American Society for Bioethics and Humanities

American Society for Bioethics and Humanities
Abbreviation ASBH
Predecessor Society for Health and Human Values, Society for Bioethics Consultation, American Association of Bioethics
Formation January 1998
Type Learned society
Purpose Promoting bioethics research
Location
President
 Kayhan Parsi
President-elect
 Toby Schonfeld
Executive Director
 Mary Beth Benner
Website asbh.org

The American Society for Bioethics and Humanities is an American learned society dedicated to promoting research and the exchange of ideas in bioethics and related disciplines in the humanities. It was founded in January 1998 from the merger between the Society for Health and Human Values (SHHV), the Society for Bioethics Consultation (SBC), and the American Association of Bioethics (AAB), which were founded in 1969, 1986, and 1994, respectively.

Presidents

  • Toby Schonfeld, PhD (President-Elect, to serve 2023-25)
  • Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD, HEC-C (2021-23)
  • Ana Smith Iltis, PhD (2019-21)
  • Alex Kon, MD, HEC-C, FAAP, FCCM (2017–19)
  • Amy Haddad, PhD, RN (2015–17)
  • Felicia Cohn, PhD, MA, HEC-C (2013–15)
  • Joseph Fins, MD, FACP (2011–13)
  • Mark Kuczewski, PhD, HEC-C (2009–11)
  • Hilde Lindemann, PhD (2008–09)
  • Tod S. Chambers, PhD (2007–08)
  • Paul Root Wolpe, PhD (2006–07)
  • Matthew K. Wynia, MD, MPH, FACP (2005–06)
  • Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD (2004–05)
  • Jonathan D. Moreno, PhD (2003–04)
  • John D. Lantos, MD, HEC-C (2002–03)
  • Kathryn Montgomery, PhD (2001–02)
  • Laurie Zoloth, PhD (2000–01)
  • Thomas H. Murray, PhD (1999-2000)
  • Mary Faith Marshall, PhD, HEC-C (1998–99)
  • Loretta M. Kopelman, PhD (1998)

Lifetime Achievement Award