Staff

director

Paul Komesaroff is a practising physician and Professor of Medicine at Monash University and Executive Director of Global Reconciliation. He has a PhD in philosophy and an international reputation in healthcare ethics. He has made a major impact on the field of clinical ethics in Australia. He has developed expertise in both qualitative and quantitative investigations of the social and cultural dimensions of health and health care, which has led to numerous peer reviewed articles, and extensive national and international collaboration. Paul's work is interdisciplinary: spanning clinical medicine, biomedical research, philosophy and ethical theory, clinical ethics and policy development with respect to ethics and clinical practice. As a physician, his speciality is endocrinology.

Paul is a member and convener of numerous scientific and research committees and has been extensively involved in the education of medical students, medical practitioners, nurses and other health professionals and has contributed to the development of policy and practice guidelines in a wide range of areas. He has authored over 500 articles and 17 books, including a novel, 'Riding a crocodile: A physician's tale', the world's first bioethical thriller. He is Chair of the editorial board of the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry and honorary ethics editor for the Internal Medicine Journal. Paul teaches ethics and philosophy of medicine at both undergraduate and postgraduate level and is actively involved in research projects in clinical ethics, including investigations of complementary medicine and relationships with the pharmaceutical industry.

ASSOCIATES

Professor Michael Ashby, University of Tasmania, Australia
Professor Zvi Beckerman, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Professor Peter Brooks, University of Melbourne, Australia
Dr Ian Campbell, Affirm, London, UK

Professor Ric Day, University of New South Wales, Australia
Mr Michael Drapac, Melbourne, Australia
Professor Art Frank, University of Calgary, Canada
Professor Siri Hettige, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Professor Paul James, University of Western Sydney, Australia
Dr Ken Harvey, Melbourne, Australia
Professor Zabidi Hussin, University of Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Professor Ian Kerridge, University of Sydney, Australia
Mr Chris Lamb, Melbourne, Australia
A/ Professor Leigh E. Rich, Armstrong State University, USA
Professor Al Lingis, Baltimore, USA
Professor Paul MacNeill, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Professor Malcolm Parker, University of Queensland, Australia
Professor Alan Petersen, Monash University, Australia
Professor Leon Piterman, Monash University, Australia
Professor Soenarto Sastrowijoto, University of Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Professor Yati Soenarto, University of Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
A/ Professor Mohammed Shaheen, Al Quds University, Palestinian Territories
Professor Cameron Stewart, University of Sydney, Australia
Professor Suresh Sundram, University of Melbourne, Australia
Mohan Baghwandas, Initiatives of Change, Australia
Prof Lucy Burke, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
Dr. Maithri Goonetilleke, Melbourne, Australia
Prof Peter Greenberg,  Melbourne, Australia
Dr Jon Jurideiini, Adelaide, Australia
Dr Y Omar, Melbourne, Australia
Professor Jenny Philip, St Vincent’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Australia
Dr Kate Robins-Browne, Melbourne, Australia
Emeritus Professor Colin Thomson, University of Woolongong, New South Wales, Australia

Rob Wood, Initiatives of Change, Melbourne, Australia
Bobby Zacchariah, Pune, India