# David Magnus > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_Magnus > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_Magnus.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Magnus > Source revision: 1312922785 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **David Magnus** is the Thomas A. Raffin Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Ethics and [professor](/source/Professor) of [pediatrics](/source/Pediatrics) at [Stanford University](/source/Stanford_University).[1][2][3] He is also the director of the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics and the co-chair of the Ethics Committee at Stanford Hospital.[4] ## Early life Magnus completed his undergraduate work at the [University of California at Riverside](/source/University_of_California_at_Riverside), where he majored in [philosophy](/source/Philosophy). He completed his graduate work at Stanford University, receiving a [PhD](/source/PhD) in philosophy. ## Career He has since become a researcher in the field of [bioethics](/source/Bioethics), publishing over 100 articles, book chapters, and reviews on a wide range of topics, including [organ transplantation](/source/Organ_transplantation), [genetics](/source/Genetics), [stem cell](/source/Stem_cell) research, [end of life care](/source/End_of_life_care), patient communication, and [research ethics](/source/Research_ethics). He is a co-founder and current [editor-in-chief](/source/Editor-in-chief) of the *[American Journal of Bioethics](/source/American_Journal_of_Bioethics)*,[5] and is a former president of the Association of Bioethics Program Directors.[6][7] Magnus has served on the [National Research Council](/source/National_Research_Council_(United_States)) Ad Hoc Committee on the Bioconfinement of Genetically Engineered Organisms and on the California Human Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee. He has also consulted for both the [World Bank](/source/World_Bank) on food security and biotechnology and the [National Conference of State Legislatures](/source/National_Conference_of_State_Legislatures) on cloning. He is currently the vice-chair of the [institutional review board](/source/Institutional_review_board) for the Precision Medicine Initiative "[All of Us](/source/All_of_Us_(initiative))" program.[when?] Magnus also served as the principal editor of a collection of essays entitled *Who Owns Life?* (2002).[8] ## Media In addition to his scholarly work, he has published opinion pieces in the *[Chicago Tribune](/source/Chicago_Tribune)*, *[The Philadelphia Inquirer](/source/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer)*, *[The Star-Ledger](/source/The_Star-Ledger)*, and the *[San Jose Mercury News](/source/San_Jose_Mercury_News)*.[9] Magnus has appeared on *[The Today Show](/source/The_Today_Show)*,[10] *[60 Minutes](/source/60_Minutes)*, *[Good Morning America](/source/Good_Morning_America)*, *[ABC World News Tonight](/source/ABC_World_News_Tonight)*, *[Fox News Sunday](/source/Fox_News_Sunday)*, *[CBS This Morning](/source/CBS_This_Morning)*, and [NPR](/source/NPR).[11] ## References 1. ["David Magnus, Ph.D."](https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/david-magnus). *Stanford Medicine Profiles*. Retrieved 2016-11-04. 1. Guthmann, Edward (2016-05-31). ["Stanford go-getter has become go-to guy for those facing quandaries over new medical technologies"](http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Stanford-go-getter-has-become-go-to-guy-for-those-2534146.php). Retrieved 2016-11-08. – via SF Chronicle. 1. ["David Magnus | Public Policy Program"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161130111509/https://publicpolicy.stanford.edu/people/david-magnus). *publicpolicy.stanford.edu*. Archived from [the original](https://publicpolicy.stanford.edu/people/david-magnus) on 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2016-11-30. 1. ["David Magnus"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161130111509/https://undergrad.stanford.edu/people/david-magnus-phd). *Stanford University*. Archived from [the original](https://undergrad.stanford.edu/people/david-magnus-phd) on 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2016-11-29. 1. ["Editorial Board"](http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=editorialBoard&journalCode=uajb20). *Homepage*. The American Journal of Bioethics. Retrieved 2016-11-04. 1. ["Officers"](http://bioethicsdirectors.net/officers/). *Homepage*. Association of Bioethics Program Directors. Retrieved 2016-11-04. 1. ["David Magnus - Distinguished Speakers Series"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161130112111/http://honors.nova.edu/dss/david_magnus/index.html). *honors.nova.edu*. Archived from [the original](http://honors.nova.edu/dss/david_magnus/index.html) on 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2016-11-30. 1. Magnus, D; Caplan, A; McGee, G (eds.) (2002). *Who Owns Life?*. New York: Prometheus Books. ISBN 9781573929868. 1. ["Brain Death Really Is Death"](https://time.com/194/brain-death-really-is-death/). *[Time](/source/Time_(magazine))*. Retrieved 2016-11-30. 1. ["Researchers customize stem-cell lines"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161105160803/http://www.today.com/id/7904332/ns/today/t/researchers-customize-stem-cell-lines/). *[The Today Show](/source/The_Today_Show)*. NBC News. Archived from [the original](http://www.today.com/id/7904332/ns/today/t/researchers-customize-stem-cell-lines/) on 2016-11-05. Retrieved 2016-11-04. 1. Dembosky, April (2015-05-21). ["Coded Talk About Assisted Suicide Can Leave Families Confused"](https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/05/21/408455816/coded-talk-about-assisted-suicide-can-leave-families-confused). *[All Things Considered](/source/All_Things_Considered)*. NPR. Retrieved 2016-11-04. ## External links - [Magnus on](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David_Magnus2) [ResearchGate](/source/ResearchGate) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [David Magnus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Magnus) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Magnus?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.