Timothy Caulfield

Timothy Caulfield
CM
Born1963 (age 60–61)
Cape Cod, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationBachelor of Science, Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws
Alma materUniversity of Alberta, Dalhousie University
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Alberta
Thesis The Last Straw: The Impact of Cost Containment in Health Care on Medical Malpractice Law  (1993)

Timothy Allen Caulfield CM[1] (born 1963) is a Canadian professor of law at the University of Alberta,[2] the research director of its Health Law Institute,[3][4] and current Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy.[5][6][7][8] He specializes in legal, policy and ethical issues in medical research and its commercialization. In addition to professional publications, he is the author of several books aimed at the general reader and host of a television documentary series debunking pseudoscientific myths. He is a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.[9][10]

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  7. ^ Walden, Celia (9 May 2015). "Is Gwyneth Paltrow wrong about everything?". Telegraph. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  8. ^ "There's a word for that feeling you get when you're phone's not nearby". CBC. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Ten new Fellows elected to Committee for Skeptical Inquiry". Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. 23 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Timothy Caulfield". Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation. Archived from the original on 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2022-10-25.