Jason Karlawish
Jason Karlawish is a physician and author. His research examines issues in bioethics. His novel Open Wound: The Tragic Obsession of Dr. William Beaumont, based on true events along the early 19th century American frontier, is the story of a physician's increasing obsession with achieving fame and fortune. Karlawish is a Professor of Medicine and Medical Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
May
05
Opportunities for postdocs and students to work in the Karlawish Lab of the Departments of Medicine, and Medical Ethics and Health Policy.
Saturday, May 5, 2012 - 12:02pm
We focus on empirical and conceptual research in neuroethics. We examine ethical, legal and social issues related to the aging brain with particular focus on diseases such as Alzheimers and Parkinsons diseases.
The lab has a variety of finished datasets that are available for a student to analyze and write up as publishable results. These include studies of quality of life, decisional capacity, and the psychological and behavioral impact of disclosing genetic risk...
Apr
26
A diary of The Tragic Obsession Tour
Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 8:45am
Keeping a diary of the Tour... Reads not like a blog but a book with the oldest entry first (a "golb" perhaps?), so to read the latest diary entry, you'll have to click on "learn more."
October 11th -- Two big New York City events kicked off the tour: the New School's Fiction Forum on October 10th and the New York Academy of Medicine on October 11th.
Vigorous discussions of why write a novel instead of a biography or essay -- because we go to nonfiction for...
Feb
19
Watch the PBS series Second Opinion's "Living with Alzheimer's" episode.
Sunday, February 19, 2012 - 4:55pm
Since 2004, the PBS series "Second Opinion" has engaged expert physicians to work through the diagnostic and treatment challenges of real-life medical cases. In the episode "Living with Alzheimer's," host Dr. Peter Salgo, presents the case of a man with memory loss. Jason Karlawish participated in a lively...
