars 2007
Pro Vita Award Diocese of Brooklyn, NY, 2003
John Conley Scholar Award American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, 2001
Third Place, Professional Books, 1998 Catholic Press Association Awards (for The Healer’s Calling) 1998
Mid-Atlantic Regional Award for Excellence as a Clinician-Teacher, Society of General Internal Medicine 1996
American College of Physicians Teaching and Research Scholar 1993
Daniel Baker Award for Excellence in Clinical Medicine
Alpha Omega Alpha (President)
James Metcalf Polk Prize
Sarah O'Laughlin Foley Prize in Clinical Medicine
Roothbert Fund Fellowship
Phi Beta Kappa
National Honor Society Scholarship
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A Biophilosophical Approach to the Determination of Brain Death.
Christopher A DeCock, Allen H Roberts 2nd, James Giordano, G Kevin Donovan, Daniel P Sulmasy, Carlo S Tornatore> ;Chest. 2024 Apr 1
Physicians, Spirituality, and Compassionate Patient Care.
Daniel P Sulmasy> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2024 Mar 21
1 citations
Knowledge gaps in heart and lung donation after the circulatory determination of death: Report of a workshop of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
James L Bernat, Kiran K Khush, Sam D Shemie, Matthew G Hartwig, Peter P Reese, Anne Dalle Ave, Brendan Parent, Alexandra K Glazier, Alexander M Capron, Matt Craig, Ten...> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2024 Mar 2
Existential suffering as an indication for palliative sedation: Identifying and addressing challenges.
Columba Thomas, Julia D Kulikowksi, William Breitbart, Yesne Alici, Eduardo Bruera, Liz Blackler, Daniel P Sulmasy> ;Palliative & Supportive Care. 2024 Feb 29
Learning from COVID-19 triage schemes to face the next public health emergency.
Erin S DeMartino, Jackson S Ennis, Susan M Wolf, Daniel P Sulmasy> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2024 Apr 1
Drugs, delirium, and ethics at the end of life.
Thomas, C., Blackler, L., Alici, Y., Breitbart, W., Bruera, E., Sulmasy, D.> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2024 Jan 19
Addressing Challenges With Sedation in End-of-Life Care.
Thomas, C., Blackler, L., Alici, Y., Breitbart, W., Bruera, E., Sulmasy, D.> ;Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2024 Apr 1
Does Sedation Affect Patients' Spiritual Experience at the End of Life? An Intersection Between Medicine and Spirituality.
Anne L Dalle Ave, Daniel P Sulmasy> ;Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2023 Oct 21
Estimating population impact of state triage policies restricting healthcare access for older adults with chronic conditions.
Nicholas V Nguyen, Kirsten A Riggan, Jackson S Ennis, Jon C Tilburt, Alexander K Smith, Daniel B Kramer, Daniel P Sulmasy, Erin S DeMartino> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2024 Jan 1
4 citations
Triage Procedures for Critical Care Resource Allocation During Scarcity.
Jackson S Ennis, Kirsten A Riggan, Nicholas V Nguyen, Daniel B Kramer, Alexander K Smith, Daniel P Sulmasy, Jon C Tilburt, Susan M Wolf, Erin S DeMartino> ;JAMA Network Open. 2023 Aug 1
Where Brain Death Is Concerned-NOT Debate BUT Action.
Daniel P Sulmasy, D Alan Shewmon, Charlie Camosy, Michel Accad, Doyen Nguyen, Decock, C. A., Christopher A DeCock> ;The Linacre Quarterly. 2023 Aug 1
Controversial arguments are controversial.
Daniel P Sulmasy> ;Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics. 2023 Aug 1
1 citations
Rethinking Brain Death-Why "Dead Enough" Is Not Good Enough: The UDDA Revision Series.
Daniel P Sulmasy, Decock, C. A., Christopher A DeCock> ;Neurology. 2023 Aug 15
3 citations
The virtues and the vices of the outrageous.
Daniel P Sulmasy> ;Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics. 2023 Apr 1
End-of-life practices: An ethical framework for clinicians.
Anne L Dalle Ave, Daniel P Sulmasy> ;Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine. 2023 Aug 1
2 citations
Death Lost in Translation.
Anne L Dalle Ave, Daniel P Sulmasy> ;The American Journal of Bioethics. 2023 Feb 1
63 citations
Spirituality in Serious Illness and Health.
Tracy A Balboni, Tyler J VanderWeele, Stephanie D Doan-Soares, Katelyn N G Long, Betty R Ferrell, George Fitchett, Harold G Koenig, Paul A Bain, Christina Puchalski, K...> ;JAMA. 2022 Jul 12
1 citations
Response.
Emily Scire, Kyeong Yun Jeong, Mary Katherine Gaurke, Bernard Prusak, Daniel P Sulmasy> ;Chest. 2022 Feb 1
ICU Care in a Pandemic.
Bernard Prusak, MaryKatherine Gaurke, Kyeong Yun Jeong, Emily Scire, Daniel P Sulmasy> ;The Hastings Center Report. 2021 Nov 1
6 citations
Health Care Professionals' Spirituality and COVID-19: Meaning, Compassion, Relationship.
Anne L. Dalle Ave, Daniel P. Sulmasy> ;JAMA. 2021 Oct 26
9 citations
Rationing With Respect to Age During a Pandemic: A Comparative Analysis of State Pandemic Preparedness Plans.
Emily Scire, Kyeong Yun Jeong, MaryKatherine Gaurke, Bernard G. Prusak, Daniel P. Sulmasy> ;Chest. 2021 Sep 8
11 citations
Life-Years & Rationing in the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Critical Analysis
MaryKatherine Gaurke, Bernard G. Prusak, Kyeong Yun Jeong, Emily Scire, Daniel P. Sulmasy> ;The Hastings Center Report. 2021 Sep 1
4 citations
Are SARS-CoV-2 Human Challenge Trials Ethical?
Daniel P. Sulmasy> ;JAMA Internal Medicine. 2021 Aug 1
Rebuttal From Drs Sulmasy and Maldonado.
Daniel P. Sulmasy, Fabien Maldonado> ;Chest. 2021 Feb 2
3 citations
COUNTERPOINT: Is It Ethically Permissible to Unilaterally Withdraw Life-Sustaining Treatments for Reallocation During Crisis Standards of Care? No.
Daniel P. Sulmasy, Fabien Maldonado> ;Chest. 2021 Jan 23
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Authored Content

Advance Care Planning and “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”April 2020

Press Mentions

Do the Unvaccinated Deserve Empathy? | How the DMV Is Dealing with Unvaccinated Friends and FamilySeptember 24th, 2021
The Complex Ethical Morass of COVID-19 Human Challenge TrialsJune 7th, 2021
Ending Limit on Culturing Human Embryos Called ‘Affront’ to Value of LifeJune 1st, 2021
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Hospital Affiliations

MedStar Georgetown University HospitalWashington, District of Columbia