Sharona Hoffman is the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and Professor of Bioethics at Case Western Reserve University , where she also serves as Co-Director of the Law-Medicine Center . Since joining the faculty in 1999, she has become a leading voice in health law, employment discrimination, and the legal and ethical implications of health information technology and artificial intelligence. Education: Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) in Health Law – Case Western Reserve University Master of Laws (LLM) in Health Law – University of Houston Juris Doctor (JD) – Harvard Law School Bachelor of Arts – Wellesley College Research Focus: Hoffman's scholarship spans health law , employment discrimination , health information technology , AI and the law , public health emergencies , and elder law . She has authored over 70 scholarly articles and two books: Electronic Health Records and Medical Big Data: Law and Policy (Cambridge University Press, 2016) and Aging with a Plan: How a Little Thought Today Can Vastly Improve Your Tomorrow (2nd ed., 2022). Awards & Honors: 2021 CWRU Faculty Distinguished Research Award Elected to the American Law Institute (2017) 9th most-cited health law scholar in the U.S. (2016–2020, Leiter’s Law School Reports) First Year Teacher of the Year – 2011, 2012, 2019, 2024 Grants & Fellowships: Hoffman has held prestigious fellowships including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholar-in-Residence (2013), and visiting scholar positions at the CDC (2007, 2014), Emory University (2014), and NIH Bioethics Department (2022). Professional Roles: Prior to academia, Hoffman served as a Senior Trial Attorney at the EEOC, litigation associate at O'Melveny & Myers, and judicial clerk for U.S. District Judge Douglas W. Hillman.












