Norm Fost, M.D., M.P.H.
Phone: (608) 263-8562
Email: ncfost@facstaff.wisc.edu

Norman Fost MD MPH is Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Program in Medical Ethics, which he founded in 1973. He is chair of the Health Sciences Human Subjects Committee, chair of the UW Hospital Ethics Committee, and director of the Child Protection Team. He was a member of Hillary Clinton's Health Care Task Force and numerous other federal and state committees. He received his AB from Princeton, his MD from Yale, and his MPH from Harvard. His writings include the first detailed proposal for hospital ethics committees. His current research interests include regulation of human subjects research and the use of so-called "enhancing" medical technologies such as growth hormone and anabolic steroids.

Representative Publications:

Fost N. Infant care review committees in the aftermath of Baby Doe. In Merrick J, Blank R, and Caplan A (editors). Compelled Compassion: Public Policy and the Care of Handicapped Newborns. Oxford Press, 1991.

Fost N, Cranford R.Hospital ethics committees:administrative aspects.J Am Med Assn 253:26872692,1985.

Fost N.What can a hospital ethics committee do for you? Contemporary Pediatrics Feb:119129,1986.

Course Taught:

Ethics in Health Management

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