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James J.
Walter, Ph.D. Austin & Ann O'Malley Professor of Bioethics Chair, The Bioethics Institute |
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BRIEF CURRICULUM VITAE
James J. Walter received his
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy, and then he earned advanced degrees in
Theology (S.T.B.), Philosophy (Ph.B.), Religious
Studies (B.A., M.A.), and a Ph.D. in Christian ethics from the Catholic
University of Leuven in Belgium (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven).
Currently, Dr. Walter is the
Professor Walter completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Clinical Bioethics
from the Department of Medicine at Loyola University Chicago's Stritch
School of Medicine, and he has had extensive experience as a bioethics
consultant to several hospitals. Currently, he serves weekly as the
clinical bioethicist in the Intensive Care Unit and on the palliative care service
at Providence Little Company of
Dr. Walter is listed in the Directory of American Scholars, Men of
Achievement, The Dictionary of International Biography, The
Contemporary Who's Who, and in 2000 Outstanding Scholars of the 21st
Century, and he is the recipient of the 1992
Graduate Faculty Member of the Year Award at Loyola University Chicago and
the 2007 Spirit of St. Francis Award
at St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood, CA for excellence in clinical
bioethics consultation. He has been a
member of several ethics research centers, including the International Study
Group in Bioethics of the International Federation of Catholic Universities, and
he has also served on the editorial board of many national and international
scholarly presses. In 2005 he was appointed by the California Council on
Science and Technology to a one-year, state-wide Panel on Bioethics. He
has delivered over 475 scholarly papers and public lectures to various
audiences on topics related to bioethics. Professor Walter is the
founding chair of The International Forum for Catholic Bioethicists,
which meets annually in