Arthur Caplan

NYU Langone Medical Center announced the appointment of renowned bioethicist, Arthur Caplan, PhD, as director of the new Division of Medical Ethics in the Department of Population Health effective July 1, 2012. Through January 2012, Dr. Caplan was the director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Bioethics, which he built into one of the premier programs in the world. He chaired the Department of Medical Ethics from 2002 through 2009. Prior to joining University of Pennsylvania in 1994, Dr. Caplan taught at the University of Minnesota, the University of Pittsburgh, and Columbia University. He was the associate director of the Hastings Center from 1984 through 1987. Born in Boston, Dr. Caplan completed his undergraduate work at Brandeis University and his graduate work at Columbia University, where he received a PhD in the history and philosophy of science in 1979. He also holds seven honorary degrees.