David Magnus
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|name = David Magnus
|education = University of California, Riverside (BA)
Stanford University (PhD)
|website = {{URL|https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/david-magnus}}
|main_interests = Bioethics
|boards =
|titles = Professor of medicine and biomedical ethics
Professor of pediatrics and medicine
|workplaces = Stanford University
}}
David Magnus is the Thomas A. Raffin Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Ethics and professor of pediatrics at Stanford University.{{Cite web |url=https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/david-magnus |title=David Magnus, Ph.D. |website=Stanford Medicine Profiles |access-date=2016-11-04}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Stanford-go-getter-has-become-go-to-guy-for-those-2534146.php |title=Stanford go-getter has become go-to guy for those facing quandaries over new medical technologies |last=Guthmann |first=Edward |date=2016-05-31 |access-date=2016-11-08 |via=SF Chronicle}}{{Cite web|url=https://publicpolicy.stanford.edu/people/david-magnus|title=David Magnus {{!}} Public Policy Program|website=publicpolicy.stanford.edu|access-date=2016-11-30}} He is also the director of the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics and the co-chair of the Ethics Committee at Stanford Hospital.{{Cite web|url=https://undergrad.stanford.edu/people/david-magnus-phd|title=David Magnus|last=|first=|date=|website=Stanford University|publisher=|access-date=2016-11-29}}
Early life
Magnus completed his undergraduate work at the University of California at Riverside, where he majored in philosophy. He completed his graduate work at Stanford University, receiving a PhD in philosophy.
Career
He has since become a researcher in the field of bioethics, publishing over 100 articles, book chapters, and reviews on a wide range of topics, including organ transplantation, genetics, stem cell research, end of life care, patient communication, and research ethics. He is a co-founder and current editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Bioethics,{{Cite web |url=http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=editorialBoard&journalCode=uajb20 |title=Editorial Board |website=Homepage |publisher=The American Journal of Bioethics |access-date=2016-11-04}} and is a former president of the Association of Bioethics Program Directors.{{Cite web |url=http://bioethicsdirectors.net/officers/ |title=Officers |website=Homepage |publisher=Association of Bioethics Program Directors |access-date=2016-11-04}}{{Cite web|url=http://honors.nova.edu/dss/david_magnus/index.html|title=David Magnus - Distinguished Speakers Series|website=honors.nova.edu|access-date=2016-11-30}}
Magnus has served on the National Research Council Ad Hoc Committee on the Bioconfinement of Genetically Engineered Organisms and on the California Human Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee. He has also consulted for both the World Bank on food security and biotechnology and the National Conference of State Legislatures on cloning.
He is currently the vice-chair of the institutional review board for the Precision Medicine Initiative "All of Us" program.{{When|date=May 2020}}
Magnus also served as the principal editor of a collection of essays entitled Who Owns Life? (2002).{{Cite book |title=Who Owns Life? |editor-last1=Magnus |editor-first1=D |editor-last2=Caplan |editor-first2=A |editor-last3=McGee |editor-first3=G |editor-link2=Arthur Caplan |editor-link3=Glenn McGee |publisher=Prometheus Books |year=2002 |isbn=9781573929868 |location=New York}}
Media
In addition to his scholarly work, he has published opinion pieces in the Chicago Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Star-Ledger, and the San Jose Mercury News.{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/194/brain-death-really-is-death/|title=Brain Death Really Is Death|magazine=Time |access-date=2016-11-30}}
Magnus has appeared on The Today Show,{{Cite web |url=http://www.today.com/id/7904332/ns/today/t/researchers-customize-stem-cell-lines/ |title=Researchers customize stem-cell lines |website=The Today Show |publisher=NBC News |access-date=2016-11-04}} 60 Minutes, Good Morning America, ABC World News Tonight, Fox News Sunday, CBS This Morning, and NPR.{{Cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/05/21/408455816/coded-talk-about-assisted-suicide-can-leave-families-confused |title=Coded Talk About Assisted Suicide Can Leave Families Confused |last=Dembosky |first=April |date=2015-05-21 |work=All Things Considered |publisher=NPR |access-date=2016-11-04}}
References
External links
- [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David_Magnus2 Magnus on] ResearchGate
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