Bioethics in Science and Medicine: An Interview with Professor David Magnus

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  • Cindy Zang Liu Stanford University

Abstract

David Magnus, Ph.D. is Thomas A. Raffin Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Ethics, and Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University, where he directs the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics. Dr. Magnus is the former President of the Association of Bioethics Program Directors, representing the leadership of over 70 academic bioethics programs across North America. Dr. Magnus received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Stanford University, and currently co-chairs Stanford Health Care Ethics Committee which provides consultation to doctors, patients and families on a wide range of ethical issues that arise in clinical care.  Dr. Magnus serves as Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Bioethics, the highest impact journal in the field and he is widely published on a range of topics, including health care reform, research ethics, end-of-life care, and genetic technology. His published work has appeared in Science,  The New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine, Nature Biotechnology, and Pediatrics, among other places. Along with his scholarly work, he has written a number of editorial pieces in prominent newspapers and has been quoted in Time magazine, Newsweek, the Wall Street Journal, and NY Times. He has also appeared on many television shows including Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, 60 minutes, FOX news Sunday, and ABC World News.

 

Biography adapted from and photo from David Magnus's profiles at https://profiles.stanford.edu/david-magnus and https://publicpolicy.stanford.edu/people/david-magnus.

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Published

2017-06-13

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 3 (2017)

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Interviews

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