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Peter A Ubel, Madge and Dennis T. McLawhorn University Distinguished Professor  

Office Location: 100 Fuqua Dr, Box 90120, Room W309, Durham, NC 27708-0120
Office Phone: (919) 660-8003
Email Address: peter.ubel@duke.edu
Web Page: http://www.peterubel.com

Areas of Expertise

  • Health Policy, Economics

Education:
M.D., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 1988
B.A., Carleton College, 1984

Teaching (Spring 2023):

  • Pubpol 165.01, Intro to us health care systm Synopsis
    Sanford 04, M 01:45 PM-04:15 PM

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

  1. Chettri, SR; Pignone, MP; Deal, AM; Sepucha, KR; Blizard, LB; Huh, R; Liu, Y-J; Ubel, PA; Lee, CN. "Patient-Reported Outcomes of Breast Reconstruction: Does the Quality of Decisions Matter?." Annals of Surgical Oncology 30.3 (March, 2023): 1891-1900. [doi]  [abs]
  2. Lemmon, ME; Barks, MC; Bansal, S; Bernstein, S; Kaye, EC; Glass, HC; Ubel, PA; Brandon, D; Pollak, KI. "The ALIGN Framework: A Parent-Informed Approach to Prognostic Communication for Infants With Neurologic Conditions.." Neurology 100.8 (February, 2023): e800-e807. [doi]  [abs]
  3. Makara, A; Howe, H; Cooper, M; Heckert, K; Weiss, S; Kellom, K; Scharf, D; Ubel, P; Orloff, N; Timko, CA. "Modifying an Open Science Online Grocery for parents of youth with anorexia nervosa: A proof-of-concept study.." The International Journal of Eating Disorders (February, 2023). [doi]  [abs]
  4. Delaney, RK; Sisco-Taylor, BL; Wang, X; Scherr, K; Ubel, PA; Haaland, B; Kahn, VC; Hamstra, D; Wei, JT; Madanay, F; Davis, JK; Greeno, TU; Fagerlin, A. "Two Specialists, Two Recommendations: Discordance Between Urologists' & Radiation Oncologists' Prostate Cancer Treatment Recommendations.." Urology 169 (November, 2022): 156-161. [doi]  [abs]
  5. Barlet, MH; Barks, MC; Ubel, PA; Davis, JK; Pollak, KI; Kaye, EC; Weinfurt, KP; Lemmon, ME. "Characterizing the Language Used to Discuss Death in Family Meetings for Critically Ill Infants.." Jama Network Open 5.10 (October, 2022): e2233722. [doi]  [abs]

Curriculum Vitae

Highlight:
I am a physician and behavioral scientist at Duke University. My research and writing explores the quirks in human nature that influence our lives — the mixture of rational and irrational forces that affect our health, our happiness and the way our society functions. (What fun would it be to tackle just the easy problems?)

I am currently exploring controversial issues about the role of values and preferences in health care decision making, from decisions at the bedside to policy decisions. I use the tools of decision psychology and behavioral economics to explore topics like informed consent, shared decision making and health care spending. My books include Pricing Life (MIT Press 2000) and Free Market Madness (Harvard Business Press, 2009). My newest book, Critical Decisions (HarperCollins), came out in September of 2012, and explores the challenges of shared decision making between doctors and patients.

Bio/Profile

Dr. Peter Ubel is a physician and behavioral scientist whose research and writing explores the quirks in human nature that influence people's lives — the mixture of rational and irrational forces that affect health, happiness and the way society functions.

Ubel joined the Fuqua School of Business as a Jack O. Blackburn Professor of Marketing in 2010 and holds a position in the Sanford School of Public Policy as a Professor in Public Policy, as well, specializing in health policy and economics. He previously was a Professor of Medicine and Psychology at the University of Michigan, where he taught from 2000 to 2010, and later went on to direct the Center for Behavioral and Decision Sciences in Medicine. 

His research explores controversial issues about the role of values and preferences in health care decision making, from decisions at the bedside to policy decisions. He uses the tools of decision psychology and behavioral economics to explore topics like informed consent, shared decision making and health care rationing. 

In his spare time, he enjoys classical piano, sports, chili peppers, and wrestling with his two young boys, and recently, playing chess.

Peter A Ubel