D. Alan Shewmon

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Organ Donation and Transplantation(34), Epilepsy research and treatment(26), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues(14), Neonatal and fetal brain pathology(11), Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health(9)

Publications94 total

Institutionalized Misdiagnosis
The American Journal of Bioethics·2025Open Access
Author Response: The Fundamental Concept of Death—Controversies and Clinical Relevance: The UDDA Revision Series
Neurology·2024
The Fundamental Concept of Death—Controversies and Clinical Relevance
Neurology·2024· 9 cited
Where Brain Death Is Concerned—NOT Debate BUT Action
The Linacre Quarterly·2023Open Access
Neuropathologic findings in a young woman 4 years following declaration of brain death: case analysis and literature review
Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology·2022· 7 citedOpen Access
POINT: Whether Informed Consent Should Be Obtained for Apnea Testing in the Determination of Death by Neurologic Criteria? Yes
CHEST Journal·2022· 14 cited
Rebuttal From Dr Shewmon
CHEST Journal·2022Open Access
Arguments Rejecting Neurologic Criteria to Determine Death
Advances in neuroethics·2022· 3 cited
The MRI of Jahi McMath and Its Implications for the Global Ischemic Penumbra Hypothesis
Journal of Child Neurology·2021· 19 cited
Statement in Support of Revising the Uniform Determination of Death Act and in Opposition to a Proposed Revision
The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy A Forum for Bioethics and Philosophy of Medicine·2021· 49 cited
The Extraordinary Case of Jahi McMath
Perspectives in biology and medicine·2021· 34 cited
Evidence-based guideline update for determining brain death in adults
2018· 2 cited
Brain Death: <i>A Conclusion in Search of a Justification</i>
The Hastings Center Report·2018· 22 citedOpen Access
The Case of Jahi McMath: <i>A Neurologist's View</i>
The Hastings Center Report·2018· 45 citedOpen Access
Truly Reconciling the Case of Jahi McMath
Neurocritical Care·2018· 63 citedOpen Access
False-Positive Diagnosis of Brain Death Following the Pediatric Guidelines: Case Report and Discussion
Journal of Child Neurology·2017· 46 cited
Controversies surrounding Brain Death
Catholic University of America Press eBooks·2017· 4 cited
Abstract #512: Parathyroid Carcinoma: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge
Endocrine Practice·2015
Brain Death or Brain Dying?
Journal of Child Neurology·2012· 14 cited
Constructing the Death Elephant: A Synthetic Paradigm Shift for the Definition, Criteria, and Tests for Death
The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy A Forum for Bioethics and Philosophy of Medicine·2010· 83 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Harry T. Chugani(11), W. Donald Shields(9), Warwick J. Peacock(9), Harry V. Vinters(4), Roland J. Erwin(4), Michael E. Phelps(3), Pertti Rintahaka(3), Donald M. Olson(2), Michael E. Phelps(2), Raman Sankar(2), Youssef G. Comair(2), Raman Sankar(2), John L. Stock(2), Kathleen M. Heiniluoma(2), John Curran(2), Joseph C. Masdeu(2), Benjamin Chen(1), Monica C. Wehby-Grant(1), Robert F. Asarnow(1), Christine LoPresti(1)