CV of Fabrice Jotterand
Dr. Fabrice Jotterand is Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities and serves as Director of the Graduate Program in Bioethics, Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). He is also the resident philosopher at the MCW Kern Institute where he directs the Philosophies of Medical Education Transformation Laboratory (P-METaL). His work examines the importance of character formation and practical wisdom in the moral development of future physicians as well as how the philosophy of medicine contributes to medical professionalism. holds a second appointment as Senior Researcher at the Institute for Biomedical Ethics at the University of Basel, Switzerland.
Dr. Jotterand’s scholarship and research interests focus on issues including neuroethics, ethical issues in psychiatry and mental health, the use of neurotechnologies in psychiatry, the philosophy of medicine, medical professionalism, neurotechnologies and human identity, and moral/political philosophy. He has published more than 80 articles and book chapters as well as reviews in leading academic journals and has published 7 books. He is the founding co-editor of the book series Advances in Neuroethics (Springer).
He is the author of a monograph entitled The Unfit Brain and the Limits of Moral Bioenhancement (Palgrave Macmillan, April 2022) which focuses on the ethical and social implications of the potential use of neurotechnologies in psychiatry to alter brain functions to address so-called “moral pathologies” (antisocial, aggressive, and harmful behavior; psychopathic traits).
His present research focuses on a book project that examines issues at the intersection of philosophical anthropology, emerging technologies, and medicine, with a particular focus on what anthropological framework(s) should guide the education of future physicians and clinical practice considering the increasing integration of powerful technology in medicine.