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Elisa Gordon

  • 2689 Citations
1996 …2023

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Research Interests

Dr. Gordon is Professor in the Department of Surgery-Division of Transplantation, Center for Healthcare Studies, and Center for Bioethics & Medical Humanities at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Gordon completed her doctorate in Medical Anthropology at Case Western Reserve University. Thereafter, she completed a Fellowship in Clinical Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago. Dr. Gordon obtained her Master’s degree in Public Health from University of Illinois, Chicago, specializing in Community Health Sciences. Her research interests include: ethics of organ transplantation and donation, health disparities in access to health care and health outcomes, informed consent, self-care & chronic illness management, health literacy, and qualitative research & mixed methods. Dr. Gordon has received funding from the NIDDK, NIAID, NINR, HRSA, VA, and DOD for her research in transplantation and decision aids. Dr. Gordon currently serves as the Chair of the UNOS Ethics Committee, and Associate Editor for the American Journal of Transplantation.

Education/Academic qualification

MPH, University of Illinois at Chicago

… → 2005

PhD, Case Western Reserve University

… → 1999

Research interests

  • Bioethics
  • Empirical Bioethics
  • Ethics of Research with Human Subjects
  • Health Communications
  • Health Disparities
  • Health Literacy
  • Health Services Research
  • Medical Anthropology
  • Mixed Methods
  • Patient-Centered Care
  • Qualitative Research Methods
  • Transplantation

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Grants

Ethical Factors Impacting Patients' Decisions to Pursue VCA

Dumanian, G. A., Gordon, E. & Jensen, S. E.

U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command

9/30/19 → 9/29/22

Project: Research project

    • Rescuing Kidneys at Risk of Discard

    Friedewald, J. J., Gordon, E., Ladner, D. P., Mehrotra, S. & Nelson, B. L.

    National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases

    4/1/19 → 3/31/23

    Project: Research project

    • Elisa Gordon VA IPA: David Bentrem

    Gordon, E.

    Jesse Brown VA Medical Center

    10/1/18 → 9/30/20

    Project: Research project

    • Understanding and Supporting Public Information Needs about VCA Donation

    Gordon, E.

    U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command

    9/30/18 → 9/29/21

    Project: Research project

    • Fertility Decision-Making in Transgender Youth

    Gordon, E.

    Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

    9/21/18 → 8/31/20

    Project: Research project

    • Research Output

    A Culturally Targeted eLearning Module on Organ Donation (Promotoras de Donación): Design and Development

    Alolod, G. P., Gardiner, H., Agu, C., Turner, J. L., Kelly, P. J., Siminoff, L. A., Gordon, E. J., Norden, R., Daly, T. A., Benitez, A., Hernandez, I., Guinansaca, N., Winther, L. R., Bergeron, C. D., Montalvo, A. & Gonzalez, T., Jan 13 2020, In : Journal of medical Internet research. 22, 1, p. e15793

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    Open Access

    • Living Donor Liver Transplantation When Deceased Donor Is Not Possible or Timely: Case Examples and Ethical Perspectives

    Levitsky, J. & Gordon, E. J., Mar 1 2020, In : Liver Transplantation. 26, 3, p. 431-436 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • Transplant candidates’ perceptions of informed consent for accepting deceased donor organs subjected to intervention research and for participating in posttransplant research

    Gordon, E. J., Knopf, E., Phillips, C., Mussell, A., Lee, J., Veatch, R. M., Abt, P., Dunn, S. & Reese, P. P., Feb 1 2020, In : American Journal of Transplantation. 20, 2, p. 474-492 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 2 Scopus citations

    A Focus Group Study on African American Living Donors’ Treatment Preferences, Sociocultural Factors, and Health Beliefs About Apolipoprotein L1 Genetic Testing

    Gordon, E., Amórtegui, D., Blancas, I., Wicklund, C. A., Friedewald, J. J. & Sharp, R. R., Jan 1 2019, In : Progress in Transplantation.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding Variation in Social Support Requirements and Implications for Access to Transplantation in the United States

    Ladin, K., Marotta, S. A., Butt, Z., Gordon, E. J., Daniels, N., Lavelle, T. A. & Hanto, D. W., Jan 1 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Progress in Transplantation.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 3 Scopus citations