
Peter Koch, PhD
Assistant Professor of Philosophy Villanova University
- Villanova PA
Peter Koch, Ph.D., is an expert in philosophical issues of biomedical and clinical ethics related to patient well-being, harm and disease.
Areas of Expertise
Harm
Brain Death
Euthanasia
Philosophy of Disability
Philosophy of Disease
Physician Assisted Suicide
Well-Being
Biography
Peter Koch is an assistant professor of philosophy at Villanova University. He received his Doctorate in Philosophy from SUNY Buffalo and completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine, focused in biomedical ethics, philosophy of law, and philosophy of medicine. Peter is an experienced Clinical Ethics consultant with a demonstrated history of working in high volume critical care and nursing care settings. His publication topics include patient welfare, the metaphysics of brain death, and a range of issues within biomedical and clinical ethics. Peter frequently presents research to clinical and academic audiences both nationally and internationally.
Education
Loyola University of Maryland
B.S.
State University of New York at Buffalo
Ph.D.
Select Accomplishments
SUNY Buffalo Department of Philosophy Outstanding Teacher Award
2013
SUNY Buffalo Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching Award
2013
Affiliations
- Baylor College of Medicine Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy
- Weill Cornell Medical Center Clinical Ethics Service
- The Academy for Professionalism in Health Care
- Romanell Center for Bioethics and Humanities: Buffalo NY. Associate Fellow
- The American Catholic Philosophical Association
Select Academic Articles
We don’t need unilateral DNRs: taking informed non-dissent one step further
Journal of Medical EthicsReal de Asua D, Lee K, Koch P, de Melo-Martin I.
Forthcoming
Moral Courage in the ICU
Journal of Hospital EthicsCraenen, G. and Koch, P.
Forthcoming
Building a Vibrant Clinical Ethics Consultation Service
The National Catholic Bioethics QuarterlyBruce C, Lapointe J, Koch P, Lee K, Fedson S.
2018
What’s in a Name? How “Deep Brain Stimulation” May Influence Patients’ Perceptions
American Journal of Bioethics NeuroscienceKoch, P.
2019
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