Alan Schwartz

I'm the Michael Reese Endowed Professor of Medical Education and Research Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. I study and teach about how physicians and patients make decisions, and how medical decisions can be improved. I am also Editor-in-Chief of the journals Medical Decision Making and Medical Decision Making Policy & Practice from 2013-2017.

In a past life, I'm was Unix systems administration/security consultant, and the former maintainer of PennMUSH, a software package for running text-based virtual worlds.

In both lives, I've had the great good fortune to have a wonderful family, including a young Irish water spaniel, and many friends (including the online ones around the world). In my spare time, I enjoy latin dancing, contract bridge, knitting, fine dining and mixology, and, of course, reading.