The Ethics Committee
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UHEC Chairman:
Byron Fergerson, MD
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology
Interests: phenomenology, existentialism, distributive justice, futility
Bonnie Baty, MS, LCGC
Professor, Pediatrics
Interests: genetics education, genetic testing
Susan Childress
General Internal Medicine
Director of Nursing, Huntsman Cancer Institute
Kristen Ries, MD
Professor Emeritus
Infectious Diseases
Susan J. Roberts, MDiv, BCC
Chaplain
Behavioral Health Services
Jim Ruble, PharmD
Assistant Professor, Pharmacotherapy
Clinical Pharmacist
Tom Schenkenberg, PhD
Professor, Neurology
Interests: informed consent, futility, decision-making capacity
Brian Shirts, MD, PhD
Fellow, Pathology
Molecular Genetic Pathology
Le Ann B. Stamos RN MS
Coordinator, Solid Organ Transplant
Peter Yarborough, MD
Clinical Instructor, Internal Medicine
Medical Director, Palliative Care