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Michael Rubin, MD, MA is a critical care neurologist and neuroethicist who joined UT Southwestern in 2013.  He has a clinical interest and completed scholarly work in death determinaiton, coma, shared decision making, and the ethics of brain research. After completition of his critical care training at Washington University in St Louis, he completed a masters in bioethics and health policy from Loyola Chicago.  He serves as the Director of Clinical Ethics at UT Southwestern and is the co-director of NOMAD - Navifating our multifacted acute distress - a hospital staff peer support system. He is a national leader in neuroethics, including lead auhtorship on ethics positon statements for the American Academy of Neurology.

Education

Medical School
Texas Tech Health Sciences Center School of Medicine (2004)
Internship
John Peter Smith Hospital (2005), Transitional Year
Residency
UT Southwestern Medical Center (2008), Neurology
Fellowship
Washington University School of Medicine (2010), Neurocritical Care
Graduate School
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (2012), Bioethics

Research Interest

  • Clinical Neuroethics; brain death, coma, prognosis and decision-making
  • Medically Ineffective and Potentially Inappropriate Treatments
  • Quality and Safety and the Professional Experience

Publications

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Honors & Awards

  • Texas Monthly Top Doctor
    (2021-2023)
  • Neurocritical Care Society Presidential Citation
    (2015-2018)