Thomas Tomlinson

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PhD 1980 Michigan State University
BS 1971 Michigan State University

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Tomlinson's current projects include an examination of public attitudes toward protection of non-welfare interests in research uses of archived biological samples, and a look at the ethics of macabre humor in medicine, tentatively titled “Dark Humor: When to Laugh, When to Wince.”

Other research interests concern family perceptions of PVS patients, and the obligations of health professionals to provide care to patients with deadly infectious diseases.

• Caring for Risky Patients: Duty or Virtue? J Med Ethics. 2008;34:458-462; doi:10.1136/jme.2007.022038.
• Futility beyond CPR: the case of dialysis. HEC Forum. Mar 2007;19(1):33-43.
• Ethical Issues. In: Kuebler KK, Davis MP, Moore CD, eds. Palliative Practices: An Interdisciplinary Approach. St. Louis: Elsevier-Mosby; 2005.
• Futile Care in Oncology: When to Stop Trying. The Lancet Oncology. December 2001. 2(12): 759-61

NIH Fogarty International Center Grant: Training for Scholarship in Research Ethics (University of Malawi)
Reviewer: Hastings Center Report, New England Journal of Medicine
Treasurer, Association of Bioethics Program Directors