James Walter

Professor Emeritus of Bioethics Loyola Marymount University

  • Los Angeles CA

James J. Walter is the Austin & Ann O'Malley Professor of Bioethics and chair of the Bioethics Institute of Loyola Marymount University.

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Biography

James J. Walter holds the Austin & Ann O’Malley Chair in Bioethics at Loyola Marymount University. After completing his undergraduate degree in Philosophy, Dr. Walter earned five advanced degrees, including a Ph.D. in ethics, from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium. Professor Walter completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Clinical Bioethics from the Department of Medicine at Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University of Chicago, and he has had extensive experience as a bioethics consultant to many hospitals. Currently, he serves as a bioethics consultant to the three medical centers and hospice facility belonging to the Citrus Valley Health Partners in Covina, CA.

Education

Catholic University of Leuven

PhD

Ethics

Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University of Chicago

Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Clinical Bioethics

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Affiliations

  • Louvain Theological and Pastoral Monographs : International Advisory Board Member

Event Appearances

The Affordable Care Act: The Ongoing Debate in the United States About "Obamacare"

Justice and Priority Setting in Health Care  Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law Faculty of Medicine (KU Leuven)

2014-10-09