Mark Siegler Explained

Birth Name:	Mark Siegler
Birth Date:	20 June 1941
Nationality:	American
Fields:	Medicine, medical ethics
Workplaces:	University of Chicago
Alma Mater:	University of Chicago Princeton University

Mark Siegler (born June 20, 1941) is an American physician who specializes in internal medicine. He is the Lindy Bergman Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Chicago.^[1] He is the Founding Director of Chicago's MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics.^[2] Siegler has practiced and taught internal medicine at the University of Chicago for more than 50 years.

In 2011, the Matthew and Carolyn Bucksbaum Family Foundation presented an endowment of $42 million to the University of Chicago to create the Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence. Siegler was appointed the executive director of the institute.^[3]

Siegler has published more than 215 journal articles, 65 book chapters and five books. His textbook, co-authored with Al Jonsen and William Winslade, Clinical Ethics: A Practical Approach to Ethical Decisions in Clinical Medicine, 8th Edition (2015),^[4] has been translated into eight languages and is widely used by physicians and health professionals around the world. One of his most recent books, co-edited with Laura Roberts, MD, is Clinical Medical Ethics: Landmark Works of Mark Siegler, MD.^[5] Dr. Siegler retired from practicing medicine in 2024 while continuing to be active in the University of Chicago community

Clinical Medical Ethics

He has developed a field called Clinical Medical Ethics,^[6] the main goal of which is improving thequality of patient care by identifying, analyzing, and contributing to the resolution of ethical problems that arise in the routine practice of clinical medicine.^[7] He also supervised the initiation of Consultations in Clinical Ethics as a hospital service^{[8] [9]} and developed the oldest and largest Clinical Medical Ethics fellowship in the world.^[10]

Selected awards and honors

• 2010 - Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH)^[11]
• 2013 - MacLean Center received the Cornerstone Award from the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities^[12]
• 2015 - Elected a Master of the American College of Physicians (MACP)^[13]
• 2021 - Arthur Rubenstein Mentorship Award from the University of Chicago^[14]
• 2021 - Norman Maclean Faculty Award from the Alumni Board in recognition of his extraordinary contributions over 50 years to teaching at the University of Chicago.^[15]
• 2024 - Gold Key Award in recognition of outstanding and loyal service to the Division of the Biological Sciences and to the University of Chicago^[16]

Selected books

• Jonsen AR, Siegler M, Winslade WJ. Clinical Ethics: A Practical Approach to Ethical Decisions in Clinical Medicine. 8th Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2015.
• Roberts L, Siegler M, eds. Clinical Medical Ethics: Landmark Works and the Legacy of Mark Siegler, MD. New York: Springer, 2017.
• Rogers S, Siegler M Violence, Trauma, and Trauma Surgery: Ethical Issues, Interventions, and Innovations. Springer, 2022

External links

• University of Chicago bio

Notes and References

1. News: A $42 Million Gift Aims at Improving Bedside Manner . Dirk. Johnson . . September 22, 2011 .
2. News: Mark Siegler, MD founder of the clinical medical ethics field, will step down from the MacLean Center – University of Chicago – Department of Medicine . medicine.uchicago.edu.
3. News: Johnson . Dirk . A $42 Million Gift Aims at Improving Bedside Manner . The New York Times . 22 September 2011.
4. Book: Jonsen . Albert . Siegler . Mark . Winslade . William . Clinical Ethics: A Practical Approach to Ethics Decisions in Clinical Medicine . 2015 . McGraw-Hill Education . 978-0-07-184506-9.
5. Book: Clinical Medical Ethics: Landmark Works of Mark Siegler, MD . 2017 . Springer International Publishing . 10.1007/978-3-319-53875-4 . 978-3-319-53873-0 . en. Roberts . Laura Weiss . Mark . Siegler .
6. Siegler . M . Clinical Medical Ethics: Its History and Contributions to American Medicine. . The Journal of Clinical Ethics . 2019 . 30 . 1 . 17–26 . 10.1086/JCE2019301017 . 30896440. 84843713 .
7. Singer . PA . Pellegrino . ED . Siegler . M . 17627582 . Clinical ethics revisited. . BMC Medical Ethics . 2001 . 2 . E1 . 10.1186/1472-6939-2-1 . 11346456. 32193 . free .
8. 1307439 . 1987 . La Puma . J. . Consultations in clinical ethics--issues and questions in 27 cases . The Western Journal of Medicine . 146 . 5 . 633–637 . 3590772 .
9. Fletcher . JC . Siegler . M . What are the goals of ethics consultation? A consensus statement. . The Journal of Clinical Ethics . 1995 . 7 . 2 . 122–6 . 10.1086/JCE199607204 . 8889887. 33935713 .
10. Web site: Fellowship | the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics.
11. News: Mark Siegler to receive lifetime achievement award from national bioethics group . University of Chicago News . en.
12. News: MacLean Center wins prestigious Cornerstone Award . www.uchicagomedicine.org . en.
13. ACP Announces New Masters and Awardees for 2014-2015. American College of Physicians.
14. Web site: 2021-09-15 . Mark Siegler,MD Receives Arthur Rubenstein Mentorship Award – University of Chicago – Department of Medicine . 2024-07-25 . medicine.uchicago.edu . en-US.
15. Web site: 2021-08-26 . Profs. Mark Siegler and Geoffrey Stone to receive Norman Maclean Faculty Award University of Chicago News . 2024-07-25 . news.uchicago.edu . en.
16. Web site: Gold Key Award . 2024-07-25 . University of Chicago Medical and Biological Sciences Alumni Association . en-US.