Robert Klitzman, MD

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Overview

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I am the Director of the Masters of Bioethics Program, and a member of the Division of Psychiatry, Law and Ethics, and co-founded and for five years co-directed the Center for Bioethics. I have written nine books, and over 140 academic articles, drawing on multi-disciplinary methods to examine ethical, psychological and social issues in a variety of contexts in medicine and psychiatry. Specifically, I have examined decision-making concerning HIV disclosure, genetic testing, reproductive choices among individuals at risk for genetic disorders, Institutional Review Boards, and other topics.

Academic Appointments

Professor of Psychiatry (in Sociomedical Sciences) at CUMC

Gender

Male

Credentials & Experience

Honors & Awards

Fellow, John Simon Guggenheim Foundation
Fellow, Russell Sage Foundation
Member, Council on Foreign Relations

Research

Ethical, psychological and social aspects of decision-making among patients, providers and others concerning HIV, genetics, and other areas: I am currently conducting several studies, including: "Views and Approaches of IRB Members Toward Research Integrity", and "Views and Approaches Toward Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis Among Patients and Providers"

Selected Publications

Klitzman, R., Designing Babies: How Technology is Changing the Ways We Create Children, Oxford University Press, NY, 2020.
Klitzman, R., The Ethics Police?: The Struggle to Make Human Research Safe, Oxford University Press, NY, 2015.
Klitzman R., Am I My Genes?: Confronting Fate and Family Secrets in the Age of Genetic Testing, Oxford University Press, NY, 2012
Klitzman R., Bayer R: Mortal Secrets: Truth and Lies in the Age of AIDS, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003
Klitzman R., In A House of Dreams and Glass: Becoming a Psychiatrist, Simon and Shuster, NY, 1995
Klitzman R., The Trembling Mountain: A Personal Account of Kuru, Cannibals and Mad Cow Disease, Perseus, NY, 1998
Klitzman R., When Doctors Become Patients, Oxford University Press, New York, 2007
Klitzman, R., Being Positive: The Lives of Men and Women with HIV, Ivan R. Dee, Chicago, 1997.
Klitzman, R., A Year-long Night: Tales of a Medical Internship, Viking, NY, 1989.


For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov