Edward Lowenstein, MD

Position

Provost; Henry Isaiah Dorr Distinguished Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School; Professor of Medical Ethics, Department of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Clinical Specialty

Medical ethics, cardiac anesthesia

Professional Activities

Faculty development, mentoring, career guidance; Education Committee, Massachusetts General Hospital; Residency Selection Committee, Massachusetts General Hospital; Chair, Longer service subcommittee of the Promotions and Reappointments Committee, Harvard Medical School; Scholar of the Academy, Harvard Medical School; Tutor, Patient-Doctor III (IN 750 M.3), Harvard Medical School; Co-Director, Spirituality and Healing in Medicine, (ME726M.0), Harvard Medical School; Chair, Beecher Annual Medical Student Ethics Award Committee, Division of Medical Ethics, Harvard Medical School; Pre-Professional Advisor, MIT; Board of Trustees, Death with Dignity National Center; Two Hundredth Anniversary History Book Committee, Massachusetts General Hospital, Board of Managers, Goddard House (not-for-profit nursing home and assisted living facility).

Medical Training

MD, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, 1959
Senior Fellow, Medical Ethics, Division of Medical Ethics, Harvard Medical School, 1997-98

Publications

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Contact Information

Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-0296