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Master of Science in Bioethics & Medical Humanities Core Faculty


David J. Doukas, MD
Executive Director, Master of Science in Bioethics & Medical Humanities
James A. Knight Chair of Humanities and Ethics in Medicine

Richard Culbertson, PhD

Richard Culbertson, PhD
Professor & Director, Health Policy & Systems Management, LSU, New Orleans
Adjunct Professor, Family & Community Medicine, Tulane School of Medicine

Edwin Dennard, MD, JD

Edwin W. Dennard, MD, JD
Chairman, Family and Community Medicine
Stephen Hanson, PhD

Stephen Hanson, PhD
Director of Graduate Studies
Associate Professor


Valerie Holliday, PhD, MA
Associate Professor of Philosophy at Baton Rouge Community College
Adjunct Instructor

Elma LeDoux, MD

Elma I. LeDoux MD, FACP, FACC
Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs
Cathy Lazarus, MD

Cathy Lazarus, MD, FACP
Associate Dean for Student Affairs & Records & Professor of Medicine, LSUHSC
Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine

Kathryn Montgomery, PhD

Kathryn Montgomery, PhD
Professor Emerita, Northwestern University

Tzofit Ofengenden, PhD
Benjamin Saxton

Benjamin T. Saxton, PhD
Adjunct Instructor

Nathan P. Stout, PhD
Adjunct Instructor
Clinical Ethicist, New Orleans VA Medical Center