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Health Ethics

Health Ethics

Health Ethics relies on the idea that challenging ethical issues are best addressed by many folks, from diverse backgrounds, practically reasoning together. 


Bryan Pilkington

Bryan Pilkington, PhD is a Professor of Bioethics at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. His research focuses on the concept of dignity, conscience protection, moral responsibility, and the practices of the health professions. 

He lectures on practical ethical challenges in medicine and in the practice of healthcare professionals, and teaches courses in normative and applied ethics, including courses in ethical theory, bioethics, business ethics, environmental ethics, and political philosophy.

Pilkington serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, HealthCare Ethics Committee Forum, and Christian Bioethics. He sits on the bioethics committee of Hackensack University Medical Center and the Hackensack Meridian Health Bioethics Task Force. He is a Junior Scholar at the Paul Ramsey Institute. He has taught philosophy and bioethics at Fordham University, Aquinas College, and the University of Notre Dame.
 

Contact Dr. Bryan Pilkington

bryan.pilkington@hmhn.org