Ethical Considerations in Surgical Innovation

Richard Whyte, MD, MBA
Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
 
Theresa Williamson, MD
Faculty Neurosurgeon, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
 
John Mayer, MD
Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
 
Martin McKneally, MD, PhD
Professor Emeritus and Senior Associate in the Center for Bioethics, Harvard Medical School
 
Moderator:
Louise P. King, MD, JD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School
 
Abstract: This session will discuss the ethical considerations important in the implementation of new technology in the operating room, new devices in surgery, and new or modified surgical procedures. 
 
This is the third of four sessions on surgical ethics. Register here. 
 
Presented by the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics' Surgical Ethics Working Group