SMEJ
Seminar Series
The SMEJ is honored to have hosted several noteworthy speakers for panel discussions and presentations on the current state of medical ethics. More seminars are being planned!
Watch the recordings below
Path to Medicine & Medical Ethics
Gyan Moorthy, BS
Recorded February 19, 2025

Gyan Moorthy is a medical student at the UPenn Perelman School of Medicine and joins us to discuss the ethics of organ transplantations, and the justifications/implications of physician advocacy.
Challenges in Palliative Care
with Dr. Gina Piscitello MD, MS
Recorded November 13, 2024

Dr. Gina Piscitello, MD, MS, specializes in geriatric medicine and is board-certified in internal medicine and hospice and palliative medicine at Benedum Geriatric Center.
Navigating Pediatric Anesthesia and Bioethics: a Stanford Experience
Dr. Alyssa M. Burgart, MD
Recorded August 8, 2024

Dr. Alyssa Burgart, MD works in pediatric anesthesiology and bioethics, with double board certification in anesthesiology and pediatric anesthesiology at Stanford University.
Bioethics Seminar
with Dr. Elizabeth Lanphier, PhD
Recorded July 27, 2024

Dr. Elizabeth Lanphier is a bioethicist at the University of Cincinnati. She earned her Masters at Columbia University and her PhD at Vanderbilt University.