Arthur Caplan

Arthur Caplan
Born1950 (age 73–74)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationBrandeis University (BA)
Columbia University (MA, MPhill, PhD)
SpousesJane Stojak
Meg O’Shea
Scientific career
FieldsBioethics
InstitutionsNew York University Grossman School of Medicine Division of Medical Ethics
University of Pennsylvania
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Hastings Center
Doctoral advisorErnest Nagel
Sidney Morgenbesser
WebsiteOfficial website
External videos
video icon “The Ethics of Genetically Engineering Children”, Arthur Caplan, December 2, 2008
video icon ”Dying in a Democracy”, Arthur Caplan, March 2013
video icon ”Organ Harvest in China and Killing on Demand ”, Arthur Caplan, April 3, 2012

Arthur L. Caplan (born 1950) is an American ethicist and professor of bioethics at New York University Grossman School of Medicine.[1][2]

He is known for his contributions to the U.S. public policy, including: helping to found the National Marrow Donor Program;[3][4] creating the policy of required request in cadaver organ donation adopted throughout the United States; helping to create the system for distributing organs in the U.S.; and advising on the content of the National Organ Transplant Act of 1984, rules governing living organ donation, and legislation and regulation in many other areas of health care including blood safety and compassionate use.[3][5]

  1. ^ "Arthur Caplan, PhD". New York University Grossman School of Medicine. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Medical Ethics". New York University Langone Medical Center. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b Fisher, Lawrence M. (August 31, 2015). "The Ethics of Compassionate Care". Briefings Magazine. The Korn Ferry Institute. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Leading Transplant and Transfusion Organizations Join Forces in Effort to Keep Bone Marrow Donation Voluntary". Business Wire. March 22, 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
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