Fellows of The National Catholic Bioethics Center
The National Catholic Bioethics Center (NCBC) is grateful to be joined by a select group of independent advisors with expertise in medicine, science, and law who will enhance the NCBC’s ability to fulfill its mission. The NCBC looks forward to working with Fellows in future projects to more effectively uphold the dignity of the human person in health care and biomedical research.
Physician Fellows
John M. Travaline, MD
Critical Care
Professor of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University
William Wehrman, MD
Emergency Medicine
Paul W. Hruz,
MD, PhD
Endocrinology
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Cell Biology & Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine
Lisa M. Gilbert,
MD, MC-NFP
Family Medicine
Ascension Kansas Via Christi
Dcn Alan J. Rastrelli, MD
Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine
Cara M. Buskmiller, MD
Fellow, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Thomas M. Bender, MD, MA
Neonatology
MD, MA, Assistant Professor, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Paul A. Carpentier, MD
Ob-Gyn
Medical Director, The Gianna Center for Women's Health and Fertility of Long Island
Robin L. Pierucci, MD, MA
Neonatology
Medical Director NICU, Bronson Children’s Hospital, Michigan
Nicole Allcock, PharmD, MS, FASHP
Pharmacy
Aaron D. Kheriaty, MD
Psychiatry
Chief of Psychiatry & Ethics, Doc1Health
Legal Fellows
Cameo C. Anders, JD, MA
Science Fellows
Gloria Fawcett, PhD
Senior Fellows
Marie Hilliard MS, MA, JCL, PhD, RN, DM
John M. Haas, PhD, STL, MDiv
President Emeritus
