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Bioethicist and Lecturer
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Preya Sharma Tarsney, JD, is a Senior Bioethicist in the Donnelley Ethics Program at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and a Lecturer in Physical Medicine &
Rehabilitation at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Faculty Lecturer at the University of Chicago in the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. Preya received her law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law and her B.A. in Bioethics and Political Science from the University of Michigan. Preya completed her clinical ethics fellowship at the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago. Prior to entering the world of medical ethics, Preya practiced law for over six years in both the private practice setting (Sidley Austin LLP) and in-house (then Abbott Labs) where she specialized in commercial litigation and health care litigation. Preya’s scholarly interests include informed refusals, negotiation and mediation in rehabilitation and clinical ethics, and best practices in ethics consultation.