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Jacob M. Appel

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Scarsdale High School graduate Jacob M.  Appel, MD, JD, MPhil, MFA, is a
professional bioethicist who contributes frequently to such academic
publications as The Hastings Center Report, The Journal of Medical Ethics, The
Journal of Clinical Ethics, The Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics and The
Bulletin of the History of Medicine.  His commentary on issues related to the
interstices of law, medicine and morality has also been featured in The New York
Times, New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, and many other
regional newspapers.  He also writes regular bioethics columns for The
Huffington Post and Opposing Views.  Jacob has recently held teaching
appointments at Columbia University, New York University, Pace University and
Brown University, where he was named Teacher of the Year by the undergraduate
student body in 2003.  Jacob is a graduate of Brown University, Harvard Law
School and Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons.  He
practices medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital and healthcare law in New York City
and Rhode Island.