Gretchen Schwarze MD, MPP is the Morgridge Professor of Vascular Surgery and a Professor in the Departments of Surgery and Medical History and Bioethics at the University of Wisconsin. She received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and master’s degree in public policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government.  She completed residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Her fellowship training in vascular surgery and clinical ethics was at the University of Chicago Hospital and Clinics.  She is a practicing vascular surgeon and health services researcher with research interests focused on informed consent, high-stakes decisions, and end-of-life care for older patients with complex illnesses. With 15 years of external funding, including grants from the NIH and PCORI, she has received more than $13 million in support for her innovative work. She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and is an alumna of the Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program and the Cambia Foundation Sojourns Scholar programs.  She lives in Madison, WI with her husband who is a transplant surgeon.