Aasim I. Padela, MD, MSc

Dr. Aasim I. Padela is a Professor with Tenure of Emergency Medicine, Bioethics and the Medical Humanities at MCW. In addition to being Vice Chair of Research and Scholarship in the Department of Emergency Medicine, he holds a teaching and research appointments in the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities within the Institute for Health and Equity, at the Center for Advancing Population Science, and in the Cancer Center. Further, he serves within the medical school as a learning community navigator, and on the Council of Faith for the Clinical and Translational Science Institute and on the Community Engagement Advisory Council for the Office of Community Engagement. Dr. Padela is an internationally renowned clinician-researcher with scholarly foci at the intersections of healthcare, bioethics, and religion. In addition to maintaining an active clinical, research, and bioethics practice at MCW, he provides public health and bioethics consultation to international organizations, legislative bodies, and in court.