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Dr. Kodner is emeritus professor of surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
Posts by Ira J. Kodner, MD, FACS:
- Victims of violence: An ethical conflict between patient rights and institutional policy
- To protect and serve: The ethical dilemma of allowing police access to trauma patients
- Seeking equilibrium in decision making: The balance between clinical judgment and patient goals
- Sharing clinical photographs: Patient rights, professional ethics, and institutional responsibilities
- Transplant in a patient with comorbid psychiatric illness: An ethical dilemma
- Industry-sponsored clinical trials: The problem of conflicts of interest