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Curriculum Vitae
Professor Katrina A. Bramstedt, PhD
Duties: provides leadership in medical ethics including teaching, research and clinical practice
Research interests: organ donation & transplantation, including VCA and cardiac assist devices
Education American Philosophical Practitioners Association, Certified Affiliate and Fellow, Client Counseling
(#CACC00045), 2010
Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Ph.D. (Community Medicine--Bioethics emphasis), 2002
Univ of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Fellow (Biomed. & Res. Ethics), 1998-2000
Loma Linda University, M.A. (Biomedical & Clinical Ethics), 1998
Loma Linda University, B.S. (Health Science), 1989
Other Clinical/Academic Employment Associate Professor, Clinical Ethicist, Medical Ethics & Professionalism Lead, Bond University
School of Medicine, 5 Mar 2012 – 21 May 2014 Duties: provides leadership in Medical Ethics including teaching, research and clinical practice
Clinical Ethicist/Bioethicist, Private Practice, AskTheEthicist.com, 5 Dec 2002 – present Duties: medical student education, clinical & research ethics consultation, living kidney donor assessments,
research, publishing, media relations (Full time, July 2010 – Feb 2012; part time, Dec 2002 – June 2010; Mar
2012 - present). US National Provider Identifier# 1265747471
Clinical Ethicist, California Pacific Medical Center/Sutter Health, 19 Mar 2007 – 26 Jul 2010 Duties: medical student education, ethics consultation, living kidney donor assessments, research, publishing,
media relations
Bioethicist, Associate Staff (Faculty), Cleveland Clinic, 8 Jul 2002 – 9 Mar 2007 Duties: medical student & trainee education, ethics consultation, living liver & kidney donor assessments, VAD
candidate assessments, research, publishing
Clinical Ethics Associate, Loma Linda University, Bioethics Center, 2 Jan 2001 – 28 Jun 2002 Duties: Institutional Review Board consultant/organizational ethics projects
Ethics Fellow, Univ. of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, 15 Aug 1998 – 31 Dec 2000 Duties: Received training in bioethics with specialty in research and transplant ethics; also worked as a
Teaching Assistant for a research ethics course (Medicine M261).
Industry
Quality Engineer II (coronary stents): Guidant (Temecula, CA), 1997-1998
Staff Engineer II, Dept. Supervisor (OR sets): Baxter/Allegiance (Ontario, CA), 1995-1997
Sr. Quality Engineer (CABG devices): Sorin Biomedical (Irvine, CA), 1993-1995
Lab Manager (endocrinology): Lab of Reproductive Medicine (Loma Linda, CA), 1992
Quality Engineer (vascular grafts): IMPRA/BARD (Tempe, AZ), 1991
Lab Tech/Res. Assist. (pulmonary & endocrinology): Loma Linda Univ., 1987-1991
Quality Control Chemist, AALTO Scientific (Escondido, CA): 1986
Present Position Mailing Address:
Professor
Clinical Ethicist
University Drive
Gold Coast, QLD 4229
Lead, Health Advocate & Professional Theme Australia
Bond University School of Medicine
h-index: 14
g-index: 22
citizenship: EU [UK]
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Administrative Functions
Lead, Health Advocate & Professional Theme (Bond University School of Medicine). 2014-
present
Lead, Ethics & Professionalism (Bond University School of Medicine). 2012- 2013
Director, Division of Transplant Ethics (California Pacific Medical Center). 2009-2010
Course Director, “Bioethics”, 3rd and 4th year medical student elective (California Pacific
Medical Center). 2008-2009
Director, Bioethics Summer Internship Program (California Pacific Medical Center). 2007-
2009
Director, Cleveland Clinic General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) Research Subject
Advocate Program, March 2003-March 2007
Course Director, “Responsible Conduct in Research” (Cleveland Clinic). 2005-2007
Course Director, “Ethics in Laboratory Research” (Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of
Medicine). 2004 – 2006
Course Director, “Bioethics” (ETHC0301), 3rd & 4th year medical student elective
(Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine). 2003-2007
Course Coordinator, “Responsible Conduct in Research (Medicine M261),” Univ. of Calif.
Los Angeles School of Medicine, 1999-2000
Clinical (over 900 ethics consultations conducted using the single consultant model)
Clinical Ethicist, Bond University Medical School teaching hospitals, current
Private Practice, AskTheEthicist.com/TransplantEthics.com, current
Member, Ethics Consult Service, Calif Pacific Med Center, March 2007 – May 2010
Member, Liver Transplant Selection Comm, CPMC, March 2007 – May 2010
Member, Living Kidney Donor Team, CPMC, 2007 - May 2010
Member, Ethics Consultation Service, Cleveland Clinic, July 2002 – March 2007
Member, Face Transplant Team, Cleveland Clinic, 2004 - 2007
Member, Heart Transplant Selection Comm., Cleveland Clinic, August 2002 – Mar 2007
Member, Liver Transplant Selection Comm., Cleveland Clinic, July 2002 – Dec 2006
Member, Living Liver Donor Advocate Team, Cleveland Clinic, Jan 2005 – Dec 2006
Member, Ethics Consultation Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center (West Los
Angeles, CA), 1999-2000.
Ethics Fellow, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine (supervisor, Stanley
Korenman, MD, 1998-2000)
In-patient ethics consultation clinical training (Masters Degree) supervised by Robert Orr,
MD; 6mo plastic surgery rotation, Loma Linda University Medical Center, 1997-1998
Committees
The Transplantation Society, Ethics Committee, 2013 - present
Bond University Human Research Ethics Committee, 2013 – present
Bond University Disciplinary Board, 2015
Bond Univ. School of Medicine Curriculum Coord Committees (Yr 1, 2, 3), 2014 - present
Bond Univ. School of Medicine Health & Professional Conduct Committee, 2012 - present
Bond Univ. School of Medicine Board of Examiners, 2012 – present
Bond Univ. School of Medicine Yr 4,5 Clinician Assessment Committee, 2015
Bond Univ. School of Medicine Pre-Clinical Placements Working Committee, 2012 - present
Bond Univ. School of Medicine MD Working Party, 2013 - present
Bond Univ. School of Medicine Phase1/2 Curriculum Committee, 2012 – 2014
Bond Univ. School of Medicine Curriculum Mgmt Committee, 2012 - 2013
Bond Univ. School of Medicine Quality Teaching & Learning Committee, 2012 – 2014
Bond University CORE 3 [Ethics]- leader, 2013
Centre for Med. Officer Recruitment & Training (CMORE) Professionalism Working Party,
2012-13
Chair, NATCO Ethics Committee, 2006 - 2011
Marin County Commission on Aging: Health Committee, 2010 - 2011
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California Pacific Medical Center Ethics Committee, 2007- 2010
External Reviewer, Trafalgar Ethics Board, 2010 - 2011
External Reviewer, CPMC IRB, 2010 - 2011
External Reviewer, Cleveland Clinic IRB, 2002-2007
Cleveland Clinic Ethics Comm. Task Force: Solicitation of Living Organ Donors, 2006
Cleveland Clinic General Clinical Research Center Executive Comm., 2003-2007
Cleveland Clinic General Clinical Research Center Advisory Comm., 2003-2007
Cleveland Clinic Research Compliance Committee, 2003-2005
Cleveland Clinic Organ Donation Committee, 2005-2007
Cleveland Clinic Medical Student Education Council, 2003-2004
Cleveland Clinic Intro to Clinical Medicine Curriculum [MS1, MS2] Task Force, 2003-2006
[Ethics Thread Leader]
Cleveland Clinic Pastoral Care Advisory Committee, 2004-2005
Veterans Admin Medical Center Bioethics Committee (West Los Angeles, CA), 1999-2000
University of California Los Angeles Medical Center Ethics Committee, 1998-2000
The Endocrine Society Ethics Advisory Committee (Bethesda, MD), 1998-2001
Professional Activities
Invited Lectures & Media Activities
""I Don't Want an ICD": When Refusal of Treatment Creates Moral Distress for the Medical
Team." Bioethics Grand Rounds/Gold Coast University Hospital (Southport, QLD): Aug 6
2015
“Environmental Care and the Patient Experience,” Pindara Private Hospital/Bioethics Grand
Rounds (Benowa, QLD): 18 June 2015
A block of 3 VCA ethics lectures, St. Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne, AU): 20 May 2015
"Psychosocial Implications of Gender Mismatch in Transplantation." University of Florence,
Italy: 5 May 2015
"Psychosocial Implications of Gender Mismatch in Transplantation." Heidelberg University
(Germany): 28 Apr 2015 www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9FR6BddF6g
"Helping Families Understand VCA Donation: Assisting the Consent Process." Gold Coast
University Hospital Grand Rounds (Southport, QLD): 26 Feb 2015
TTS Webinar, “Transplant Ethics in the Setting of VCA (Vascular Composite
Allotransplantation),” 21 Jan 2015
http://www.tts.org/component/tts/?view=presentation&id=17388&Itemid=339
Ask the Expert [Ethicist], ABC Gold Coast 97.1FM radio interview,
https://soundcloud.com/abc-gold-coast/ask-the-expert-ethicistprof-katrina-bramstedt-15 (21
Jan 2015)
KCBS Radio, interview regarding PAS death of Brittany Maynard, 4 Nov 2014
“Hot Topics in Adolescent Oncology Ethics” & “Safe Social Media for Oncology Patients”,
Youth Cancer Service QLD (Brisbane, AU): 28 Oct 2014
“Can We Cure Australia’s Dismal Rate of Organ Donation?” Princess Alexandra Hospital
(Brisbane, AU): 12 Aug 2014
TV interview for documentary on organ selling (PBS documentary), 27 July 2014
“Dialysis in the Setting of Dementia?” Bioethics Grand Rounds/Gold Coast University
Hospital (Southport, QLD): 29 May 2014
“Dealing with Medical Mistakes,” Pindara Private Hospital/Bioethics Grand Rounds
(Benowa, QLD): 14 May 2014
Vocativ, interview regarding documentary on organ selling, 3 Apr 2014
“The Dilemma of Low Organ Donation Rates in Australia,” Pindara Private
Hospital/Bioethics Grand Rounds (Benowa, QLD): 12 March 2014
“Hot Topics in Paediatrics and Maternal-Foetal Medicine,” Pindara Private Hospital/Bioethics
Grand Rounds (Benowa, QLD): 28 Nov 2013
“Research Ethics for You and Your Patients,” Pindara Private Hospital/Bioethics Grand
Rounds (Benowa, QLD): 22 Oct 2013
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Video interview for blog, JournLaw: “The doctor, the Fast Diet and medical journal ethics”
http://journlaw.com/2013/09/16/the-doctor-the-fast-diet-and-medical-journal-ethics/ 16 Sept
2013
Interviewed by Medical Ethics Advisor : “Ethical Issues Involving Medical Use of Marijuana”
2013;29:105-107
“Ethics and the Non-Compliant Patient,” Pindara Private Hospital/Bioethics Grand Rounds
(Benowa, QLD): 27 Aug 2013
Interviewed by Medical Ethics Advisor: “Some Surrogates Overriding Patients’ wishes”
2013;29:91-92 (Aug 2013)
“Social Media & Medical Practice”, Pindara Private Hospital/Bioethics Grand Rounds
(Benowa, QLD): 30 July 2013
“When Your Patients are Your Friends, Family and Staff”, Pindara Private Hospital/Bioethics
Grand Rounds (Benowa, QLD): 25 June 2013
Article in The Conversation: “Should flu shots be mandatory for health-care workers?”
https://theconversation.com/should-flu-shots-be-mandatory-for-health-care-workers-14039. 6
June 2013
Interviewed by New York Times [Skype video] for future article on transplant ethics/human
trafficking, 24 Apr 2013.
“Medical Implants and EOL Care”, Pindara Private Hospital/Bioethics Grand Rounds
(Benowa, QLD): 23 May 2013
"Decision-making capacity assessment by clinical professionals: Key components and
confounders", University of Florence Department of Psychology (Italy), 17 Apr 2013
"Living donation: the USA experience", University of Florence Department of Specialty
Surgical Sciences (Italy), 15 Apr 2013
“Ethical Responses to Patients Refusing Treatment”, Pindara Private Hospital/Bioethics
Grand Rounds (Benowa, QLD): 26 March 2013
“Five Top Ethical Issues in Healthcare”, AMN Healthcare News (interview 03-06-13)
“Introduction to Healthcare Ethics”, Griffith University (Nathan, QLD): 03-04-13
“When Patient and Family Values Collide: Now What?” Pindara Private Hospital/Bioethics
Grand Rounds (Benowa, QLD): 02-26-13
Interviewed by Bloomberg [Munich, Germany] for future article re German transplant
scandal, 8 Feb 2013.
“Assent, Consent, and Documentation”, Griffith University (Nathan, QLD): 02-25-2013.
“Bill Would Clear Way for Medical Marijuana Users to Receive Transplants”, New Jersey
Spotlight, 02-07-2013
“When Patient and Family Values Collide: Now What?” Robina Hospital/Bond Bioethics
Grand Rounds (Robina, QLD): 02-06-13
“Ethics of postmortem implant explantation are overlooked”, Medical Ethics Advisor
(interview Feb 2013, vol 29, issue 2, pp19-21)
“Teaching and Learning in the Professionalism Domain,” Royal Brisbane and Women’s
Hospital (Brisbane, QLD): 10-24-12
"Unholdable" patients are ethical dilemma”, Medical Ethics Advisor (interview Sep 2012, vol
28, issue 9, p104)
Interviewed by CBS radio and ABC tv re pediatric brain death case, 12-8-11.
Interviewed by Associated Press (Terry Collins), ABC tv, NBC tv, CBS news, and CBS radio
re pediatric brain death case, 12-7-11.
Interviewed by New York Times (Kevin Sack) re Good Samaritan organ donation, 11-4-11.
“Pediatric Resuscitation and the ED Team: Managing Ethical Dilemmas,” Seton Medical
Center (Daly City, CA): 10-25-11
“Good Samaritan Donors: How Should We Allocate Their Gifts?” University of Texas,
Transplant Centre (San Antonio, TX): 05-27-11.
“Tampa General Hospital lung transplant patient's family needs $10,000 to save his life,” St.
Petersburg Times, 05-05-11.
“Dealing with ‘Difficult’ Patients and Families: Hospital Setting Challenges”. Marin General
Hospital (Greenbrae, CA): 04-19-11.
“Dealing with ‘Difficult’ Patients and Families: Office Setting Challenges”. Marin General
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Hospital (Greenbrae, CA): 04-12-11.
Radio Interview, KSVY 91.3 FM, Medical Ethics for Patients and Families. 04-11-11.
“Positive Planning: Advance Directives”. Belvedere-Tiburon Library: 04-05-11.
“Exploring Transplant Ethics: Good Samaritan Organ Donation”. Touro College of
Osteopathic Medicine (Vallejo, CA): 03-03-11. [lecture and labs with simulated patient; PBL
for 2nd year students]
“The Clinical Ethicist: Your Healthcare Partner”. Sonoma County Section on Aging (Santa
Rosa, CA): 02-16-11.
“Altruistic Kidney Donations Are on the Rise, but Some Voice Ethical Concerns”, San
Francisco Examiner, 02-06-11.
“The Empowered Patient”. Belvedere-Tiburon Library: 01-27-11.
“The Clinical Ethicist: Your Healthcare Partner”. Queen of the Valley Medical Center (Napa,
CA): 01-19-11.
“The Clinical Ethicist: Your Healthcare Partner”. San Rafael Harbor Rotary (San Rafael,
CA): 01-18-11.
“Weighing Risk, Benefit of Live-Donor Transplant”, USA Today, 11-14-2010.
“Patients Without Surrogates and Patients with Cultural Complexity: Two Scenarios
Complicating EOL Care”. St. Francis Medical Center (San Francisco, CA): 11-11-10.
“Ethics Consultation: the 4-Box Approach”. Marin General Hospital (Greenbrae, CA): 11-
08-10.
“Bioethics for Therapists: Ethical Decision-Making”. Corstone (Sausalito, CA): 10-28-10.
“What’s Mine is Yours: Exploring Altruism and Good Samaritan Organ Donation”. Cedars-
Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles, CA): 10-26-10.
Interviewed by NPR (Ted Robbins) re transplant insurance coverage. 10-26-10.
“The Clinical Ethicist: Your Healthcare Partner”. Marin County Section on Aging (San
Rafael, CA):
10-21-10.
Interviewed by Associated Press (Pauline Arrillaga) re living liver donor safety and ethics.
10-04-10.
"The Empowered Patient". Larkspur Library (Larkspur, CA). 09-30-10.
"The Clinical Ethicist: Your Healthcare Partner”. Smith Ranch Wellness Center (San Rafael,
CA): 08-12-10.
“Capacity to Benefit in the Setting of Transplant Ethics”. Laguna Honda Hospital Grand
Rounds (San Francisco, CA): 07-01-10
Television interview with Henrietta Burroughs regarding organ donation and transplant
myths, Channel 27 (Palo Alto, CA): 06-24-10
“Dealing with Difficult Patients and Families”. Novato Community Hospital Grand Rounds
(Novato, CA): 05-03-10
“Good Samaritan Organ Donors: Encouraging Europe to Expand the Donor Pool”. University
of Florence Medical School (Florence, Italy): 04-22-10
“The Kindness of Strangers: An Effort to Raise Awareness of and Encourage Organ
Donation”. The Bay School (San Francisco, CA): 03-23-10.
Interviewed by Omaha World-Herald (Rick Ruggles) re organ retention due to spiritual
beliefs s/p organ transplant. 02-25-10.
“Ethics and Professionalism in Science: What’s Your Moral Compass?” Marin Catholic High
School (Kentfield, CA): 02-22,23-10; 03-09-10.
“The Ethical Complexities of DCD (Controlled Donation After Cardiac Death)”. CPMC
Neurosciences Grand Rounds, 01-28-10.
“Directed Donation: Family Rights and Waiting List Impact”. California Transplant Donor
Network Semi-Annual Staff Mtg, (Oakland, CA): 01-14-10.
CPMC Transplant Ethics Grand Rounds (San Francisco, CA): “Transplant Ethics
Consultations: Analysis of the CPMC Bioethics Consult Registry”. 11-19-09.
“Hot Topics in Transplantation”. Ross Valley Rotary Club (CA): 11-11-09.
“The 4 Boxes Approach to Clinical Ethics”. Marin General Hospital (Greenbrae, CA): 11-09-
09.
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“Hot Topics in Transplantation”. Belvedere-Tiburon Rotary Club (CA): 11-04-09.
“Hot Topics in Transplantation”. Mill Valley Rotary Club (CA): 11-03-09.
CPMC Transplant Ethics Grand Rounds (San Francisco, CA): “Issues with Non-Residents as
Living Donors”. 10-22-09.
“Discharge Dilemmas: No Home/No Surrogate”. San Francisco Bioethics Forum (San
Francisco, CA), 08-27-09.
“Optimizing Your Ethics Consultation Service—A Workshop”. Marin General Hospital
(Greenbrae, CA), 08-21-09.
Interviewed by John Fowler of FOX News KTVU for a story on doctor-patient prescribing
relationships (VIP patients). July 2009.
“Hot Topics in Transplantation”. Sausalito Rotary Club (CA): 07-30-09.
Interviewed by TIME Magazine regarding organ solicitation via the Internet. 07-09-09.
“Medical Marriott: A Status to Avoid”. Eden Medical Centre (Castro Valley, CA):06-09-09.
Interviewed by San Francisco Chronicle regarding transplant ethics. 03-09-09.
Interviewed by New York Times regarding end-of-life planning regarding pacemakers. 02-23-
09.
Interviewed by TheFinalCall newspaper regarding organ procurement procedures, 11-07-08.
Interviewed by San Diego Westview High School newspaper, The Nexus regarding caffeine
use by teenagers (ethics of warning labels on energy drinks). 09-29-08.
“Ethics of Paired Exchange”. Presented at the CPMC-Emory University Peer Assist Meeting
(San Francisco, CA), 08-28-08.
Interviewed by Deidre Kennedy of California Healthline (www.californiahealthline.org) re
the role of an ethicist in selecting patients for organ transplantation, 07-31-08.
Interviewed by Shaya Mohajer of Associated Press re the UCLA case in which liver
transplants were given to two gangsters, followed by large financial donations from them, 06-
05-08.
Television interview with CBS local regarding physicians abstaining from providing medical
treatment that conflicts with their personal values, 05-28-08.
Television interview with CBS local regarding issues with sperm banking and donor privacy,
05-14-08.
Interviewed by Deborah Shelton of The Chicago Tribune for commentary on the use of
psychosocial criteria as exclusions for transplantation, 04-01-08.
Interviewed by Rob Stein of The Washington Post for commentary on inactivating LVADs,
03-31-08.
Interviewed by David France of AARP Magazine for commentary on directing marketing of
prescription medical products to patients, 03-25-08.
Interviewed by Celia Milne of The Medical Post (Toronto, Canada) for commentary on
insurance paying for organ tourism, 03-18-08.
St. Luke’s Hospital Ethics Committee (San Francisco, CA): “Keys to Performing Complex
Ethics Consultations”, 02-06-08.
Interviewed by Leslie Camp of the American Case Management Association for a newsletter
article about my role as a bioethicist, 02-05-08.
Interviewed by Alex Dominquez of Associated Press for commentary on a Johns Hopkins
study about obese patients waiting longer for kidney transplants than non-obese patients, 12-
18-07.
“Ethical Principles II”, California Pacific Medical Center Nursing Ethics and Moral Distress
Symposium, 11-14-07.
“When Religious Values Become a Transplant Exclusion Criterion: the Dilemma of
Jehovah’s Witnesses”, CPMC Transplant Grand Rounds, 10-19-07.
“Acute Aortic Dissection in the Elderly: An Ethical Moment?” CPMC Cardiology Grand
Rounds, 09-19-07.
Television interview with Ivanhoe Broadcast News with regard to physician relationships
with the pharmaceutical industry (conflict of interest and prescribing practices), 09-17-07.
“The Ethicist as Living Donor Advocate”, California Pacific Medical Center Nursing
Symposium on End-Stage Liver and Kidney Disease, 09-14-07.
“Ethics at the End of Life”, CPMC End of Life Nursing Ethics Consortium Conference, 08-
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01-07.
Interviewed by Caleb Hannan for a newspaper article about living organ donation (donor
protection, donor death in NY). July 2007.
Interviewed by Carolyn Cosmos for a newspaper article (“Transplant Tourism Experts Advise
Addressing Crisis In Organ Donations”, The Washington Diplomat, August 2007, pp 17-18).
“Hot Topics in Transplantation”. Golden State Donor Services (Sacramento, CA): 05-15-07.
California Pacific Medical Center: “Patient Finances- A Sticky Wicket in Transplantation”,
Transplant Grand Rounds. 05-04-07.
Interviewed by Czerne Reid for a newspaper article about organ donation (State News,
Columbia, SC). April 2007.
Interviewed by Katy Butler for New York Times article regarding termination of pacemakers
and ICDs. January 2007 (and multiple times thereafter).
Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, OH): “Data Safety Monitoring Boards-Why, When, Who”,
Research Grand Rounds. August 2006.
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center: “A Pink Slip for Your
Patient? Guidance for Terminating Relationships”. July 2006.
Radio Interview, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), regarding the practice of clinical
ethics consultation in the USA, June 2006.
Journal Interview, Medical Ethics Advisor, regarding the ethical issues associated with face
transplantation. May 2006.
Interviewed by author Mac Overmyer for his book about face transplantation. March 2006
Interviewed by author Laura Greenwald for her book about facial plastic surgery, Heroes with
a Thousand Faces. February 2006.
City-Wide Ethics Discussion (Cleveland, OH): “Evaluating Potential Non-Directed Living
Donors”. February 2006.
Interviewed by Cleveland Clinic Magazine regarding IRB use of bioethics consultation
services for the face transplant project. December 2005.
Journal Interview, IRB Advisor, “IRBs Say There’s Too Much Work, Not Enough Help”,
November 2005, pp 127-130.
Journal Interview, Berkeley Medical Journal, regarding the ethical issues associated with face
transplantation. November 2005.
Interviewed by Associated Press for a story about the ethical issues associated with recruiting
human subjects for medical research. October 2005.
Television Interview, Fox News (local), regarding privacy & public health surveillance of
diabetics. July 2005.
Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH): “Ethics in Clinical Research”, CRSP 401
lecture, July 2005.
Television Interview, CBS News (national), regarding use of drug BiDil by African
Americans. June 2005.
Journal Interview, IRB Advisor, “Review Warning Letters to Prepare for Audits”. May 2005,
pp 54-56.
City-Wide Ethics Discussion (Cleveland, OH): “Use of a Bioethicist in Evaluating Potential
Liver Transplant Donors and Recipients”. March 2005.
Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, OH): “Ethical Issues in Clinical Trials”, Research Grand
Rounds. October 2004.
Dobama Theatre (Cleveland, OH): “Response to ‘Domino Heart’: Ethical Issues in
Transplantation”. November 2003.
Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, OH): “The Complexities of Informed Consent”, Research Grand
Rounds. October 2003.
Veterans Administration Medical Center (Cleveland, OH): “Geriatric Health Care Allocation
in the Setting of High-Tech Medicine”, Geriatric Grand Rounds. April 2003.
Cleveland Clinic (Weston & Naples, FL): “’Competency’ and Informed Consent in Clinical
Practice and Research”, Medical Grand Rounds. February 2003.
University of Akron, Department of Philosophy (Akron, OH): “The Ethical Complexities of
the AbioCor TAH Clinical Trial”. November 2002.
Children’s Hospital of Orange County-Cypress College (Orange, CA): “Clinical Ethicists and
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the Ethics Consultation Process”. February 2002.
Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, OH): “Ethical Complexities of Total Artificial Heart
Technology: Clinical Research and Future Clinical Practice”. January 2002.
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Loma Linda, CA): “Ethical Complexities of Total
Artificial Heart Technology”, Grand Rounds. November 2001.
La Sierra High School Science Academy (Riverside, CA): “Frontiers in Transplantation”.
September 2001.
Radio Interview, 88.5FM (Atlanta, GA): “Ethics & the Total Artificial Heart”. July 2001.
Baxter, Hyland Division (Duarte, CA): “Topics in Bioethics”. September 2000.
University of California Irvine, Department of Surgery (Orange, CA): “Understanding
Conflict of Interest”. July 2000.
Veterans Administration Medical Center (West Los Angeles, CA): “The Picture of the
Patient”. January 2000.
Conference Presentations (Regional/National/International)
The International Hand and Composite Tissue Allotransplantation Society 2015 Meeting
(Philadephia, PA): "Transplant Ethics in the Setting of VCA," 17 Apr 2015
American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Sessions 2015 (San Diego, CA): “End of
life issues in LVAD patients,” 16 Mar 2015 Annual Meeting of the Australasian Association of Bioethics & Health Law (Perth): oral
presentation, “Dialysis in the setting of dementia? How should we decide?”, 4 Oct 2014
Annual Meeting of the Australasian Association of Bioethics & Health Law (Sydney): oral
presentation, “Suicide After Living Organ Donation: Pre-Donation Assessment and Post-
Donation Follow-Up“, 12 July 2013
European Society for Organ Transplantation 3rd Congress on Ethical, Legal and Psychosocial
Aspects of Transplantation (Rotterdam). K. Bramstedt co-Chairs session and presents
workshop on role of hospital websites in patient/donor education, "Conventional and modern
media", 22 Apr 2013
Joint Congress of the International Transplant Nurses Society (ITNS) and the Italian Society
for Safety and Quality in Transplantation (SISQT), Florence, Italy: "Good Samaritan living
donation in Australia", 9 Apr 2013
Annual Meeting of the Australasian Society for Bioethics & Health Law (Auckland, New
Zealand): "Harms and Responsibilities Associated with Battery-Operated Implants (BOI):
Who Controls Post-Mortem Explantation?" 14 July 2012
Annual Meeting of the American Transplant Congress (Boston, MA): “Sold to the Highest
Bidder”. 6 Jun 2012
36th Annual Meeting of NATCO (San Francisco, CA): “Transplant Tourism: How Do We
Respond to Patients Who Receive Their Organs in Other Countries?” 15 Aug 2011
36th Annual Meeting of NATCO (San Francisco, CA): “The High-Risk Donor: How Much Do
You Have to Tell the Patient?” 16 Aug 2011
36th Annual Meeting of NATCO (San Francisco, CA): “Exploring the Ethical Complexities of
Organ Tourism”, 16 Aug 2011
NATCO Education Conference (Tempe, AZ): “Medical Ethics for the Transplant
Professional”, 24 Jun 2011
UNOS Region 5 Meeting (Las Vegas, NV): “First Person Consent”, 8 Jun 2011
Canadian Cardiovascular Nurses Society (Vancouver, BC): "Palliative Care and the VAD
Highway: Knowing the Destination and Knowing When to End the Journey", 1 Jun 2011
John Muir Medical Centre Current Ethical Considerations in Healthcare Conference (Walnut
Creek, CA): “Hot Topics in Transplant Ethics”, 11 Feb 2011
CMS Consortium Meeting (San Francisco, CA): "First Person Consent and Organ Donation",
2 Dec 2010
NATCO Education Conference (Tempe, AZ): “Medical Ethics for the Transplant
Professional”, 15 Nov 2010
Sutter Health IRB Symposium (Green Valley, CA): "Ethical Issues in Netnography", 21 Sep
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2010
35th Annual NATCO Meeting (Hollywood, FL): "When Widening the Donor Pool Creates
Ethics Waves: Chain Donation, Directed Donation & Non-Resident Donation", 1 Aug 2010
NATCO Education Conference (Tempe, AZ): “Medical Ethics for the Transplant
Professional”, 25 Jun 2010
European Society of Organ Transplantion Transplant Ethics Conference (Rotterdam,
Netherlands): “The Problem (?) of Organ Solicitation”. 19 Apr 2010. Via Skype video.
Annual Meeting of the American Family Trial Lawyers Association (San Francisco, CA):
“Seeking Rescue from the Organ Waiting List: Sherpas & Hiking Cleats vs. Passively
Waiting: Is Solicitation of Organ Donors Unethical?” 04-17-10.
CPMC Kidney Transplant Symposium: Spotlight on Living Donation (Granite Bay, CA):
“Hot Topics in Transplant Ethics”. 03-23-10.
CPMC Division of Transplant Ethics Annual Community Education Event (San Francisco,
CA): “Hot Topics in Transplantation”. 09-01-09.
CPMC Program in Medicine & Human Values Annual Summer Workshop (San Francisco,
CA): “Documentation of Ethics Consultations”, 06-06-09.
Marin General Hosp. Ethics Conference (San Anselmo, CA): “Enigmatic Refusals—Now
What?” 03-12-09.
Marin General Hosp. Ethics Conference (San Anselmo, CA): “Futility: A Status to Avoid”
03-12-09.
33rd Annual Meeting of NATCO (Boston, MA): “Being Sherlock Holmes: The Internet as a
Tool for Assessing Unrelated Live Organ Donors”, 08-11-08.
33rd Annual Meeting of NATCO (Boston, MA): “How to Fire a Transplant Patient”, 08-12-
08.
University of San Francisco School of Nursing Ethical Issues in Access to Care Conference
(San Francisco, CA): Keynote speaker, “Access Issues in Solid Organ Transplantation”, 08-
02-08.
International Bioethics Retreat (Paris, France): “Exploring the Ethical Complexities of Organ
Tourism”, 06-23-08.
CPMC Program in Medicine & Human Values Annual Summer Workshop (San Francisco,
CA): “Clinical Assessment of Capacity: The Clinical Ethicist’s Role”, 06-14-08.
28th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (Boston,
MA): “Transplanting Foreign Nationals—Truth or Consequences”, 04-09-08.
NATCO Education Conference (Tempe, AZ): “Medical Ethics for the Transplant
Professional”, 11/02/07.
NATCO Education Conference (Tempe, AZ): “Medical Ethics for the Transplant
Professional”, 06/01/07.
UNOS Region 5 Educational Forum (San Francisco, CA): “Health Insurance and Organ
Tourism: An Emerging Relationship”, 05-18-07.
American Transplant Congress 2007 (San Francisco, CA): “Ethical Issues in Pediatric
Retransplantation”, 05-05-07.
NATCO Transplant Institute Symposium for the Advanced Transplant Professional (Marco
Island, FL): “Got My Mind Made Up: Informed Consent in Living Donation”, 01/13/07.
Ohio Lactation Consultant Association Meeting (Independence, OH): “Ethical Design and
Conduct of Lactation Research”, 11/11/06.
NATCO Education Conference (Tempe, AZ): “Medical Ethics for the Transplant
Professional”, 11/03/06.
International Transplant Nurses Society 4th Annual Focus on Transplantation (Cleveland,
OH): “Advertising for Donors--Panel discussion, Drs Bramstedt, Augustine, and Poggio,
10/27/06.
UNOS Region 10 Clinical Forum (Chicago, IL): “Organ Transplantation in China:
Allegations,
Findings, Guidance”, 10/05/06.
Advances in Transplantation Conference (Washington DC): “The Basics of Ethical Decision-
Making”, 10/01/06.
Advances in Transplantation Conference (Washington DC): “Defining Ethical Dilemmas in
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Transplantation--Patient Selection Issues”, 10/01/06.
Advances in Transplantation Conference (Washington DC): “Case Study Applications—
Panel Discussion, Drs. Bramstedt, Veatch and Samaniego”, 10/01/06.
31st NATCO Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL): “Is it Right to Proceed? Case Studies in
Transplantation and Donation”, August 2006.
31st NATCO Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL): “Non-Directed Living Donation: A Debate [with
Sheldon Zink, PhD], August 2006.
NATCO Education Conference (Tempe, AZ): “Medical Ethics for the Transplant
Professional”, June 2006.
Stanford University Human Enhancement Technologies and Human Rights Conference (Palo
Alto, CA): “Caffeine Use by Children: The Quest for Enhancement”, May 2006.
27th Annual Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Sessions (Boston, MA): “Ethical Aspects of
Deactivating Pacemakers and ICDs in Terminally Ill Patients”, May 2006. [Abstract for oral
presentation, Mueller PS, Hayes DL, Bramstedt KA et al.]
National Institutes of Health (NIH) General Clinical Research Center Annual Meeting
(Washington DC): “Informed Consent: A Domain for the Research Subject Advocate”, March
2006.
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2005 (Dallas, TX): "Informed Consent for
Destination Ventricular Assist Device Support”, November 2005.
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2005 (Dallas, TX): "End of Life Care for
Patients with Ventricular Assist Device Support”, November 2005.
American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Annual Meeting (Washington DC):
“Selecting HLA-Matched Embryos through PGD when a Sibling Needs a Solid Organ
Transplant”, October 2005. [Abstract for oral presentation, Kalfoglou A, Bramstedt KA].
XVX European Conference on Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care (Barcelona, Spain):
“When Microchip Implants do More than Drug Delivery: Blending, Blurring, and Bundling of
Protected Health Information and Patient Monitoring”, August 2005.
11th Meeting of the International Liver Transplantation Society (Los Angeles, CA).
“Regional Approach To Maximize Split Liver Graft Utilization: A Preliminary Report”,
[poster presentation], July 2005.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) General Clinical Research Center Annual Meeting
(Washington DC): “Opportunities for Research Subject Protection in Genetic Studies”, April
2005.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) General Clinical Research Center Annual Meeting
(Washington DC): “A Strategy for Evaluating Data and Safety Monitoring Board Members
and Charters”, April 2005.
Northern Ohio Lactation Consultant Association Meeting (Cleveland, OH): “Addressing the
Ethical Complexities of Formula Discharge Packs”, April 2005.
Cleveland Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Legal and Ethical Issues in Ophthalmology
(Independence, OH): “Topics in Ethics and Ophthalmology Research”, December 2004.
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Office of Research Integrity Conference on
Research Integrity (San Diego, CA): “A Study of Warning Letters Issued to Clinical
Investigators by the FDA”, November 2004.
American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery meeting, Neuromodulation
2004: Defining the Future (Cleveland, OH): “Protecting Human Subjects: Psychogenic
Dystonia as an Exclusion Criterion for Deep Brain Stimulation Trials”, [poster presentation],
October 2004.
Thoratec, At the Heart of the Matter: Improving Clinical Outcomes for Patients with End-
Stage Heart Failure (Hollywood, FL): “End of Life Care for Patients with VADs”, October
2004.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) General Clinical Research Center Annual Meeting
(Chicago, IL): “Research Subject Advocacy and Litigation in Clinical Research”, April 2004.
American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (Boston, MA): “Now We Lay Them Down to
Sleep: Ethical Issues with the use of Pharmacologic Coma for Adult Status Epilepticus”,
[poster presentation], December 2003.
Heart Failure Summit VIII (Cleveland, OH): “Terminating Mechanical Cardiac Support”,
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October 2003.
Fifth Annual Cleveland Clinic Foundation-University Hospital Transplant Research Day
(Cleveland, OH): “Shopping for a Transplant: When Non-compliant Patients Seek Wait
Listing at Multiple Hospitals”, May 2003.
Annual Meeting of the Cleveland Consultation Liaison Society (Bratenahl, OH): “Shopping
for a Transplant: The Dilemma of Multiple Listing and Non-compliant Patients”. Winner,
“Best Presentation”-Mahmoud Parsa Award, May 2003.
Sixth Symposium World Artificial Organ, Immunology & Transplantation Society (Ottawa,
Canada): “Informed Consent and the Total Artificial Heart”, August 2001.
Society of Geriatric Cardiology Annual Meeting (Anaheim, CA): “Concerns Against the use
of Age-based Categorical Standards in Cardiac Health Care Decision-Making for the
Elderly”, [poster presentation], April 2000.
First International Conference on Ethical Issues in Biomedical Engineering (Clemson, SC):
“LVADs: an Ethical Analysis”, September 1997.
Conference Activities
Scientific Program Committee Member, European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT)
“Ethical, Legal and Psychosocial Aspects of Organ Transplantation” 2016 Rome Conference
Program Committee Member & Abstract Reviewer, Annual Meeting of the Australasian
Association of Bioethics and Health Law, 2014 & 2015
Working Group Co-Chair and Plenary Session speaker, The Transplantation Society Pediatric
Organ Donation Conference, Geneva, Switzerland: Ethical Challenges in End of Life Care.
03-22-2014
Convenor, Bond Bioethics Grand Rounds, 2013 - 2014
Convenor, Bioethics Grand Rounds, Pindara Private Hospital, 2013 - present
Session Co-Chair, 3rd
Congress of the European Society of Organ Transplantation (“Ethical,
Legal and Psychosocial Aspects of Organ Transplantation”), Amsterdam, April 2013.
Abstract Reviewer, 11th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bioethics & Humanities
(Washington DC), October 2009.
Conference planning consultant, 18th Annual Meeting of the International Transplant Nurses
Society (Montreal, Canada), September 2009.
Ethics Track Session Moderator, 33rd Annual Meeting of NATCO Transplant Society
(Boston, MA): 08-12-08.
Abstract Reviewer, 28th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the International Society of
Heart and Lung Transplantation (Boston, MA), April 2008.
Ethics Track Session Moderator, 31st NATCO Annual Meeting (Chicago), August 2006.
Education Committee, NIH General Clinical Research Center Annual National Meeting
(Chicago, IL), April 2004.
Grand Awards Judge (Medicine & Health Sciences), Intel International Science and
Engineering Fair (Cleveland, OH), May 2003.
Program Committee & Session Chair, Clinical Ethics Consultation: First International
Assessment Summit (Cleveland, OH), April 2003.
Consultation
Consultant, California Transplant Donor Network (Oakland, CA). 2010 – present
Consultant, Cedars-Sinai Medical Kidney Transplant Program (Los Angeles). 2010- present
Expert Witness, Transplant Ethics cases. 2009 - present
Consultant, California Pacific Medical Center Dept of Transplantation (CA). 2010 - 2012
Advisor, “The Practice” (tv series). 2011
Advisor, “To Save a Life” (tv series). 2010
Advisor, “The Power of Two” (film). 2010 -- present
Consultant, Center for Medical Technology Policy (San Francisco). 2008
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Consultant, National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD). Grant reviewer. 2005-2006
Consultant, Israel Science Foundation (Jerusalem, Israel). Grant reviewer. 2005
Consultant, Thoratec (Pleasanton, CA). End of life care for patients with VADs. 2004
Consultant, US Food and Drug Admin. Medical Devices Advisory Comm. 2003-present
Consultant, Austin & Repatriation Medical Centre (Heidelberg, Australia). Regarding
creating a clinical ethics consultation service for the facility. 2002
Consultant, Loma Linda University (Loma Linda, CA). Office of Sponsored Research. Audit
prep, document review, human subjects policy and procedure manual completely overhauled.
2001
Consultant, The Endocrine Society (Bethesda, MD). Research ethics and the ethics of clinical
practice of endocrinology. 1998-2001
Journal/Referee Service
Associate Editor, Journal of Bioethical Inquiry (2008-present)
Editorial Consultant, The Lancet (2005-present)
Editorial Board, Progress in Transplantation (2008-present)
Editorial Board, Plagiary (2006)
Manuscript Reviewer, American Journal of Transplantation
Manuscript Reviewer, Clinical Transplantation
Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Manuscript Reviewer, PACE
Manuscript Reviewer, Bioethics
Grants & Projects
“What’s Mine is Yours: A Follow-Up Study of Good Samaritan Organ Donors,” 2015 - 2016.
Role: PI
“Psychosocial Evaluation of Living Organ Donors: International Review of Policy and
Practice,” 2015 – 2016. Role: Co-I.
“Developing a Living Donation App [Donor] for Facebook,” 2013 – present. Role: Co-I
“Ethics Consultation Registry,” 2013 - present. Sponsor: Bond University. Role: PI
“Fitness to Practice Medicine Registry,” 2013 - present. Sponsor: Bond University. Role:
Co-I
“Art is Good Medicine,” 2014 – present. Role: PI
“Bond University Bioethics Grand Rounds,” 2014 ($550). Sponsor: Australasian Association
of Bioethics and Health Law. Role: Convenor
“Exploring the Perceptions of Australian and US Medical Students and their Teachers about
Clinical Professional Attire [LAPEL Study],” 2014-2015. Role: PI
“Paediatric Hand Transplantation: Perspectives of Australian Hand Surgeons and Hand
Therapists,” 2013. Role: PI.
“Teaching Safe Social Media Strategies to Medical Students in their Clinical Years.” 2013.
Role: PI
“Good Samaritan Organ Donation: A Comparative Study Between New Zealand and
Australia,” 2013. Sponsor: Bond University. Role: Co-Investigator.
“The Future is Here: Telemedicine as an Ethics Teaching Tool for Medical Students,” 2012-
2013. Sponsor: Bond University. Role: PI.
“The Silence of Good Samaritan Organ Donation in Australia: A Survey of Hospital
Websites,” 2012. Role: PI
“Division of Transplant Ethics,” CPMC Foundation, 2009-2010 ($28,000). Role: Dir
“The Organ Donor Experience: Good Samaritans and the Meaning of Altruism,” 2008-2010.
Role: Bioethicist (published as book, 2011)
“Proactive Ethics Intervention to Improve ICU Care,” various donors, 2007-2010
($300,000+). Role: Bioethicist
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“Ethics Consultation Report System [Creation of a Research Registry],” Sponsor: CPMC,
2007-2010. Role: PI
“Examining the root cause of surrogate conflicts in the ICU and general wards,” 2009. Role:
Co-I.
“Too poor for transplant: Finance and insurance issues in transplant ethics,” Sponsor: CPMC
Dept of Transplantation, 2009. Role: Co-I.
“Exploring the ethical complexities of organ tourism.” Sponsor: NATCO, 2008-2009
($4200). Role: PI
“Protocol for Composite Facial Allograft Transplantation [Face Transplant].” Sponsor:
Cleveland Clinic, 2004-2007. Role: Bioethicist.
“Developing a Mentorship Program for Clinical Researchers,” NIH funded, 2006. Role: Co-I.
“Recruiter’s perceptions of ethical issues in genetic research,” NIH funded, 2005-2006.
CGREAL Grant. Joint project with Case Western Reserve University & Cleveland Clinic. E.
Jeungst/Griffin MT, Cassano J, Bramstedt KA (co-investigator).
“Solid organ transplantation as reported by Chinese hospitals: a follow up to the Matas-
Kilgour Report,” 2006. Role: Co-I.
“Termination of ICDs and Pacemakers,” 2004-2006. Joint project with Mayo Clinic and
Cleveland Clinic. Mueller PS, Jenkins SM, Bramstedt KA (co-investigator), et al.
“General Clinical Research Center,” NIH, 2003-2008 (~$2.5 mil/yr). Role: RSA Director
“Automatic Control of Cardiovascular Assist Devices,” NIH, 2003-2007 ($679,000). Role:
Faculty Development Mentor
“Code of Professional Ethics,” The Endocrine Society, 1998-2001 ($25,000). Role: Co-I
“Responsible Conduct in Research,” University of California Los Angeles School of
Medicine, 1999-2000 ($20,000). Role: Co-investigator.
“Endo-00: Understanding the Professional Norms of endocrine scientists and clinicians,” The
Endocrine Society, 2000 ($5000). Role: PI
“Endo-99: Understanding the Professional Norms of endocrine scientists and clinicians,” The
Endocrine Society, 1999 ($5000). Role: PI
Professional Organizations
The Transplantation Society, 2013 - present
International Hand and Composite Tissue Allotransplantation Society, 2013 - present
Australasian Assoc. of Bioethics and Health Law, 2012 - present (Stream Leader, Teaching
Ethics)
American Society for Reconstructive Transplantation, 2012 - 2013
NATCO, The Organization for Transplant Professionals, 2006 - 2011
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2010 - 2011
American Philosophical Practitioners Association, 2010 - 2011
American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, 1998 - 2011
American Society of Transplantation, 2009
Society of Research Subject Advocates (SRSA), 2003-2006
SRSA Research and Accomplishments Committee, 2005
Cleveland Consultation Liaison Society, 2003
American Society of Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO), 2003-2006
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), 2003-2008
ISHLT Councils on Heart Failure and Transplant Medicine; Mechanical Circulatory Support;
Xenotransplantation; and Nursing and Social Sciences, 2003-2008
American Geriatrics Society, 1999 – 2002
Society of Geriatric Cardiology (SGC), 1999 – 2002
SGC Public Policy Committee, 2001-2002
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Publications
Peer-reviewed Articles 1. Bramstedt KA. Medical boards and fitness to practice: the case of Dr. Teleka Patrick. J Clin
Ethics 2016;27:in press.
2. Martin DE, Nakagawa TA, Siebelink MJ, Bramstedt KA, et al. Pediatric Deceased Donation-
A Report of the Transplantation Society Meeting in Geneva. Transplantation. 2015;99:1403-
1409.
3. Nagi K, Srinivasan M. Lekamlage PB, Bramstedt KA. Exploring the success of Good
Samaritan organ donation in New Zealand. Prog Transpl 2015;25:160-64;75.
4. Smith J, Wolfe C, Springer S, Martin M, Togno J, Bramstedt K, et al. Using cultural
immersion as the platform for teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health in an
undergraduate medical curriculum. Rural Remote Health 2015;15:article#3144 (online).
5. Bramstedt KA, Prang M, Dave S, Shin PNH, Savy A, Fatica RA. Telemedicine as an ethics
teaching tool for medical students within the nephrology curriculum. Prog Transpl
2014;24:294-297.
6. Bramstedt KA, Ierna B, Woodcroft-Brown V. Using SurveyMonkey® to teach safe social
media strategies to medical students in their clinical years. Comm Med 2014;11:117-124.
7. Spaderna H, Zahn D, Pretsch J, Connor SL, Zittermann A, Schulze Schleithoff S, Bramstedt
KA, et al. Dietary habits are related to outcomes in patients with advanced heart failure
awaiting heart transplantation. J Card Fail 2013;19:240-250.
8. Bramstedt KA. Dave S. The silence of Good Samaritan organ donation in Australia: A
survey of hospital websites. Clin Transpl 2013;27: E244-248.
9. Bramstedt KA. Harms and responsibilities associated with battery-operated implants (BOI):
Who controls post-mortem explantation? PACE (Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology)
2013;36:7-10.
10. Bramstedt KA. Family refusals of registered consents: the disruption of organ donation by
double-standard surrogate decision-making. Int Med J 2013;43: 120-123.
11. Bramstedt KA, Moolla A, Rehfield P. The use of standardized patients to teach medical
students about living organ donation. Prog Transpl 2012;22:86-90.
12. Bramstedt KA, Delmonico FL. Assessing the motives of living, non-related donors. Virtual
Mentor (American Medical Association Journal of Ethics) 2012;143:186-189.
13. Neidich E, Neidich A, Cooper J, Bramstedt KA. The ethical complexities of online organ
solicitation via donor-patient websites: Avoiding the “beauty contest”. Am J Transpl
2012;12: 43-47.
14. Bramstedt KA, Popovich M. Managing patients whose family members are clinicians.
Minerva Anestesiol 2012;78:63-68.
15. Bramstedt KA. Ethical minefields in medical tourism. Sonoma Med 2010;62:37-38.
16. Bramstedt KA. Closing the medical buffet. Marin Med 2010;56:20-21.
17. Bramstedt KA. Probing transplant and living donor candidates about their participation in
organ vending. Prog Transpl 2010;20:292-295.
18. Rubin AN, Bramstedt KA. Examining the root cause of surrogate conflicts in the ICU and
general wards. Monash Bioethics Rev 2010;29: 6.1-6.11.
19. Veys CG, Bramstedt KA. Stranger donors: a key link in transplant chains. Prog Transpl
2010;20: 366-371.
20. Laurentine KA, Bramstedt KA. Too poor for transplant: Finance and insurance issues in
transplant ethics. Prog Transpl 2010;20:178-185.
21. Bramstedt KA, Katznelson S. Being Sherlock Holmes: Using the Internet as a tool for
assessing unrelated live organ donors. Clin Transplant 2009;23:157-161.
22. Neidich A, Bramstedt KA, Mahatny HD. Exploring transplant opportunities in Hmong
culture: a case report. Prog Transpl 2009;19:188-191.
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23. Bramstedt KA et al. Optimizing the documentation practices of an Ethics Consultation
Service (ECS). J Med Ethics 2009;35:47-50.
24. Bramstedt KA. Hoping for a miracle: supporting patients in transplantation and cardiac assist
programs. Curr Op Supp Pall Care 2008;2:252-255.
25. Mueller PS, Jenkins SM, Bramstedt KA, et al. Deactivating implanted cardiac devices in
terminally ill patients: Practices and attitudes. PACE (Pacing and Clinical
Electrophysiology) 2008;31:560-568.
26. Bramstedt KA, Xu J. China: a case study regarding transplant publishing practices. J Infor
Ethics 2008;17:12-22.
27. Bramstedt KA. Alcohol abstinence criteria for living liver donors and their organ recipients.
Curr Opin Organ Transpl 2008;13:207-210.
28. Bramstedt KA. Destination nowhere: a potential dilemma with ventricular assist devices.
ASAIO Journal 2008;54:1-2.
29. Bramstedt KA, Xu J. Checklist: passport, plane ticket, organ transplant. Am J Transpl
2007;7:1698-1701.
30. O’Hara JF, Bramstedt KA, Flechner S, et al. Ethical issues surrounding high-risk kidney
recipients: implications for the living donor. Prog Transpl 2007;17:180-182.
31. Bramstedt KA. Exploring the gap in healthcare for injured and uninsured research
participants in the United States. Monash Bioeth Rev 2007;26:11-20.
32. Basta LL, Bramstedt KA. Turning off an implanted life-saving device. Virtual Mentor AMA
J Ethics 2007;9:91-98.
33. Bramstedt KA. Recruiting healthy volunteers for research participation using Internet
advertising. Clin Med Res 2007;5:91-97.
34. Blixen CE, Papp KK, Hull AL, Rudick RA, Bramstedt KA. Developing a mentorship
program for clinical researchers. J Contin Educ Health Prof 2007;27:86-93.
35. Bramstedt KA, Chalfant A, Wright C. Emergency consultation in the setting of transplant
medicine: dilemmas for social workers and bioethicists. Prog Transpl 2007;17:36-39.
36. Bramstedt KA. Living donor transplantation between twins: guidance for Donor Advocate
Teams. Clin Transpl 2007;21: 144-147.
37. Siemionow M, Bramstedt KA, Kodish EK. Ethical issues in face transplantation. Curr Opin
Organ Transpl 2007;12:193-197.
38. Bramstedt KA. Caffeine use by children: the quest for enhancement. Subst Use Misuse
2007;42: 1237-1251.
39. Bramstedt KA. When pharmacists refuse to dispense prescriptions. Lancet 2006;367:1219-
1220.
40. Schneider PS, Bramstedt KA. When Psychiatry and Bioethics disagree about patient decision-
making capacity (DMC). J Med Ethics 2006;32:90-93.
41. Bramstedt KA, Ford P. Protecting human subjects in neurosurgical trials: the challenge of
psychogenic dystonia. Contemp Clin Trials 2006;27:161-164.
42. Bramstedt KA, Young JB. Use of the Internet by US heart transplant centers to promote
transparency in the process of patient selection. Telemed J E Health 2006;12:359-362.
43. Bramstedt KA. Is it ethical to prioritize patients for organ allocation according to their values
about organ donation? Prog Transpl 2006;16:170-174.
44. Bramstedt KA. Transfusion contracts for Jehovah’s Witnesses receiving organ transplants:
Ethical necessity or coercive pact? J Med Ethics 2006;32:193-195.
45. Bramstedt KA. Supporting organ transplantation in Non-Resident Aliens within limits.
Ethics Med 2006;22:75-81.
46. Bramstedt KA. Living liver donor mortality: where do we stand? Am J Gastroenterol
2006;101:755-759.
47. Bramstedt KA, Stowe J, Lemberg B. The dilemma of alcohol use by potential living liver
donors. Prog Transplant 2006;16:24-27.
48. Bramstedt KA, Jabbour N. When alcohol abstinence criteria create ethical dilemmas for the
liver transplant team. J Med Ethics 2006;32:263-265.
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49. Bramstedt KA. Ethical treatment when funds are short. Endocrine News 2006;31:26-27.
50. Bramstedt KA, Florman S, Miller CM. Ethical challenges in live organ donation. Curr
Opinion Organ Transpl 2005;10:340-344. Bramstedt KA, Schneider PS. Saying ‘good-bye’:
Ethical issues in the stewardship of bed spaces. J Clin Ethics 2005;16:167-172.
51. Bramstedt KA, Macauley R. A case of deception. Hastings Center Rep 2005;35:13-14.
52. Bramstedt KA, Nash P. When death is the outcome of informed refusal: the dilemma of
rejecting ventricular assist device therapy. J Heart Lung Transpl 2005;24:229-230.
53. Bramstedt KA. Bioethicists: Practitioners of applied philosophy. Philosoph Practice
2005;1:77-81.
54. Bramstedt KA. When microchip implants do more than drug delivery: Blending, blurring,
and bundling of protected health information and patient monitoring. Technol Health Care
2005;13:193-198.
55. Bramstedt KA, Molner M, Carlson K, Bilyeau, S. When families complicate patient care:
guidelines for handling resultant ethical dilemmas. MEDSURG Nursing 2005;14:122-125.
56. Jabbour N, Gagandeep S, Bramstedt KA, et al. To do or not to do living donor hepatectomy
in Jehovah’s Witnesses: Single institution experience of the first 13 resections. Am J
Transplantation 2005;5:1141-1145.
57. Bramstedt KA. A study of warning letters issued to clinical investigators by the US Food and
Drug Administration (FDA). Clin Invest Med 2004;27:129-134.
58. Bramstedt KA. Surrogate consent for live organ donation. (Letter) JAMA 2004;291:2077-
2078.
59. Bramstedt KA. A guide to informed consent for clinician-investigators. Cleve Clin J Med
2004;71:907-910.
60. Bramstedt KA. When names make claims: Ethical issues in medical device marketing. Ethics
Med 2004;20:47-57.
61. Bramstedt KA, Kassimatis K. A study of warning letters issued to Institutional Review
Boards by the US Food and Drug Administration. Clin Invest Med 2004;27:316-323.
62. Bramstedt KA, Morris H, Tanner A. Now we lay them down to sleep: ethical issues with the
use of pharmacologic coma for adult status epilepticus. Epilepsy Behav 2004;5:752-755.
63. Bramstedt KA, Stowe J, Kotz M. Shopping for a transplant: When non-compliant patients
seek wait listing at multiple hospitals. Prog Transplant 2004;14:217-221.
64. Bramstedt KA. Elective inactivation of total artificial heart technology in non-futile
situations: inpatients, outpatients, and research subjects. Death Studies 2004;28:423-433.
65. Bramstedt KA, Arroliga A. On the dilemma of refusal of life-saving therapy. Chest
2004;125:630-633.
66. Blixen C, Bramstedt KA, Hammel J, Tilley B. A pilot study of health education via a nurse-
run telephone self-management program for elderly people with osteoarthritis. J Telemed
Telecare 2004;9:44-49.
67. Bramstedt KA. When value and meaning become monetary rather than moral: issues in
geriatric health care allocation. Ethics Law Aging Rev 2003;9:143-149.
68. Bramstedt KA. Questioning the decision-making capacity of surrogates. Int Med J
2003;33:256-259.
69. Bramstedt KA. Research subject advocates: To whom are they loyal. Clin Invest Med
2003;26:64-69.
70. Bramstedt KA. Using animals in medical research: Are there ethical concerns and biblical
parameters on such use? Dialogue 2003;15:24-25.
71. Bramstedt KA. Aortic valve replacement in the elderly: frequently indicated yet frequently
denied. Gerontology 2003;49:46-49.
72. Bramstedt KA. Contemplating total artificial heart inactivation in cases of futility. Death
Studies 2003;27:295-304.
73. Bramstedt KA. Replying to Veatch’s concerns: Special moral problems with total artificial
heart inactivation. Death Studies 2003;27:317-320.
74. Bramstedt KA, Simeon DJ. The challenges of responding to ‘high-tech’ cardiac implant
patients in crisis. Prehosp Emerg Care 2002;6:425-432.
75. Bramstedt KA. Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) as an informed consent tool for
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investigational cardiothoracic devices. ASAIO J 2002;48:293-296.
76. Bramstedt KA. Left ventricular assist devices and the slippery slope of ageism. Intl J Cardiol
2001;81:201-203.
77. Bramstedt KA. Ethical issues associated with the determination of patient selection criteria
for total artificial heart technology. Cardiovasc Eng 2001;6:258-261.
78. Bramstedt KA, Wenger NS. When the withdrawal of life sustaining care does more than
‘allow death to take its course’: the dilemma of left ventricular assist devices. J Heart Lung
Transpl 2001;20:544-548.
79. Bramstedt KA. Informed consent documentation for total artificial heart technology. J Artif
Organs 2001;4:273-277.
80. Bramstedt KA. The use of advance directives and DNR orders in decision-making regarding
the inactivation of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in terminal patients. Cardiovasc
Rev Rep 2001;21:175-176.
81. Bramstedt KA. Ethics for scientists: a call for stewardship. Dialogue 2001;13:28-29.
82. Bramstedt KA. Why an alternate recipient list for heart transplantation is not a form of
ageism. New Zeal Bioethics J 2001;2:27-32.
83. Korenman SG, Bach M, Bramstedt KA, et al. Code of ethics of the Endocrine Society.
Endocrinology 2001;142:3701-3714.
84. Bramstedt KA. Scientific breakthroughs: cause or cure of the aging ‘problem’. Gerontology
2001;47:52-54.
85. Bramstedt KA. Age-based health care allocation as a wedge separating the person from the
patient and commodifying medicine. Rev Clin Gerontol 2001;11:185-188.
86. Bramstedt KA. Resisting the blame game: visualizing the high cost of dying and accepting
the duty of technology stewardship for all patient populations. A review. Arch Gerontol
Geriatr 2001;33:53-59.
87. Korenman SG, Bramstedt KA. Your spouse/partner gets a skin infection and needs
antibiotics—is it ethical for you to prescribe them? West J Med 2000;173:364.
88. Bramstedt KA. Arguments for the ethical permissibility of transgenic xenografting. Gene
Ther 2000;7:633-634.
89. Bramstedt KA. Ethics and the clinical utility of animal organs. Trends Biotech 1999;17:428-
429.
90. Bramstedt KA. Left ventricular assist devices: an ethical analysis. Sci Eng Ethics 1999;5:89-
98.
Abstracts 1. Cameron A, Bramstedt KA, et al. The Evolution of the Facebook Living Donor App.
Abstract# C2084. Am J Transpl 2014;14(Suppl 3):837. World Transplant Congress
Distinguished Poster Award.
2. Bramstedt KA. The Use of Telemedicine for Clinical Ethics Consults Pertaining to Donation
and Transplant. Abstract# B837. Am J Transpl 2014;14(Suppl 3): 819. World Transplant
Congress Distinguished Poster Award.
3. Bramstedt KA et al. Decisions about paediatric hand transplantation: Perspectives of
Australian and US hand therapists.
http://events.cdesign.com.au/ei/viewpdf.esp?id=338&file=//srv3/events/eventwin/docs/pdf/aa
bhl2014abstract00032.pdf
4. Bramstedt KA et al. The future is here: Telemedicine as an ethics teaching tool for medical
students.
http://events.cdesign.com.au/ei/viewpdf.esp?id=378&file=//srv3/events/eventwin/docs/pdf/aa
bhl2013abstract00048.pdf
5. Spaderna H, Weidner G, Connor SL, Zahn D, Bramstedt KA, et al. Fluid and salt intake
predict high-urgency transplantation in the Waiting for a New Heart Study.
http://www.dtg2010.abstract-
management.de/program/index.php?conViewSession=1319&action=papers&showDay=67
6. Miller C, Aucejo F, Fayek S, Winans C, Bramstedt K, et al. Regional Approach To
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Maximize Split Liver Graft Utilization: A Preliminary Report. Liver Transpl 2005;11:C78.
7. Bramstedt KA, Morris H, Serje A. Now we lay them down to sleep: ethical issues with the
use of pharmacologic coma for adult status epilepticus. Epilepsia 2003;44 (Suppl 9):121.
8. Bramstedt KA, Kendall K. Proposed role of a bioethicist in P.A.C.T. (Psychosocial
Assessment of Candidates for Transplantation) scoring. ASAIO J 2003;49:141.
9. Bramstedt KA. Development of a clinical trial participant handbook for total artificial heart
recipients. Cardiovasc Eng 2001;6:24.
10. Bramstedt KA. Concerns against the use of age-based categorical standards in cardiac health
care decision-making for the elderly. Am J Geriatr Cardiol 2000;9:112.
11. Winslow GR, Bramstedt KA. Ventricular assist devices and the misguided ethics of rescue.
Crit Rev Biomed Eng 1997;25:106-108.
Books
1. Bramstedt KA. 2015. Art is Good Medicine 2015 Exhibit. Salvataggio Press: AU. ISBN-13:
9780992597726, 65 pages, e-book, https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/art-is-good-medicine-
2015/id1025612961?mt=11
2. Bramstedt KA. 2014. Art is Good Medicine 2014 Exhibit. Salvataggio Press: AU. ISBN-13:
9780992597702, 51 pages, e-book, https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/art-is-good-
medicine/id911676429?mt=11
3. Bramstedt KA. 2014. Trapped in my own labyrinth: Poetry spawned by vertigo (Revised
Edition). Salvataggio Press: AU. ISBN-13: 978992597719, 60 pages, e-book,
https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/trapped-in-my-own-labyrinth/id928994688?mt=11
4. Bramstedt KA. 2012. Finding Your Way: A Medical Ethics Handbook for Patients and Families
(2nd Edition). Hilton Publishing: IN. ISBN-13: 978-0984756643, 165 pages, paperback.
5. Bramstedt KA, Jonsen AR. 2011. Finding Your Way: A Medical Ethics Handbook for Patients
and Families (1st Edition). Hilton Publishing: IN. ISBN-13: 978-0984144730, 122 pages,
paperback.
6. Bramstedt KA, Down R. 2011. The Organ Donor Experience: Good Samaritans and the
Meaning of Altruism. Rowman & Littlefield: MD. ISBN-13: 978-1442211155, 201 pages,
hardcover.
7. Bramstedt KA. 2011. Trapped in My Own Labyrinth: Poetry Spawned by Vertigo. Salvataggio
Press: Sausalito. ASIN: B004ZXVPDE, Kindle e-book.
Book Chapters
1. Bramstedt KA. 2014. The Ethical Complexity of Transfusion-Free Medicine, Surgery, and
Research. In Jabbour N (ed) Transfusion-Free Medicine and Surgery. Wiley-Blackwell: NY, 19-
27.
2. Bramstedt KA. 2011. Informed Consent for Facial Transplantation. In Seimeinow M (ed) The
Know How of Facial Transplantation. Springer: London, 255-260.
3. Bramstedt KA. 2008. Ethical dilemmas in therapy withdrawal. In Beattie J and Goodlin S (eds)
Supportive Care for Heart Failure. Oxford University Press: London, 443-449.
4. Bramstedt KA. 2008. Ethical Issues in Cardiothoracic Medicine. In Korn S (ed) A Combined
Medical and Surgical Approach to Heart Failure. Armonk, NY: Futura, 289-303.
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Reports
Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand. Chapter 7: Vascularised Composite
Allotransplantation, In Organ Transplantation from Deceased Donors: Eligibility Criteria and
Allocation Protocols. Dec 2014.
Dissertation
Bramstedt, Katrina A. 2002. Formulating a Philosophy of Just Care for the Geriatric Population
Amid the Opportunities of Modern Medicine. Melbourne, Australia: Monash University, 242pp.
Awards
Australian Award for University Teaching 2015, Citation for Outstanding Contributions to
Student Learning
Vice Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence, Bond University, 2014.
Award for Teaching Excellence, Bond University Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine,
2014.
Bond University School of Medicine Certificate of Teaching Excellence, 2014, Semester 142,
(fall-winter).
Bond University School of Medicine Certificate of Teaching Excellence, 2013, Semester
133(summer).
Bond University School of Medicine Certificate of Teaching Excellence, 2013, Semester 132
(fall-winter).
NATCO Research Award 2007 (Exploring the Ethical Complexities of Organ Tourism).
Cleveland Clinic Bernard A. Loeschen Pastoral Care Award, 2005 (teaching award).
Cleveland Consultation Liaison Society Mahmoud Parsa Award, 2003 (award for best
presentation, “Shopping for a Transplant: The Dilemma of Multiple Listing and Non-
compliant Patients.”)
Education/Teaching Activities
1. Convenor/Faculty: Bioethics Grand Rounds (Pindara Private Hospital, Benowa, QLD; Gold
Coast University Hospital, Southport, QLD [via Medicine Grand Rounds]). Formerly offered
onsite at Bond University Medical School since 2012, these sessions are now offered at two
local Bond affiliate hospitals, providing medical ethics education to medical staff and
students.
2. Faculty and Lead, MBBS Ethics and Professionalism Theme (Bond University School of
Medicine). 2012 – 2013. Faculty and Lead, MBBS Health Advocate & Professional
Theme (2014-present). Current and new curriculum, teaching and assessment with regard to
professionalism, general medical ethics, clinical ethics, research ethics, social media, fitness
to practice, transplant ethics, authorship ethics, disability ethics, spirituality and medicine,
reflective thinking and writing, and medical humanities. PBL case author (renal and
hepatology) and session facilitator.
3. Faculty, “Ethical Issues in Research Involving Organ Donation & Transplantation”
(Monash University). 2012. This is an on-line module for HREC member training (section 4,
http://www.cems.monash.org/online-ethics-training-course.html)
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4. Co-Faculty, “Transplant Ethics”, required lecture and lab seminar for 2nd year medical
students (Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine). 2011-2012. New seminar that I created
using a simulated patient for the lab session.
5. Faculty & Course Director, “Bioethics”, 3rd & 4th year medical student elective (California
Pacific Medical Center). 2008-2009. New elective created with clinical and research ethics
components.
6. Faculty, “New Resident Orientation” (California Pacific Medical Center). 2007- 2009.
Medical ethics education session for incoming residents every July. 5. Faculty, “Residents
Noon Conference” (California Pacific Medical Center). 2007 – 2010. Ten medical ethics
educations sessions for PGY1-3 CPMC residents each year.
7. Faculty & Course Director, “Bioethics for Chaplains”, CPE course, (California Pacific
Medical Center). 2010. A 4-week course in introductory clinical ethics, as well as special
topics such as transplant ethics, EOL, pediatrics and maternal-fetal ethical dilemmas. This is
a case-based course with readings.
8. Co-faculty, “Introduction to Clinical Research” (Cleveland Clinic/MPH 620 Cleveland
State University). 2002-2006. This course includes the following: how to look for research
funding, grantwriting, writing protocols and consent/assent forms, biostatistical concerns,
institutional review boards, ethical issues with genetic research and placebos. I teach the
session on consent, genetics and placebos.
9. Co-faculty, "Introduction to Clinical Research and Proposal Development" (CMED 401),
2007. I teach a one hour session on research ethics (informed consent, issues with genetics
studies and stored samples). Audience: first year medical students, as well as physicians.
10. Co-faculty, “Introduction to Clinical Medicine” (Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of
Medicine). 2003- 2006. As the Ethics Thread Leader I co-developed this course which
includes professionalism and clinical ethics woven through all organ systems for MS1 and
MS2 students.
11. Faculty & Course Director, “Ethics in Laboratory Research” (Cleveland Clinic Lerner
College of Medicine). 2004 – 2006. This is a 2hr workshop on ethics and laboratory science
(good research practice, collegiality, authorship, data integrity, research misconduct,
whistleblowing). I created and teach this 50-minute lecture and 60-minute discussion of 3
ethics cases for Year One medical students.
12. Faculty & Course Director, “Responsible Conduct in Research” (Cleveland Clinic). 2005-
2007. This is a 2hr workshop on ethics and laboratory science (good research practice,
collegiality, authorship, mentoring, data integrity, research misconduct, whistleblowing, and
research with animals). I created and teach this 50-minute lecture and 60-minute discussion
of 3 ethics cases. I also created an on-line version of this course.
13. Faculty & Course Director, “Responsible Conduct in Research for Animal Technicians”
(Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute). 2006. A variation of the above course, this is a
2hr workshop on ethics specifically geared toward animal technicians who work in the
vivarium. I created and teach this 50-minute lecture and 60-minute discussion of 3 ethics
cases.
14. Faculty & Course Director, “Bioethics” (ETHC0301), 3rd & 4th year medical student
elective (Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine). 2003-2007. I re-designed this
elective in 2004 to include a research ethics rotation.
15. Faculty, resident, post-doc, & allied health bioethics education, Cleveland Clinic. 2002-2007
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16. Biomedical Engineering bioethics education, Cleveland Clinic. 2002-2006
17. Faculty & Course Director, “Bioethics for Social Workers”, CEU course, Cleveland Clinic.
2003-2005. I created this seminar to satisfy State licensing requirements for Social Workers.
18. Faculty & Course Director, “Bioethics for Chaplains”, CPE course, Cleveland Clinic. 2003-
2005. I created this 5-week course as part of a national Clinical Pastoral Education
Association program.
19. Faculty & Course Director, “Research Subject Advocate Workshops”. 2002 – 2006. One
hour workshops for research nurses, coordinators and clinical investigators on various topics
such as adverse event reporting, informed consent, study auditing, research subject
protections.
20. Patient education: The Cleveland Clinic Heart Transplant Evaluation Process (available at
http://www.clevelandclinic.org/transplant/services/heart.htm#evaluation)
21. Research subject educational brochure, “Clinical Research: What is it All About?” (Adult
and pediatric versions of this brochure are available).
22. Loma Linda University Manual of Standard Operating Procedures for Studies in Human
Subjects. Halstead LG and Bramstedt KA, 2001. (Separate annotated version, Bramstedt
KA, 2001).
23. Total Artificial Heart Human Clinical Trial Protocol—Informed Consent, Subject Selection
Criteria, Participant Handbook, Engineering Issues. Bramstedt KA, 2000
24. West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center Ethics Committee Training
Handbook. Schneider PL, Bramstedt KA, 2000
25. Course development and co-faculty, “Responsible Conduct in Research” (Medicine M261).
UCLA School of Medicine graduate/post-graduate research ethics: 1999, 2000. This is a 5-
week course (five, 2 hr- sessions) covering the following topics: research with animals,
human subjects research, misconduct, professionalism, and recording and reporting of data.
26. Course development and co-faculty, “Ethics for Scientists” (RELE 525). Loma Linda
University graduate research ethics: 1998. This is a 10-week course covering general ethical
issues in basic science and clinical research, including hot topics in research.
Trainees Fellows
Rebecca Volpe, PhD(c) fall 2009 – spring 2010
Bioethics Fellowship (CPMC)
Carmen Paradis, MD fall 2005 – spring 2006
Bioethics Fellowship (CCF)
Interns
Ariff Moolla-winter 2011
BA Mathematics, BS Biology
San Francisco State University
General bioethics internship (AskTheEthicist.com); “The use of standardized patients to teach medical
students about living organ donation”.
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Chris Veys-summer 2009
4th year neurobiology & Latin majors, University of Washington
Transplant Ethics internship (CPMC); “Stranger donors: a key link in transplant chains”.
Kyle Laurentine-summer 2009
2nd yr undeclared major, Johns Hopkins University
Transplant Ethics internship (CPMC); “Too poor for transplant: Finance and insurance issues in
transplant ethics”.
Allison Rubin-summer 2009
BS, Santa Clara University
General bioethics internship (CPMC); “Examining the root cause of surrogate conflicts in the ICU and
general wards”.
Ruchika Mishra, PhD fall 2008 – winter 2009
Bioethics internship (CPMC)
Atiba Rougier-summer 2008
BS, Union College
General bioethics internship (CPMC)
Alon Neidich-summer 2007 through winter 2008
BS, University of Chicago
General bioethics internship (CPMC); “Optimizing the documentation practices of an Ethics
Consultation Service (ECS)”.
Evan Topal-summer 2004
3rd year Bioethics major, University of Virginia
mini-internship (CCF)
Graduate Students
Alexander Curtis-fall 2004
PhD Candidate, Bowling Green University Department of Philosophy
(CCF research rotation-PHIL791): general bioethics rotation
Jennifer Sproul-Swindell-winter & spring 2004
PhD Candidate, Bowling Green University Department of Philosophy
(CCF research rotation-PHIL791) “A Review of United States’ Advance Directive Templates With
Regard to Life-Sustaining Interventions”
Jason Gatliff- fall & winter 2003
PhD Candidate, Bowling Green University Department of Philosophy
(CCF research rotation-PHIL791) continuation of dissertation research
Katherine Ohnsorge- winter 2003
PhD Candidate, Institut fur Angewandete Ethik und Medizinethik, Basel
CCF Bioethics internship
Medical Students
Clinton Colaco-winter/spring/summer 2014-present
5th year medical student, Bond University School of Medicine
Project: Exploring the perceptions of Australian and US Medical Students and their teachers about
clinical professional attire (LAPEL Study)
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Nitin Mukesh-winter/spring 2013
2nd
year medical student, Bond University School of Medicine
Project: Paediatric Hand Transplantation: Perspectives of Australian Hand Surgeons and Hand
Therapists
Moohambika Srinivasan, Piyumi Balasooriya Lekamlage, Kusam Nagi-winter/spring 2013
2nd
year medical students, Bond University School of Medicine
Project: Good Samaritan Organ Donation: A Comparative Study Between New Zealand and Australia
Melissa Prang, Sameer Dave, Paul Ng Hung Shin, Amani Savy-spring 2012 to spring 2013
3rd
year medical students, Bond University School of Medicine
Project: The Future is Here: Telemedicine as an Ethics Teaching Tool for Medical Students
Sameer Dave-winter/spring 2012
2nd
year medical student, Bond University School of Medicine
Project: The Silence of Good Samaritan Organ Donation in Australia: A Survey of Hospital Websites
Brock Helms-spring 2009
4th year medical student, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Project: Reflective blogging re ethics consultation service experiences (CPMC)
James Thompson-winter 2009
4th year medical student, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Project: Creation of a DNAR Form (CPMC)
Diana Lee-winter 2009
4th year medical student, Touro University
“The ethics of quality: corporate and personal responsibility meet the peanut” (CPMC)
Jun Xu-summer 2006
2nd year medical student, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
“Solid organ transplantation as reported by Chinese hospitals: a follow up to the Matas-Kilgour
Report” (CCF)
Sherwin Yee-summer 2005
2nd year medical student, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Patient selection criteria for septal defect surgery (CCF)
Kate Conway-winter 2005
4th year medical student, Wright State University
Shadowed bioethics consultations (CCF)
Samuel J. Youssef –winter 2004
5th year medical student, Kigezi International School of Medicine, UK
“Attaining Grace: Vitalism and Baby ‘M’” (CCF)
Craig Eldridge-winter 2003
4th year medical student, Ohio State University
“Scientific, Economic, and Ethical Aspects of Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation and Banking”
(CCF)
Dan Valentino-summer 2003
4th year medical student, Ohio State University
Shadowed bioethics consultations, no research project. (CCF)
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Thesis Supervision/Mentoring
Eitan Neidich
Cornell University, BA, College Scholars Program (Phi Beta Kappa), 2010
Thesis: “Social Networking and the Online Solicitation of Organ Donors”
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