Dr. Andrew G. Shuman

Andrew G. Shuman, MD, FACS, HEC-C is a head & neck cancer surgeon and a tenured Professor at the University of Michigan Medical School. He serves as chief of the clinical ethics service for Michigan Bioethics.He is the Assistant Dean for Veterans Affairs University of Michigan Medical School and the Associate Chief of Staff-Education at the VA Ann Arbor Health System, where he directs the educational experience for 1600 pre- and post-doctoral trainees and learners.Dr. Shuman is internationally recognized as a thought leader in ethical issues arising within the field of otolaryngology and surgical oncology. His work involves defining the conceptual dimensions of “surgical ethics,” applying his perspective as a practicing surgeon and clinical ethicist to normative and empirical bioethics research. He received extramural research funding for his work from NIH, the VA and societal grants, and has a portfolio of publications in leading journals in the fields of ethics, oncology and otolaryngology including The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Nature Medicine. He has acted as PI on projects focused on cancer treatment decision-making, precision oncology and drug shortages, tailored to directly inform both the clinical practice and legal regulation of these ethically contentious and clinically complex disciplines. He was closely involved in Michigan Medicine and the VA's pandemic response, as well as at the state and national level on the ethics of scarce resource allocation including testifying in front of the United States Senate.Dr. Shuman completed fellowships in head and neck surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and in medical ethics at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He completed his residency in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Michigan. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School, and also graduated from the University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science and the Arts.

Dr. Shuman is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Tongue Cancer, Salivary Gland Tumors, and Laryngectomy.

Dr. Shuman is board certified in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. He is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 189 peer reviewed articles.