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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 - 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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Living Donors
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Kidney
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Transplants
Medicine & Life Sciences
Kidney Transplantation
Medicine & Life Sciences
Informed Consent
Medicine & Life Sciences
Tissue and Organ Procurement
Medicine & Life Sciences
Tissue Donors
Medicine & Life Sciences
Organ Transplantation
Medicine & Life Sciences
Network
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Grants 2009 2023
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
Tissue and Organ Procurement
Kidney
Transplants
Tissue Donors
Dialysis
Manuscripts
Postal Service
Telephone
Research Personnel
Interviews
Understanding and Supporting Public Information Needs about VCA Donation
U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
9/30/18 → 9/29/21
Project: Research project
Focus Groups
Social Media
Research Ethics Committees
Education
Baltimore
Fertility Decision-Making in Transgender Youth
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
decision aid
fertility
parents
decision making
Promoting Autonomy and Improving Shared Decision-making for Older Adults with Advanced Kidney Disease
Tufts University, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
3/1/18 → 4/1/22
Project: Research project
autonomy
Disease
decision making
funding
stakeholder
Research Output 1996 2019
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
Apolipoproteins
Living Donors
Genetic Testing
Focus Groups
African Americans
Correlates and outcomes of alcohol use after single solid organ transplantation: A systematic review and meta-analysis
on behalf of the B-SERIOUS consortium, Jan 1 2019, In : Transplantation Reviews. 33, 1, p. 17-28 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
Organ Transplantation
Meta-Analysis
Alcohols
Transplants
Drinking
Correlates and Outcomes of Low Physical Activity Posttransplant: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
B-SERIOUS consortium, Apr 1 2019, In : Transplantation. 103, 4, p. 679-688 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Meta-Analysis
Exercise
Odds Ratio
Quality of Life
Confidence Intervals
2
Citations
(Scopus)
Excluding patients from transplant due to social support: Results from a national survey of transplant providers
Ladin, K., Emerson, J., Berry, K., Butt, Z., Gordon, E., Daniels, N., Lavelle, T. A. & Hanto, D. W., Jan 1 2019, In : American Journal of Transplantation. 19, 1, p. 193-203 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Social Support
Transplants
Guidelines
Social Class
Surveys and Questionnaires
Experiences with the Veterans’ Choice Program
Stroupe, K. T., Martinez, R., Hogan, T. P., Gordon, E., Gonzalez, B., Kale, I., Osteen, C., Tarlov, E., Weaver, F. M., Hynes, D. M. & Smith, B. M., Jan 1 2019, In : Journal of general internal medicine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Veterans
Health Status
Appointments and Schedules
Interviews