Elisa Gordon

Dr. Gordon is Research Associate Professor in the Institute for Healthcare Studies and Department of Surgery, Division of Organ Transplantation at the Feinberg School of Medicine at NorthwesternUniversity. Dr. Gordon completed her doctorate in Medical Anthropology at Case Western ReserveUniversity. Thereafter, she completed a Fellowship in Clinical Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago. Dr. Gordon obtained her Master’s in Public Health from University of Illinois, Chicago, specializing in Community Health Sciences. Dr. Gordon’s research interests include: ethics of organ transplantation and donation, determinants of disparities in access to health care and health outcomes, health literacy, human subjects research ethics, self-care & chronic illness management, and qualitative research & mixed methods. Dr. Gordon received a Career Development Award from the NIDDK to examine self-care and outcomes among kidney transplant recipients. Dr. Gordon currently serves on the Ethics Committee of UNOS and has been actively involved in the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities.