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Overview

David Wendler is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of medicine, with a significant contribution to public health, pediatrics, general health professions, economics, and physiology.

Wendler's work covers several specific topics including:

  • Ethics in Clinical Research
  • Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Ethics in medical practice
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life

Their recent publications include:

  • "A Personalized Patient Preference Predictor for Substituted Judgments in Healthcare: Technically Feasible and Ethically Desirable," 2024, The American Journal of Bioethics
  • "COVID-19 vaccine trial ethics once we have efficacious vaccines," 2020, Science
  • "Outcomes in Previously Healthy Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis Patients Treated With Pulse Taper Corticosteroids for Post-infectious Inflammatory Syndrome," 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • "Issues and Challenges Associated with Data-Sharing in LMICs: Perspectives of Researchers in Thailand," 2020, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • "A New Ethical Framework for Assessing the Unique Challenges of Fetal Therapy Trials," 2021, The American Journal of Bioethics

Frequent co-authors associated with Wendler's research include:

  • Christine Grady
  • Benjamin E. Berkman
  • David Wasserman
  • P. Pearl O'Rourke
  • Annette Rid

Wendler's work is often published in venues such as:

  • The American Journal of Bioethics
  • Journal of Medical Ethics
  • PEDIATRICS
  • AJOB Empirical Bioethics
  • Prenatal Diagnosis

This body of research spans multiple dimensions of medical ethics, healthcare systems evaluation, pediatric ethics, and the regulatory context of biomedicine. The interdisciplinary approach demonstrates Wendler's engagement with complex ethical frameworks in clinical research and healthcare practices.

Best Publications

  • What Makes Clinical Research in Developing Countries Ethical? The Benchmarks of Ethical Research

    Ezekiel J. Emanuel;David Wendler;Jack Killen;Christine Grady

  • The Accuracy of Surrogate Decision Makers: A Systematic Review

    David I. Shalowitz;Elizabeth Garrett-Mayer;David Wendler

  • Are racial and ethnic minorities less willing to participate in health research

    David Wendler;Raynard Kington;Jennifer Madans;Gretchen Van Wye

  • Systematic Review: The Effect on Surrogates of Making Treatment Decisions for Others

    David Wendler;Annette Rid

  • How Do Institutional Review Boards Apply the Federal Risk and Benefit Standards for Pediatric Research

    Seema Shah;Amy Whittle;Benjamin Wilfond;Gary Gensler

  • Broad Consent for Research With Biological Samples: Workshop Conclusions

    Christine Grady;Lisa Eckstein;Ben Berkman;Dan Brock

  • Deception in Research on the Placebo Effect

    Franklin G Miller;David Wendler;Leora C Swartzman

  • Should children decide whether they are enrolled in nonbeneficial research

    David Wendler;Seema Shah

  • Moral Standards for Research in Developing Countries From "Reasonable Availability" to "Fair Benefits"

    Maged El Setouhy;Tsiri Agbenyega;Francis Anto;Christine Alexandra Clerk

  • Assent in paediatric research: theoretical and practical considerations

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  • Ethics: Fair benefits for research in developing countries: Participants in the 2001 conference on ethical aspects of research in developing countries

    M. El Setouhy;T. Agbenyega;F. Anto;C. A. Clerk

  • The 50th Anniversary of the Declaration of Helsinki: Progress but Many Remaining Challenges

    Joseph Millum;David Wendler;Ezekiel J. Emanuel

  • The Standard of Care Debate: Can Research in Developing Countries Be Both Ethical and Responsive to Those Countries’ Health Needs?

    David Wendler;Ezekiel J. Emanuel;Reidar K. Lie

  • The ethics of paying for children's participation in research.

    David Wendler;Jonathan E. Rackoff;Ezekiel J. Emanuel;Christine Grady

  • The standard of care debate: the Declaration of Helsinki versus the international consensus opinion

    R K Lie;E Emanuel;C Grady;D Wendler

  • Reframing Consent for Clinical Research: A Function-Based Approach

    Neal W Dickert;Nir Eyal;Sara F Goldkind;Christine Grady

  • Defining Pathways for Development of Disease-Modifying Therapies in Children With Type 1 Diabetes: A Consensus Report

    Diane K. Wherrett;Jane L. Chiang;Alan M. Delamater;Linda A. DiMeglio

  • Why patients continue to participate in clinical research.

    David Wendler;Benjamin Krohmal;Ezekiel J. Emanuel;Christine Grady

  • What should research participants understand to understand they are participants in research

    David Wendler;Christine Grady

  • Research on stored biological samples: views of African American and White American cancer patients.

    Rebecca D. Pentz;Laurent Billot;David Wendler

  • Systematic review: Individuals' goals for surrogate decision-making.

    Brenna Kelly;Annette Rid;Annette Rid;David Wendler

  • Institutional Review Board Practices Regarding Assent in Pediatric Research

    Amy Whittle;Seema Shah;Benjamin Wilfond;Gary Gensler

Frequent Co-Authors

Christine Grady
Christine Grady National Institutes of Health
Benjamin S. Wilfond
Benjamin S. Wilfond University of Washington
Marion Danis
Marion Danis National Institutes of Health
Scott Y. H. Kim
Scott Y. H. Kim National Institutes of Health
Lori Wiener
Lori Wiener National Institutes of Health
Jetsumon Sattabongkot
Jetsumon Sattabongkot Mahidol University
Holly A. Taylor
Holly A. Taylor Tufts University
Dan W. Brock
Dan W. Brock Harvard University
Christopher V. Plowe
Christopher V. Plowe University of Maryland, Baltimore
Susan G. Hilsenbeck
Susan G. Hilsenbeck Baylor College of Medicine

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