Media Experts
The Center for Ethics in Science and Technology has identified an outstanding group of regional experts from the scientific, religious, business, and civic communities on important and controversial issues in science and technology. More than 30 scientists and scholars have agreed to participate in this valuable Ethics Center resource for the media. These experts represent a broad spectrum of local universities, research
institutes, and public agencies. Each individual listing includes areas of expertise and contact information for direct access.
Although the Ethics Center is happy to serve as a resource in providing the names of these experts, it should be noted that they are not intended to be representatives of a position or view of the Center for Ethics in Science and Technology. The goal of the Center is only to provide access to thoughtful experts in the community, regardless of whether those individuals favor or oppose a particular position.
Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein
Director, Interfaith Affairs for the Simon Wiesenthal Center
Sydney M. Irmas Chair, Jewish Law and Ethics, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Areas of expertise: Jewish law and ethics
Office phone: (310) 772-2464 ~ E-mail address: ravadlerstein@torah.org |
Robert J. Buchanan, M.D.
Assistant Professor in Residence, Departments of Surgery/Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, and Radiology, UCSD
Areas of expertise: Bioethics, neurosurgery, epilepsy
Office phone: (619) 543-5540 ~ E-mail address: rbuchanan@ucsd.edu |
R. Jeffrey Chang, M.D.
Professor of Reproductive Medicine, UCSD
Director, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, UCSD
Areas of expertise:
Reproductive biology, treatment of ovarian diseases, stem cell research
Office phone: (858) 534-8930 ~ E-mail address: rjchang@ucsd.edu |
Lance M. Cottrell
President, Anonymizer, Inc.
Areas of expertise: Privacy, anonymity, computer-internet security, internet free speech, internet censorship
Office phone: (858) 866-1304 ~ E-mail address: lcottrell@anonymizerinc.com |
L. J. Deftos, M.D., J.D., LL.M.
Professor of Medicine, UCSD
Physician, San Diego VA Medical Center
Areas of expertise: Endocrinology, bone and calcium metabolism, law and medicine
Office phone: (858) 552-8585, ext. 3715 ~ E-mail address: ljdeftos@ucsd.edu |
Mary Devereaux, Ph.D.
Director, Biomedical Ethics Seminar Series, UCSD
Areas of expertise: Stem cell research, bioethics, issues of medical enhancement such as cosmetic surgery, gene therapy, and psychopharmacology
Office phone: (858) 822-5765 ~ E-mail address: mdevereaux@ucsd.edu |
Gerald D. Doppelt, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy, UCSD
Areas of expertise: Philosophy of science, contemporary theories of physical and social science
Office phone: (858) 534-2933 ~ E-mail address: gdoppelt@ucsd.edu |
Craig P. Dunn, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Management, SDSU
Areas of expertise: Corporate social responsibility, corporate governance, managerial ethics and values, and community economic development
Office phone: (619) 594-5783 ~ E-mail address: craig.dunn@sdsu.edu |
Laura B. Dunn, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, UCSD
Associate Director of the Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship, UCSD
Areas of expertise: Informed consent and decision-making capacity in patients with mental illness, research ethics, geriatric psychiatry, bereavement
Office phone: (858) 534-4020 ~
E-mail address: ldunn@ucsd.edu |
John H. Evans, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology, UCSD
Areas of expertise: Sociology of bioethics and science, polarization of public opinion on abortion, public attitudes about bioethical issues
Office phone: (858) 534-4972 ~ E-mail address: jhevans@ucsd.edu |
Lisa T. Eyler, Ph.D.
Assistant Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, UCSD
Areas of expertise: Informed consent among people with cognitive deficits, especially those with schizophrenia, ethical issues related to functional magnetic resonance imaging studies
Office phone: (858) 552-8585, Ext. 7666 ~ E-mail address: lteyler@ucsd.edu |
Theodore Friedmann, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics, UCSD
Director of Molecular Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, UCSD
Director of Program in Human Gene Therapy, UCSD
Areas of expertise: Molecular genetics, human gene therapy
Office phone: (858) 534-4268 ~ E-mail address: tfriedmann@ucsd.edu |
John Gillman, Ph.D.
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Supervisor, VITAS Innovative Hospice Care
Areas of expertise: Hospice, end of life care, end of life decision-making
Office phone: (858) 503-4725 ~ E-mail address: John.Gillman@vitas.com |
Beatrice A. Golomb, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSD
Staff Physician, San Diego VA Medical Center
Areas of expertise:
Medical reasoning, Gulf War illness, cholesterol, statins (cholesterol-lowering drugs) and statin adverse effects, drug risk benefit assessment, diet-health relationship, hiccups
Office phone: (858) 558-4950 ~ E-mail address: bgolomb@ucsd.edu |
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Bioethics Consultant, Kaiser Permanente San Diego
Areas of expertise: End of life care and advance care planning
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Ansar M. Haroun, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, UCSD
Adjunct Professor of Law, USD
Supervising Psychiatrist, San Diego Superior Court
Areas of expertise: Law and ethics in psychiatry, informed consent, deceptions of doctors
Office phone: (619) 531-3065 ~
E-mail address: courtdoc@excite.com |
Lawrence M. Hinman, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy, USD
Director, The Values Institute, USD
Areas of expertise: Applied ethics, ethics across the curriculum, ethical theory
Office phone: (619) 260-4787 ~ E-mail address: hinman@sandiego.edu |
Michael Kalichman, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Pathology, UCSD
Director, Research Ethics Program, UCSD
Areas of expertise: Research ethics, teaching of ethics, scientific methods
Office phone: (858) 822-2027 ~ E-mail address: kalichman@ucsd.edu |
Sidney Karin, Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, UCSD
Founding Director, San Diego Supercomputer Center
Areas of expertise: Computer and network security, ethics of omputational and computer science, importance of scientific literacy
Office phone: (858) 534-5064 ~ E-mail address: skarin@ucsd.edu |
Bryan A. Liang, M.D., Ph.D., J.D.
Executive Director and Professor, Institute of Health Law Studies, California Western School of Law
Co-Director and Adjunct Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, San Diego Center for Patient Safety, UCSD
Areas of expertise: Interfaces between law, medicine, economic incentive structures, and patient safety
Office phone: (619) 515-1568 ~ E-mail address: baliang@alum.mit.edu |
Stuart Lipton, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Del E. Webb Center for Neurosciences and Aging
Professor and Program Director, Degenerative Disease Research, The Burnham Institute
Areas of Expertise: Neurological diseases and stroke, AIDS dementia Office
Office Phone: (858) 713-6261 ~ E-mail address: lipton@burnham.org |
David McGowan, J.D.
Professor of Law, School of Law, USD
Areas of expertise: Legal issues relating to research, development, and technology; rights and limitations on the exploitation of technology; contracts for surrogacy services and genetic material
Office phone: (619) 260-7973 ~ E-mail address: dmcgowan@sandiego.edu |
Khaleel Mohammed, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, SDSU
Areas of expertise: Islam, Islamic law, and comparative religion
Office phone: (619) 594-3108 ~ E-mail address: khaleel.mohammed@sdsu.edu |
Jonathan Pink, J.D.
Partner, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP, Costa Mesa
Areas of expertise: National and international intellectual property issues such as trademark, copyright, and trade secret protection, business litigation national issues
Office phone: (714) 668-5589 ~ E-mail address: pink@lbbslaw.com |
John C. Reed, M.D., Ph.D.
President and CEO; Professor, Apoptosis and Cell Death Research, The Burnham Institute
Member, Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee (ICOC) for state funded stem cell Research
Areas of expertise: Stem cell research policy and guidelines
Office Phone: (858) 646-3132 ~ Email address: jreed@burnham.org |
Michael Robertson
Founder and Chairman, Linspire, Inc.
Areas of expertise: Will be determined
Office phone: (858) 587-6700 ~ E-mail address: michael@linspire.com |
Lawrence J. Schneiderman, M.D.
Professor, Department of Family & Preventive Medicine, UCSD
Areas of expertise: Various topics in medical ethics, including medical futility, end-of-life, critical care and advance directives
Office phone: (858) 534-4206 ~ E-mail address: ljschneiderman@ucsd.edu |
Evan Y. Snyder, M.D., Ph.D.
Director & Professor, Stem Cells & Regeneration Program (Program in Developmental & Regenerative Cell Biology), The Burnham Institute
Areas of expertise: Stem cells and regeneration
Office phone: (858) 646-3158 ~ E-mail address: esnyder@burnham.org |
Randy Sturman, J.D., Ph.D.
Visiting Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, UCSD
Areas of expertise: End-of-life decisions, cultural influences on medical decision-making
Office phone: (619) 293-3809 ~ E-mail address: rsturman@ucsd.edu |
Karma Lekshe Tsomo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, USD
Areas of expertise: Buddhist ethics, feminist ethics, bioethics (abortion, euthanasia, organ transplantation), ethics of war and peace
Office phone: (619) 260-4600 ~ E-mail address: ktsomo@sandiego.edu |
Mark Tuszynski, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Neurosciences, UCSD
Director, Center for Neural Repair, UCSD
Areas of expertise: Gene therapy for Alzheimer’s disease, aging, spinal cord regeneration, brain plasticity
Office phone: (858) 534-8857 ~ E-mail address: mtuszyns@ucsd.edu |
Peter D. Wagner, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Bioengineering, UCSD
Areas of expertise: Biomedical ethics
Office phone: (858) 534-4190 ~ E-mail address: pdwagner@ucsd.edu |
Ellen Waldman, J.D., LL.M.
Professor of Law, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Areas of expertise: Biomedical ethics, patients’ rights, mediation
Office phone: (619) 297-9700, ext. 6919 ~ E-mail address: ellenw@tjsl.edu |
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