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Jacob M. Appel

American author, bioethicist, physician, lawyer and social critic

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American author, bioethicist, physician, lawyer and social critic

FieldValue
nameJacob M. Appel
imageJacobMAppelFFTB19.jpg
captionAppel in 2019
birth_date
birth_placeNew York City, U.S.
occupation
educationBrown University (BA, MA)
Columbia University (MA, MPhil, MD)
New York University (MFA)
Harvard University (JD)
Albany Medical College (MS)
City University of New York, Queens (MFA)
Mount Sinai Medical Center (MPH)
period1997–present
genreshort story, essay, drama, novel, poem
website

Columbia University (MA, MPhil, MD) New York University (MFA) Harvard University (JD) Albany Medical College (MS) City University of New York, Queens (MFA) Mount Sinai Medical Center (MPH) Jacob M. Appel (born February 21, 1973) is an American polymath, author, bioethicist, physician, lawyer, and social critic. He is best known for his short stories, his work as a playwright, and his writing in the fields of reproductive ethics, organ donation, neuroethics, and euthanasia. He is also an authority on the health of United States Presidents.

Appel's novel The Man Who Wouldn't Stand Up won the Dundee International Book Prize in 2012. He is the director of Ethics Education in Psychiatry and a professor of psychiatry and medical education at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and he practices emergency psychiatry at the adjoining Mount Sinai Health System. Appel is the subject of the 2019 documentary film Jacob by director Jon Stahl.

Appel coined the term "whitecoat washing" to refer to nations using medical collaboration to distract from human rights abuses.

Education

  • 1996 – Brown University, Bachelor of Arts with majors in English and American literature and in history
  • 1996 – Brown University, Master of Arts
  • 1998 – Columbia University, Master of Arts and Master of Philosophy
  • 2000 – New York University, Master of Fine Arts, fiction writing
  • 2003 – Harvard Law School, Juris Doctor
  • 2009 – Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Doctor of Medicine
  • 2012 – Albany Medical College, Master of Science in Bioethics
  • 2013 – Queens College, City University of New York, Master of Fine Arts, playwriting
  • 2013 – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Master of Public Health

Medical training

  • 2009–2013 – Mount Sinai Hospital, medical residency in clinical psychiatry
  • 2013–2014 – Mount Sinai Hospital, medical fellowship in psychosomatic medicine

Academic bioethics

Appel began his career in academic bioethics at Brown University, where he taught until 2005. He now serves on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, where he is Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine Education. He is also the Director of Ethics Education in Psychiatry and Medical Director of the East Harlem Health Outreach Project's mental health clinic. He has also taught medical ethics at New York University, Columbia University, and Albany Medical College. He is the author of a "Bioethics in Action" curriculum for The New York Times. Appel was also previously a columnist for The Huffington Post and Opposing Views.

Appel has published on a range of topics in academic bioethics including advocating for the decriminalization of assisted suicide, raising the possibility that this might be made available to both the terminally ill and those with intractable, long-term mental illness, and the Groningen Protocol. He has written in favor of abortion rights and fertility treatment for same-sex couples, as well as against electronic medical records, which he sees as poorly secured against hacking. He has also argued in favor of the legalization of prostitution and polygamy between consenting adults. He has raised concerns regarding the possibility that employers will require their employees to use pharmaceuticals for cognitive enhancement and has urged that death row inmates be eligible to receive kidney transplants. Appel has opposed the forcible feeding of hunger strikers, both in domestic prisons and at Guantanamo Bay.

Writing

Appel has taught creative writing at the Gotham Writers' Workshop and New York University. He served as writer-in-residence at Yeshiva College in 2013. As of 2023, he is Vice President and Treasurer of the National Book Critics Circle.

He has written that exposure to literature should be a medical school admissions requirement.

Personal life

Appel was born in the Bronx to Gerald B. Appel and Alice Appel and raised in Scarsdale, New York and Branford, Connecticut.

Books

  • The Man Who Wouldn't Stand Up (Cargo, 2012)
  • The Biology of Luck (Elephant Rock, 2013)
  • Scouting for the Reaper (Black Lawrence, 2014)
  • Phoning Home (University of South Carolina Press, 2014)
  • Einstein's Beach House (Pressgang/Butler University, 2014)
  • The Magic Laundry (Snake Nation, 2015)
  • Miracles and Conundrums of the Secondary Planets (Black Lawrence, 2015)
  • Wedding Wipeout (Cozy Cat Press, 2013)
  • The Topless Widow of Herkimer Street (Howling Bird Press/Augsburg College, 2016)
  • Coulrophobia & Fata Morgana (Black Lawrence, 2016)
  • The Mask of Sanity (Permanent Press, 2017)
  • The Liars' Asylum (Black Lawrence Press, 2017)
  • Millard Salter's Last Day (Gallery Books, 2017)
  • The Amazing Mr. Morality (Vandalia Press/West Virginia University, 2018)
  • The Cynic in Extremis: Poems (Able Muse, 2018)
  • Amazing Things Are Happening Here (Black Lawrence, 2019)
  • Surrendering Appomattox (C&R, 2019)
  • Who Says You're Dead? (Algonquin, 2019)
  • Winter Honeymoon (Black Lawrence, 2020)
  • Shaving with Occam (Press Americana, 2022)

Plays

  • The Resurrection of Dismas and Gestas (2005)
  • In the Floodplain (2005)
  • Arborophilia (2006)
  • The Three Belles of Eden (2006)
  • Thirds (2007)
  • The Mistress of Wholesome (2007)
  • The Replacement (2008)
  • Woodpecker (2008)
  • Causa Mortis (2009)
  • Helen of Sparta (2009)

References

References

  1. Nagamatsu, Sequoia "A Few Words with the Ubiquitous Jacob M. Appel" ''Prince Mincer'' Journal http://primemincer.com/ {{Webarchive. link. (2015-07-21 confirmed 26 April 2013)
  2. "THE CYNIC IN EXTREMIS by Jacob M. Appel | Kirkus Reviews".
  3. https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5584101-trump-mri-raises-questions/
  4. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/cancer-combat-coughs-history-presidential-health-concerns-n646951
  5. https://www.c-span.org/program/washington-journal/dr-jacob-appel-on-the-history-of-presidential-illnesses/644502
  6. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-20088112 Dundee International Book Prize won by Jacob M Appel], BBC, 25 October 2012
  7. [http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/books/features/book-review-the-man-who-wouldn-t-stand-up-jacob-appel-1-2643009 Book review: The Man Who Wouldn’t Stand Up, Jacob Appel], ''The Scotsman'', Lifestyle, 17 Nov 2012
  8. Jacob M Appel named as Dundee International Book Prize winner, The Courier, 9 January 2013
  9. Appel JM. Against Whitecoat Washing: The Need for Formal Human Rights Assessment in International Collaborations. Am J Bioeth. 2022 Oct;22(10):1-4.
  10. "Mount Siani School of Medicine Psychiatry Residency Class of 2013".
  11. (1999-03-29). "Jacob M. Appel".
  12. Arborphilia tackles social issues, The Detroit News, Oct 27, 2006
  13. "Interview with Prime Mincer".
  14. Sweden Asks: Should Convicted Murderers Practice Medicine? Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics / Volume 19 / Issue 04 / October 2010, pp 559-562
  15. ''Jacob Appel ’09: Doctor, Lawyer, Writer, Teacher, Tour Guide'', Columbia Medicine, October 04, 2011, Available online at [http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/psjournal/features/jacob-appel%E2%80%9909-doctor-lawyer-writer-teacher-tour-guide] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-12-11)
  16. "Casual Conversation February 12, 2023 with Jacob Appel, MD {{!}} Dartmouth Class of '69".
  17. "Jacob M Appel - Psychiatry {{!}} Mount Sinai - New York".
  18. "Harsh Treatment at Guantánamo" NYT April 21, 2013
  19. "APPEL: The silent rise of the DNA nannies". The Washington Times.
  20. ''Republican-American'', "Resurgence of pro-life sentiment," 1 Jul 2009
  21. Venus Theatre's 2009 Season, ''Washington Post'' 17 Dec 2008
  22. Literary Notes,''Greensboro News & Record'' 23 Oct 2005
  23. Appel, Jacob M.. (January 10, 2018). "Bioethics in Action, Part I: Helping Students Explore Difficult Questions in Health Care". The New York Times.
  24. Appel, Jacob M.. (January 11, 2018). "Bioethics in Action, Part II: Teaching About the Challenge of Balancing the Needs of Patients". The New York Times.
  25. Room for Debate: The Power of the 'Culture War' NYT April 10, 2012
  26. "BioEdge: WHY DENY THE DEPRESSED THEIR RIGHT TO SUICIDE?".
  27. (September 17, 2015). "Hastings Center Report".
  28. Mike Hinkle, "Europe’s euthanasia enthusiasm is alarming," ''Edmonton Sun'', April 26, 2013
  29. "''Chicago Tribune'' article".
  30. "Legalize Prostitution, Polygamy, Bestiality and Incest | Jacob Appel | Big Think".
  31. (2008). "When the boss turns pusher: a proposal for employee protections in the age of cosmetic neurology". J Med Ethics.
  32. (2005). "Wanted Dead or Alive? Kidney Transplantation in Inmates Awaiting Execution". The Journal of Clinical Ethics.
  33. Appel, Jacob. Harsh Treatment at Guantánamo, ''The New York Times'', April 21, 2013
  34. (2012). "Rethinking Force-Feeding: Legal and Ethical Aspects of Physician Participation in the Termination of Hunger Strikes in American Prisons". Public Affairs Quarterly.
  35. [http://www.writingclasses.com/FacultyBios/facultyProfileByInstructor.php/TeacherID/33649] Faculty Profile: Jacob M. Appel, August 21, 2010
  36. "Writing Minor | Yeshiva University".
  37. [https://www.theatlantic.com/letters/archive/2018/08/letter-literature-should-be-a-medical-school-admissions-requirement/566756/ Letter: Literature Should Be a Medical School Admissions Requirement], The Atlantic, 5 August 2018
  38. Rosenblum, Constance. ''Boulevard of Dreams'', New York University Press, 2009, P. 174
  39. Appel, JM. Phoning Home. University of South Carolina Press, 2015
  40. (25 October 2012). "Dundee International Book Prize won by Jacob M Appel - BBC News". BBC News.
  41. Runcie, Charlotte. (29 October 2012). "Jacob M Appel's The Man Who Wouldn't Stand Up wins Dundee Book Prize". The List.
  42. Motika, Libby. Bonitanicum Seedlings. ''Palisadian Post'' June 1, 2006
  43. Shade, Karen "Round the Bend Players offer funny, sometimes dark story," ''Tulsa World'', August 24, 2006
  44. Readling, Mike. "IRSC's Fine Arts Season promises mix of dance, drama, musical theater," ''Treasure Coast Palm'' August 28, 2009
  45. [http://zip06.theday.com/blogs/intentional_theatre/archive/2008/08/16/could-you-have-done-better.aspx Could you have done better?] August 16, 2008
  46. Highlights of fall season, ''Detroit Free Press'', August 23, 2009
  47. Reinink, Amy, "Women claim a dramatic spot in Laurel," ''Business Gazette'', August 27, 2009
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