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Ethics Forum: Medical Ethical Considerations for COVID-19

David Y. Chen, MD, PhD, & Eric J. Gapud, MD, PhD, on behalf of the ACR Committee for Ethics & Conflicts of Interest  |  Issue: July 2020  |  

Eric J. Gapud, MD, PhD, is an assistant professor of medicine and director of research for the Vasculitis Center in the Division of Rheumatology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore. He is a current member of the ACR Committee for Ethics and Conflicts of Interest.

Eric J. Gapud, MD, PhD

Eric J. Gapud, MD, PhD

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Editor’s note: This article was written for The Rheumatologist on behalf of the ACR Committee on Ethics & Conflict of Interest. If you have comments or questions about this case, or if you have a case that you’d like to see in Ethics Forum, email us at [email protected].

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