Patricia Kuszler

  • Director, Center for Law, Science and Global Health
  • Director, Graduate Program in Health Law
  • Director, Master of Jurisprudence Program
  • Professor of Law

Contact

Phone: (206) 685-0511
Email: kuszler@u.washington.edu

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Education

B.A. 1974, Mills College M.D. 1978, Mayo Medical School J.D. 1991, Yale University, Senior Editor of the Law Journal

Areas of Expertise

Bioethics 鈥 DNA Evidence 鈥 Global Health 鈥 Health Care Law 鈥 Medical Malpractice

Recent Courses

Course Number Course Name
Torts
Legal Research Methods
MJ Professional Development Seminar
Medical Ethics And Jurisprudence
Beginning Of Life: Rights And Choices Seminar
Public Health Law

Selected Publications

  • Patricia C. Kuszler, The Social, Political, and Economic Underpinnings of Biomedical Research and Development: A Formidable Status Quo, in Achieving Justice in Genomic Translation: Rethinking the Pathway to Benefit 22-39 (Wylie Burke et al. eds., Oxford University Press 2011).
  • Brandon L. Pierce, Christopher S. Carlson, Patricia C. Kuszler, Janet L. Stanford & Melissa A. Austin, The Impact of Patents on the Development of Genome-Based Clinical Diagnostics: An Analysis of Case Studies, 11 Genetics Med. 202-09 (2009).

See the full list under the Publications tab below.

Patricia C. Kuszler joined the faculty of the School of Law at the University of Washington in 1994 and is a Charles I. Stone Professor of Law.

In addition to her law faculty appointment, Professor Kuszler is an Adjunct Professor in the UW School of Medicine (Department of Bioethics and Humanities), the School of Public Health, and core faculty in the University's Institute for Public Health Genetics.

Professor Kuszler's teaching and research interests include the impact of law and regulation on health care delivery, health care finance,聽 research standards and misconduct, health and human rights, disability law, public health law in the age of bioterrorism, global and comparative health law, and the legal, ethical and policy issues presented by genetic information and the biotechnology industry.

Peer Reviewed Journals & Law Reviews

  • Llilda P. Barata, Helene Starks, Maureen Kelley, Patricia Kuszler & Wylie Burke, What DNA Can and Cannot Say: Perspectives of Immigrant Families about the Use of Genetic Testing in Immigration, 26 Stan. L. & Pol'y Rev. 597-638 (2015).
  • Brandon L. Pierce, Christopher S. Carlson, Patricia C. Kuszler, Janet L. Stanford & Melissa A. Austin, The Impact of Patents on the Development of Genome-Based Clinical Diagnostics: An Analysis of Case Studies, 11 Genetics Med. 202-09 (2009).
  • Wylie Burke, Patricia Kuszler, Helene Starks, Suzanne Holland & Nancy Press, Translational Genomics: Seeking a Shared Vision of Benefit, Am. J. Bioethics, March 2008, at 54-56.
  • Louis P. Garrison, Jr., Rick J. Carlson, Josh J. Carlson, Patricia C. Kuszler, Lisa M. Meckley & David L. Veenstra, A Review of Public Policy Issues in Promoting the Development and Commercialization of Pharmacogenomic Applications: Challenges and Applications, 40 Drug Metabolism Rev. 377-401 (2008).
  • Patricia C. Kuszler, Biotechnology Entrepreneurship and Ethics: Principles, Paradigms and Products, 25 Med. & L. 491-502 (2006).
  • Patricia C. Kuszler, Curing Conflicts of Interest in Clinical Research: Impossible Dreams and Harsh Realities, 8 Widener L. Symp. J. 115-52 (2001).
  • Patricia C. Kuszler, Financing Clinical Research and Experimental Therapies: Payment Due, But from Whom?, 3 DePaul J. Health Care L. 441-94 (2000).
  • Patricia C. Kuszler, Telemedicine and Integrated Health Care Delivery: Compounding Malpractice Liability, 25 Am. J. L. & Med. 297-326 (1999).
  • Patricia C. Kuszler, Balancing the Barriers: Exploiting and Creating Incentives to Promote Development of New Tuberculosis Treatments, 71 Wash. L. Rev. 919-67 (1996).

Books or Treatises

  • The U.S. Supreme Court on Disability Law: Sixteen Modern Cases (Christy Thompson Ibrahim, Patricia C. Kuszler & Erin Moody eds., Carolina Academic Press 2014). 360 pages.
  • Discussions on Disability Law and Policy (Patricia C. Kuszler & Christy Thompson Ibrahim eds., Carolina Academic Press, 2014). 449 pages.
  • Patricia Kuszler, Kathryn Battuello & Sean O'Connor, Genetic Technologies and the Law: Cases and Materials (Carolina Academic Press 2007). 1007 pages.
  • Kenneth R. Wing, Michael S. Jacobs & Patricia C. Kuszler, The Law and American Health Care (Aspen Law & Business 1998). 1250 pages.

Book Chapters

  • Patricia C. Kuszler, The Social, Political, and Economic Underpinnings of Biomedical Research and Development: A Formidable Status Quo, in Achieving Justice in Genomic Translation: Rethinking the Pathway to Benefit 22-39 (Wylie Burke et al. eds., Oxford University Press 2011).
  • Ann M. Dellinger & Patricia C. Kuszler, Infants, Public Policy and Legal Issues, in 3 Encyclopedia of Bioethics 1257-64 (Stephen G. Post ed., 3d ed. Macmillan Reference USA 2004).
  • Patricia C. Kuszler, 鈥淓thical Implications of the Human Genome Project,鈥 in Public Interests and The Human Genome Project (National Legal Center for the Public Interest 2001).
  • Anne M. Dellinger & Patricia C. Kuszler, Infants: Public Policy and Legal Issues, in Encyclopedia of Bioethics 1214-19 (Warren T. Reich ed., rev. ed. Macmillan 1995).
  • Patricia C. Kuszler, Access to Treatment, in Healthcare Facilities Law, 1995 Supplement 73-90 (Anne M. Dellinger ed., Little Brown 1991).
  • Patricia C. Kuszler, Introduction to S. Josephine Baker, Fighting for Life (Krieger Publishing Co. 1980) (1939).

Professional Publications

  • Patricia C. Kuszler, Genetic and Assisted Reproductive Technologies: The Changing Legal Construct of Parenthood, in Proceedings of the 2005 International Congress on Medical Law and 1st World Congress on Public Health Law (2005).
  • Mimi Wright, Anne M. Dellinger & Patricia C. Kuszler, Criminal Court Practice, in Aids Benchbook, Supplement 69-102 (Michele A. Zavos ed., National Judicial College 1994).
  • Speaker, "Managing Incidental Findings from Pharmacogenetic Testing: Legal Obligations of Health Care Providers," Duke University (June 8, 2011)
  • Speaker, "International Research Ethics," Haramaya University Medical School Faculty (May 26, 2011)
  • Speaker, "Current Controversies in Clinical Ethics," Haramaya University Medical School (May 19, 2011)
  • Speaker, "Guns and Roses, Conscience Clauses and Contradiction," 2011 McCormick Lectureship in Science and Religion, University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Bioethics and Humanities (April 8, 2011)
  • Moderator, "How & When Should Cancer Drug Treatments Be Expedited?," Regulating the Drug Treatment of Cancer: Who Decides & How?, 红桃视频 (March 4, 2011)
  • Speaker, "Guns and Roses: Conscience, Contradiction, and Constitutional Rights," Seattle Children's, Treuman Center for Pediatric Bioethics (February 25, 2011)
  • Speaker, "Global Health: What鈥檚 Law Got to Do with It?," University of Washington, Department of Global Health (February 18, 2011)
  • Speaker, "Role of Law and the Constitution in Promoting and Governing Health and Public Health," University of Washington School of Medicine (February 11, 2011)
  • Speaker, "Law & Clinical Decision-Making," Internal Medicine Residents, University of Washington School of Medicine (January 19, 2011)
  • Speaker, "UW International Biomedical Research Ethics Fellowship -- Indonesia," Network Meeting, National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International Center (November 20, 2010)
  • Speaker, "Cases in Law and Medicine," Cases in Clinical Ethics (HUBIO 548), University of Washington School of Medicine (September 27, 2010)
  • Speaker, "Health Reform 2010: Promises, Perils and a Global Perspective," Foster Pepper PLLC (September 9, 2010)
  • Speaker, "Implicit and Explicit Rationing in Health Care," Summer Seminar in Health Care Ethics, University of Washington School of Medicine (August 6, 2010)
  • Speaker, "Law in the Context of Controversial Clinical Decision-Making," Summer Seminar in Health Care Ethics, University of Washington School of Medicine (August 5, 2010)
  • Speaker, "Genes, Cells and Human Tissues: Ownership vs. Entrepreneurship," Osaka Institute of Technology (July 29, 2010)
  • Jul 13, 2023 | Source: KIRO 7

    A Tennessee doctor who issued bogus COVID vaccine exemption cards just surrendered his license following a Jesse Jones investigation. Patricia Kuszler, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.

  • Dec 17, 2021 | Source: Time

    For the better part of two years, businesses across the country have been grappling with public health policies that limit their ability to operate but are critical to keeping their staff and patrons safe. That squeeze isn’t likely to go away as new child vaccination policies come to fruition — and could even make operations more difficult for some. Patricia Kuszler, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.

  • Dec 07, 2021 | Source: Crosscut

    As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether to uphold new abortion restrictions in Mississippi, advocates across the country fear the court may roll back Roe. v. Wade — but, even if that happens, Washington state residents would be unlikely to see their abortion access curtailed. Patricia Kuszler, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.

  • Nov 02, 2021 | Source: KIRO-7

    From the Washington State Patrol to ferry workers and even WSU’s football coach, the battle over COVID-19 vaccine waivers is still waging. But what if you heard that for less than $200 you might be able to buy what appears to be a signed COVID-19 vaccine exemption note from a doctor? Patricia Kuszler, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.

  • Oct 19, 2021 | Source: Seattle Met

    When Gov. Jay Inslee issued his COVID-19 vaccine mandate for state employees, he left in somewhat of a legal loophole allowing employers to grant “reasonable accommodation for medical or religious reasons.” The medical reasons part is pretty self-explanatory. The religious reasons part? Not so much. Patricia Kuszler, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.

  • Jun 15, 2021 | Source: KOMO 4

    More false information is being shared on social media about the push to get everyone vaccinated against COVID-19. The bogus posts claim it’s against the law for anyone to ask about your vaccination status. Patricia Kuszler, professor of law at the UW, is interviewed.

  • May 20, 2021 | Source: NBC News

    An NBC News analysis of college vaccination rules across the U.S. found that requirements for students have proven to be just as complicated as the frenetic fall 2020 semester, if not more so. Patricia Kuszler, director of the University of Washington’s Center for Law, Science and Global Health, is quoted.

  • Apr 12, 2021 | Source: Teen Vogue

    Colleges are grappling with whether to require students to get the vaccine before they arrive on campus. On the one hand, schools want to prevent students from spreading the disease to peers, faculty, and staff. On the other hand, some administrators may be hesitant to pass down strict mandates, with some experts raising concerns about vaccine hesitancy and lack of access for students from rural areas or marginalized populations. Patricia Kuszler, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.

  • Mar 11, 2021 | Source: KUOW

    You might have heard the term “vaccine passport” in the news as of late. This would be a certificate letting those who are vaccinated do things that unvaccinated people can’t — like fly in a plane, go to a concert and go to their workplace. But how feasible is that kind of identification? Patricia Kuszler, professor of law at the UW, is interviewed. [This is the second segment on “The Record”]

  • Jan 19, 2021 | Source: KUOW

    Since the start of the pandemic, thorny ethical questions have popped up. Should we force people to wear masks? Who should be first to get the vaccine and can we mandate getting vaccinated? Dr. Patricia Kuszler, professor of law at the UW, answers questions about ethical concerns of rolling out the vaccine. [This is the third segment on “The Record.”]

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