Dr. De Ville holds a doctorate in History from Rice University (1989) and a law degree from the University of Texas (1992).

His research interests include:

• Legal medicine
• The history of medical jurisprudence.
• The relationship between law and ethics.

De Ville is author of the book Medical Malpractice in Nineteenth Century America: Origins and Legacy (NYU Press, 1990). He is co-editor with Loretta Kopelman of The Debate over Physician-Assisted Suicide and Its Meaning for End-of-Life Care (Kluwer, 2001).

His articles have appeared in journals such as:

• Law, Medicine, and Ethics
• Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics
• The Journal of Clinical Ethics
• The Historian,
• Pediatrics
• Trends in Health Care, Law, and Ethics
• Current Surgery
• HEC Forum
• The International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
• Clinics in Obstetrics and Gynecology
• The Missouri Law Review
• The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy.
• American Journal pf Public Health
• Mount Sinai Medical Journal
• Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
• Academic Medicine

e-mail: devillek@ecu.edu