Overview
I am a physician and behavioral scientist at Duke University. My research and writing explores the quirks in human nature that influence our lives — the mixture of rational and irrational forces that affect our health, our happiness and the way our society functions. (What fun would it be to tackle just the easy problems?)
I am currently exploring controversial issues about the role of values and preferences in health care decision making, from decisions at the bedside to policy decisions. I use the tools of decision psychology and behavioral economics to explore topics like informed consent, shared decision making and health care spending. My books include Pricing Life (MIT Press 2000) and Free Market Madness (Harvard Business Press, 2009). My newest book, Critical Decisions (HarperCollins), came out in September of 2012, and explores the challenges of shared decision making between doctors and patients.
I am currently exploring controversial issues about the role of values and preferences in health care decision making, from decisions at the bedside to policy decisions. I use the tools of decision psychology and behavioral economics to explore topics like informed consent, shared decision making and health care spending. My books include Pricing Life (MIT Press 2000) and Free Market Madness (Harvard Business Press, 2009). My newest book, Critical Decisions (HarperCollins), came out in September of 2012, and explores the challenges of shared decision making between doctors and patients.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Madge and Dennis T. McLawhorn University Distinguished Professor
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2012 - Present
Fuqua School of Business
Professor of Business Administration
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2010 - Present
Fuqua School of Business
Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
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2010 - Present
Sanford School of Public Policy
Professor of Medicine
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2010 - Present
Medicine, General Internal Medicine,
Medicine
Professor in Population Health Sciences
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2020 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2013 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society
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2017 - Present
Duke Science & Society,
Initiatives
Core Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy
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2019 - Present
Duke - Margolis Center For Health Policy,
Initiatives
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities ·
1988
M.D.
Carleton College ·
1984
B.A.