DanielPSulmasyMDPhD, MACP

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

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Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Paul Ramsey Award Center for Bioethics and Culture, 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
James Metcalf Polk Prize
Sarah O'Laughlin Foley Prize in Clinical Medicine
Roothbert Fund Fellowship
Phi Beta Kappa
National Honor Society Scholarship
Alpha Omega Alpha (President)
Daniel Baker Award for Excellence in Clinical Medicine
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PubMed

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. 2025-01-01
Response.
Daniel P Sulmasy, Christopher A DeCock, Carlo S Tornatore, Allen H Roberts 2nd, James Giordano
Chest. 2024-11-01
Reply to: Frailty and ethics at the end of life: The importance of a comprehensive assessment.
Columba Thomas, Eduardo Bruera, William Breitbart, Yesne Alici, Liz Blackler
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2024-09-01

People Opt Out of Organ Donation Programs After Reports of a Man Mistakenly Declared DeadOctober 28th, 2024
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
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