Faculty

Rebekah Apple, MA, DHSc
Director, Master of Medical Management Program
Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy
Carnegie Mellon University

Robert Arnold, MD
Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine
Chief, Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics
University of Pittsburgh

Karl Bezak, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics
University of Pittsburgh

Christine Bishop, PhD, MA
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh
UPMC Newborn Medicine Program, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Judith Black, MD, MHA
Medical Director of Senior Products
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

Valarie Blake, JD, MA
Professor of Law
West Virginia University

Michael J. Deem, PhD
Associate Professor of Human Genetics
Director, Consortium Ethics Program
University of Pittsburgh

Gregory Dober, MA
Healthcare Ethics Advocate
Private Practice

Steven Farrelly-Jackson, PhD
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Allegheny College

Peter D. Giglione, JD
Partner, Massa Butler Giglione
Adjunct Professor of Law
Duquesne University

Daniel E. Hall, MD, MDiv, MHSc
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh

Randy Hebert, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer
Allegheny Health Network Healthcare@Home

Marta Kolthoff, MD, MA
Director of Clinical Genetics, West Penn Hospital
Director, Olivia's Angels Perinatal Care Program, Allegheny Health Network

David Korman, JD
Adjunct Professor, Law Criminal Justice, and Society (LCJS)
University of Pittsburgh

Michael Lynch, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
University of Pittsburgh

Alex London, PhD
Clara L. West Professor of Ethics and Philosophy Director 
Center for Ethics and Policy
Carnegie Mellon University

Martha Mannix, JD
Clinical Associate Professor of Law
Gloria McDermott Hickton Professor of Elder Law
University of Pittsburgh

Cynthia McCarthy, MA, DHCE, NREMT
Health Care Ethicist
Assistant Teaching Professor
Dean's Office, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
University of Pittsburgh

Kate A. Molchan, JD, MA, PhD, HEC-C
Clinical Ethicist
Wellstar Health System

Libby Moore, DHCE
Director
Federated Guardians

Lisa S. Parker, PhD
Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote Professor of Bioethics
Director, Center for Bioethics & Health Law
University of Pittsburgh

Valerie Satkoske, MSW, PhD
VP Ethics UPMC and UPMC PUH/SHY
VP Mission Effectiveness, Spiritual Care, and Ethics UPMC Mercy

Denise Stahl, MSN, ACHPN
Senior Vice President of Global Clinical Operations
Sidekick Health

Sarah Stockey, DHCE
Co-Director and Medical Guardian
Federated Guardians

Carrie Stott, MSW, PhD
MSW Program Director
Assistant Professor, MSW Program
Carlow University

Andrew Thurston, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical Director of Palliative Care, UPMC Mercy
University of Pittsburgh

Chaton T. Turner, JD
Associate Counsel, UPMC
Adjunct Faculty School of Law, University of Pittsburgh

Amy VanDyke, MSW, PhD
Vice President of Programs
Catholic Social Services, Columbus, Ohio

Mark R. Wicclair, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh

John Welch, MDiv, PhD
Theologian, Medical Ethicist, Community Engagement Consultant