Susan Dorr Goold, MD, MHSA, MA, FACP
Professor Emerita of Internal Medicine, Medical School
Professor Emerita of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health
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Taubman Health Center
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Taubman Health Center
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Susan Dorr Goold, MD, MHSA, MA, FACP
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About
Dr. Goold is a general internist with particular clinical interests in teaching and learning about communication, doctor-patient trust, trauma, and equity.
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Center Memberships
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Center MemberCaswell Diabetes Institute
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Center MemberCenter for History, Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Ethics in Medicine
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Center MemberInstitute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
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Center MemberCenter for Global Health Equity
Research Overview
Dr. Goold studies the allocation of scarce resources for health, especially how the perspectives of patients and citizens can enhance just distribution. Her health services research interests include community-based participatory research, public perspectives on health and healthcare spending priorities, physicians and stewardship, public health ethics and equity, physician reimbursement and the doctor-patient relationship, deliberative procedures in bioethics and health policy, and the philosophical and empirical study of trust relationships in healthcare settings.
Recent Publications
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Guyah S, Mmeje O, Shakil-Brown P, Ayubbi K, Bergmans RS, Wright C, Khang EM, Goold SD, Brown DJ, Newman EA. JAMA Network Open, 2026 Mar 13; 9 (3):Journal ArticleReferrals to a Novel Health Care Equity Consult Service
DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.0679 PMID: 41823962 -
Goold SD, Rowe Z, Perry L, Carmona G, Alvarez M, Hammad A, Romanov V, Jiao M, Danis M. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2026 Jan 1;Journal ArticleDeliberations on Government Spending Priorities: Listen to the People
DOI:10.1007/s11606-026-10361-2 PMID: 41981375 -
Scotch HT, Baugh CM, DeCamp M, Taylor L, Fish LE, Goold SD, Wynia MK, Campbell EG. American Journal of Bioethics, 2026 Jan 1; 26 (3): 10 - 18.Journal ArticlePrinciplistic Equality: The Relative Importance of the Four Principles Among Primary and Urgent Care Clinicians
DOI:10.1080/15265161.2025.2554766 -
Scotch HT, Baugh CM, Campbell EG, Fish LE, Goold SD, Wynia MK. American Journal of Bioethics, 2026 Jan 1; 26 (7): W1 - W3.Journal ArticleResponse to Open Peer Commentaries: “Principlistic Equality: The Relative Importance of the Four Principles Among Primary and Urgent Care Clinicians”
DOI:10.1080/15265161.2026.2657891 PMID: 42041278 -
Perry L, Carmona G, Danis M, Ledón C, Alvarez M, Rowe Z, Goold SD. Health Expectations, 2025 Dec 1; 28 (6):Journal ArticleDeliberating at a Distance: Evaluating the Feasibility of a Fully Virtual CHAT Exercise Among Low-Income Communities
DOI:10.1111/hex.70487 PMID: 41231528 -
Patel MR, Clark SJ, Beathard E, Kirch M, Box N, Tipirneni R, Ayanian JZ, Goold SD. JAMA Health Forum, 2025 Oct 31; 6 (10):Journal ArticleEmployment and Health Burden Changes Among Medicaid Expansion Enrollees
DOI:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.4639 PMID: 41171263 -
Arora KS, Larkin S, Milne J, Clavijo GC, Shade Q, Williamson S, Goold SD. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2025 Sep 1; 146 (3): 394 - 401.Journal ArticleGoals and Priorities of Community Members Regarding the Federally Mandated Medicaid Sterilization Policy
DOI:10.1097/AOG.0000000000005988 PMID: 40839879 -
Liu T, Box N, Kirch M, Anthony D, Ayanian JZ, Patel MR, Clark SJ, Goold SD. Health Affairs Scholar, 2025 May 1; 3 (5):Journal ArticleUtilization and patient experiences of telehealth among Medicaid expansion enrollees
DOI:10.1093/haschl/qxaf060
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