Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Department of
Medical Ethics and Health Policy

Department of Medical Ethics / People / McCoy

Matthew McCoy, PhD

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Assistant Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medical Ethics and Health Policy

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1404 Blockley Hall
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
B.A. (English and Politics)
University of San Francisco, 2003.
M.Sc. (Political Theory)
London School of Economics and Political Science, 2008.
Ph.D. (Political Theory)
Princeton University, 2015.
M.B.E. (Bioethics)
University of Pennsylvania, 2017.
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Selected Publications

Smith, JN, Barnhill A, Savulescu J, Liao SM, McCoy MS, Blumenthal-Barby J.: "Why Do You Ask?" Revisiting the Purpose of Eliciting the Public’s Moral Judgments About Emerging Technologies. AJOB Empirical Bioethics online first, March 2025.

McCoy MS, Dellgren JL, Emanuel EJ: What Justifies Public Engagement in Health Financing Decisions? Bulletin of the World Health Organization 103(1): 32-36, January 2025.

McCoy MS, Ward M, Neergaard R, Joffe S, Szymczak JE: Managing institutional conflicts: Stakeholder accounts of communication between conflict of interest and technology transfer offices. PLOS One 19(8): e0304519, August 2024.

McCoy MS, Wu A, Burdyl S, Kim Y, Smith NK, Gonzales R, Friedman AB: User information sharing and hospital website privacy policies. JAMA Network Open 7(4): 1-10, April 2024.

Emanuel EL, Dellgren JL, McCoy MS, Persad G: Fair Allocation of GLP-1 and Dual GLP-1-GIP Receptor Agonists. NEJM 391(8): 775-776, April 2024 Notes: *Peer reviewed.

McCoy MS, Emanuel EJ, Joffe S: Response to Open Peer Commentaries on “Ethical Responsibilities for Companies That Process Personal Data” American Journal of Bioethics 24(3): W1-W5, February 2024.

Joffe S, Conti R, Contreras J, Largent E, Lynch HF, Mitchell D, Sachs R, Whelan A, McCoy MS : Access to Affordable Medicines: Obligations of Universities and Academic Medical Centers. Gene Therapy 30(10-11): 753-55, November 2023

Scheinerman N: Public Engagement through Inclusive Deliberation: The Human Genome International Commission and Citizens’ Juries. American Journal of Bioethics 23(12): 66-76, Dec 2023.

Gupta R, Friedman AB, McCoy MS: Medical journals and advertiser tracking—Consequences for patients, clinicians, and editors. Digital Health 9, August 2023.

McCoy MS: Who Is Responsible for Promoting Equity in Rare Disease Research? American Journal of Bioethics 23(7): 83-85, July 2023.

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