Nathan Cortez

Assistant Professor, SMU Law School

Contact Info

I'm an Assistant Professor at SMU Law School in Dallas, Texas.  The best way to reach me is by phone (214.768.1002) or email (ncortez at smu dot edu). 

Bios and Blogs

Faculty biography at SMU

Electronic publications (SSRN)

Profile by SMU Research Magazine (2008)

Profile by Diverse Issues in Higher Education (2009)

Profile by Medical Travel Today (2009)

Administrative Law Course Blog

Food & Drug Law Course Blog

Health Reform Watch Blog

Media

"Gute Reise in die Besserung"
Der Standard (Austria) (Sep. 2010)

"I Can't Afford Surgery in the U.S."
CNN.com (Apr. 2010)

SMU Expert Believes Health Plan Will Survive Lawsuit
KERA News (Mar. 2010)

Examining Health Care and Illegal Immigrants Claim
National Public Radio, All Things Considered (Sep. 2009)

Health Insurers Explore Savings in Overseas Care
Associated Press (Aug. 2009)

Compulsory Licensing for U.S. Medical Tourism Agencies?
International Medical Travel Journal (July 2009)

Athletes on Their Own with Nutritional Supplements
Orange County Register (May 2009)

Supreme Court Justice Appointee's Life Resonates with Many in Dallas
Dallas Morning News (May 2009)

Bill Would Help Educate Children of Illegal Immigrants
Dallas Morning News (Apr. 2009)

Lower Costs Lure U.S. Patients Abroad for Treatment
CNN.com (Mar. 2009)

AdvoCare's Suit Aims at Athletes Falsely Blaming Supplements for Failed Tests
F-D-C Reports, The Tan Sheet (Feb. 2009)

Swimmer's Fight with Carrollton Nutrition Firm AdvoCare Makes Waves
Dallas Morning News (Feb. 2009)

It's a World of Risks for Medical Tourists
Los Angeles Daily Journal (Dec. 2008)

Passport to Healthcare:  The Emergence of High-Quality, Low-Cost Treatment Abroad
Atlanta Life Magazine (Jan. 2008)

Employers, Insurers Consider Overseas Care
National Public Radio, All Things Considered (Nov. 2007)

Medical Tourism:  Ethical Pitfalls of Seeking Health Care Overseas
Medical Ethics Advisor (Nov. 2007)

Articles

Adverse Publicity by Administrative Agencies in the Modern Era
(work-in-progress)

Can Speech by FDA-Regulated Firms Ever Be Noncommercial?
__ American Journal of Law & Medicine __ (forthcoming 2011)

Embracing the New Geography of Health Care:  A Novel Way to Cover Those Left Out of Health Reform
84 Southern California Law Review (forthcoming 2011)

Recalibrating the Legal Risks of Cross-Border Health Care
10 Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law, & Ethics 1-89 (2010)
(peer-reviewed)

International Health Care Convergence:  The Benefits and Burdens of Market-Driven Standardization
26 Wisconsin International Law Journal 646-704 (2009) (symposium article)

The Local Dilemma:  Preemption and the Role of Federal Standards in State and Local Immigration Laws
60 SMU Law Review 47-66 (2008)
(symposium article)

Patients Without Borders:  The Emerging Global Market for Patients and the Evolution of Modern Health Care
83 Indiana Law Journal 71-132 (2008)

The Food & Drug Administration's Evolving Regulation of Press Releases:  Limits and Challenges
61 Food & Drug Law Journal 623-651 (2006)
(with William Vodra and David Korn)
(peer-reviewed)

Book Chapters

The Elusive Ideal of Market Competition in U.S. Health Care
HEALTH CARE AND EU LAW (Johan van de Gronden, Markus Krajewski, Ulla Neergaard, Erika Szyszczak, eds.) (forthcoming 2010)

Biopharmaceuticals:  Definition and Regulation
PRECLINICAL SAFETY EVALUATION OF BIOPHARMACEUTICALS (John Wiley & Sons, 2008) (with Lincoln Tsang)


Other Writings

Market Competition in Health Care:  The EU's Parallel Struggle
Health Reform Watch (Oct. 2009)

Immigrants, Health Reform, and "Lies"
Health Reform Watch and The Health Care Blog (Sep. 2009)

Rationing or Cost-Effectiveness?
Health Reform Watch (June 2009)

The Less You Change, The More It Costs
Health Reform Watch (June 2009)

The Life Cycle of Objectionable Drug Marketing Practices
Health Reform Watch and Concurring Opinions (Mar. 2009)




Select Presentations

Is Cross-Border Health Insurance The Answer?

American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics (ASLME)

University of Texas School of Law

Austin, TX (June 4, 2009)

Emerging Legal Issues with Immigrant Access to Health Care
Fourth Annual William R. Courtney Lectureship in Law
Texas A&M Health Science Center, College of Medicine
Temple, TX (Mar. 17, 2010)

Harnessing the New Geography of Health Care
St. Louis University School of Law
St. Louis, MO (Feb. 3, 2010)

Ethical Issues in Social Security Cases
Social Security Administration Bench-Bar Conference
Dallas, TX (Jan. 19, 2010)

Medical Repatriation:  Can Hospitals Effectively Deport Patients?
Texas Health Law Conference
Austin, TX (Oct. 12, 2009)

The Changing Role of Markets and Competition in U.S. Health Care
Health Care and EU Law
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands (Oct. 2, 2009)

Recalibrating the Legal Risks of Cross-Border Health Care
Yale Law School
New Haven, CT (Sep. 22, 2009)

The Legal Impact of Voluntary Codes of Conduct in the Health Industry
Food & Drug Law Institute (FDLI)
Washington, D.C. (Sep. 21, 2009)

Recalibrating the Legal Risks of Cross-Border Health Care
American Society of Law, Medicine, & Ethics (ASLME)
Case Western Reserve University Law School
Cleveland, OH (June 6, 2009)

Is Chevron Out of Gas?  Current Trends in Administrative Law
Appellate Judges Education Institute (AJEI)
Phoenix, AZ (Nov. 14, 2008)

The Local Dilemma:  Preemption and the Role of Federal Standards in State and Local Immigration Laws
LatCrit XIII
Seattle University Law School
Seattle, WA (Oct. 3, 2008)

International Health Care Convergence:  The Benefits and Burdens of Market-Driven Standardization
Dialogue on Cross-Border Health Care
University of Wisconsin Law School
Madison, WI (Mar. 7, 2008)

Biosimilars in the FDA Regulatory Context
New Developments in Drug Approval Law
Center for Health and Pharmaceutical Law
Seton Hall Law School, Newark, NJ (Apr. 20, 2007)