Andrew G Shuman, MD, FACS, HEC-C
Associate Professor Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Assistant Dean for Veterans Services

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Andrew G Shuman, MD, FACS, HEC-C
Associate Professor
  • About
  • Qualifications
  • Center Memberships
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
  • About

    Andrew G. Shuman, MD, FACS, HEC-C, is an associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Michigan Medical School. He serves as chief of the clinical ethics service in the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM).
    Dr. Shuman is the Assistant Dean for Veterans Affairs, and the Associate Chief of Staff-Education at the VA Ann Arbor Health System, where he directs the educational experience for a diverse cadre of pre- and post-doctoral trainees and learners.
    Dr. Shuman is internationally recognized as a thought leader in ethical issues arising within the field of otolaryngology and surgical oncology. His work involves defining the conceptual dimensions of “surgical ethics,” applying his perspective as a practicing surgeon and clinical ethicist to normative and empirical bioethics research. He received extramural research funding for his work from NIH, the VA and societal grants, and has a portfolio of publications in leading journals in the fields of ethics, oncology and otolaryngology including The New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA.
    He has acted as PI on projects focused on cancer treatment decision-making, precision oncology and drug shortages, tailored to directly inform both the clinical practice and legal regulation of these ethically contentious and clinically complex disciplines. He was closely involved in Michigan Medicine and the VA's pandemic response, as well as at the state and national level on the ethics of scarce resource allocation including testifying in front of the United States Senate.

    Dr. Shuman completed fellowships in head and neck surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and in medical ethics at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He completed his residency in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Michigan. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School and also graduated from the University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science and the Arts.

    Qualifications
    • MD, with Distinction
      University of Michigan Medical School, 5114 Medical Science I (C-wing) 1301 Catherine Street, 2006
    • BS, with High Distinction Concentration in Biology; Minor in Judaic Studies
      University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2002
    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
    Research Overview

    • Ethical challenges arising in patients with head and neck cancer
    • Decision making and individualized decision support in head and neck cancer treatment
    • Process and workflow of clinical ethics consultation
    • Drug shortages and limited resource mitigation
    • Surgical ethics

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      From the Eyeball Test to the Algorithm - Quality of Life, Disability Status, and Clinical Decision Making in Surgery.
      Binkley CE, Reynolds JM, Shuman A. N Engl J Med, 2022 Oct 6; 387 (14): 1325 - 1328. DOI:10.1056/NEJMms2207408
      PMID: 36198184
    • Journal Article
      HPV Vaccination Among Young Adults in the US.
      Chen MM, Mott N, Clark SJ, Harper DM, Shuman AG, Prince MEP, Dossett LA. JAMA, 2021 Apr 27; 325 (16): 1673 - 1674. DOI:10.1001/jama.2021.0725
      PMID: 33904878
    • Journal Article
      Drug shortage management: A qualitative assessment of a collaborative approach.
      Chen E, Goold S, Harrison S, Ali I, Makki I, Kent SS, Shuman AG. PLoS One, 2021 16 (4): e0243870 DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0243870
      PMID: 33891609
    • Journal Article
      Ethical framework for head and neck cancer care impacted by COVID-19.
      Shuman AG, Campbell BH, AHNS Ethics & Professionalism Service . Head Neck, 2020 Jun; 42 (6): 1214 - 1217. DOI:10.1002/hed.26193
      PMID: 32329948
    • Journal Article
      Patient and Provider Perspectives Regarding Enrollment in Head and Neck Cancer Research.
      Shuman AG, Gornick MC, Brummel C, Kent M, Spector-Bagdady K, Biddle E, Bradford CR, Brenner JC. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 2020 Jan; 162 (1): 73 - 78. DOI:10.1177/0194599819889976
      PMID: 31818193
    • Journal Article
      "My Research Is Their Business, but I'm Not Their Business": Patient and Clinician Perspectives on Commercialization of Precision Oncology Data.
      Spector-Bagdady K, Krenz CD, Brummel C, Brenner JC, Bradford CR, Shuman AG. Oncologist, 2020 Jul; 25 (7): 620 - 626. DOI:10.1634/theoncologist.2019-0863
      PMID: 32167617
    • Journal Article
      Biospecimens, Research Consent, and Distinguishing Cell Line Research.
      Spector-Bagdady K, Fernandez Lynch H, Brenner JC, Shuman AG. JAMA Oncol, 2019 Mar 1; 5 (3): 406 - 410. DOI:10.1001/jamaoncol.2018.6988
      PMID: 30703213
    • Journal Article
      Contemplating Resectability.
      Shuman AG. Hastings Cent Rep, 2017 Nov; 47 (6): 3 - 4. DOI:10.1002/hast.777
      PMID: 29171050
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    Research News
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    Department News
    Gifty Kwakye, MD, MPH, Andrew Shuman, MD, Named Assistant Deans In U-M Medical School
    Congratulations to Gifty Kwakye, MD, MPH, and Andrew G. Shuman, MD, FACS, HEC-C, on their new roles.