Core expertise
Health care ethics
Philosophy and ethical theory
Endocrinology
Social research
Biomedical research
Clinical medicine and practice
Biography
Paul Komesaroff is a practising physician and Professor of Medicine, and Executive Director of the international NGO Global Reconciliation. He has a PhD in philosophy and an international reputation in health care ethics, and 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.
As a physician, Paul’s field of specialty is endocrinology. He is Director of the international ethics centre, the Centre for Ethics in Medicine and Society. He believes that one of the objects of medical research is to contribute to the improvement of clinical practice and the development of new, more effective social policies.
