Ben Schwan

Ben Schwan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioethics at Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine and a Clinical Ethicist at The MetroHealth System in Cleveland, OH. He earned his PhD in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed postdoctoral work at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center.

• PhD: University of Wisconsin-Madison (2018)
• Postdoc: NIH Clinical Center (2018-2020)

His research bridges theoretical and practical ethics, focusing on agency, autonomy, and decision-making capacity in clinical contexts. He examines how concepts like sovereignty, authenticity, and social determinants of health shape ethical obligations and patient responsibility. His work on the Patient Preference Predictor and machine learning fairness explores intersections between AI ethics and healthcare equity.

Recent publications address 2024 ethical obligations in opioid overdose care, 2023 egalitarian frameworks for algorithmic fairness, and 2022 critiques of decision-making capacity assessments. While no scientific awards are explicitly mentioned, his work intersects meta-ethical theory with biomedical practice, emphasizing agential control and equity.