John D. Lantos

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

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John D. Lantos is Professor of Pediatrics at University of Missouri in Kansas City, the founding director of the Children’s Mercy Hospital Bioethics Center and Glasnapp Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Bioethics. He was a Professor of Pediatrics at The University of Chicago where he served in various leadership roles, including Chief of General Pediatrics and Associate Director of the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. He is a leader in the field of bioethics. He is a former President of the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities and of the American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics, and is an advisor to the American Academy of Pediatrics on bioethics issues. Lantos has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live, National Public Radio and Nightline. He has been an associate editor of the American Journal of Bioethics, Pediatrics, and Perspectives in Biology and Medicine.