Geert Craenen
Chief, Eye Service, West Texas VA
Associate Director, Romanell Center
Clinical Ethics Consultant
Associate Clinical Professor, Texas Tech Univ.
Dr. Geert Craenen is an ophthalmic surgeon and a clinical bioethicist. He received his MD and an MS from The Ohio State ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ and his MBE for The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven with stints at the Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen and the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Padova. His research interests include publication ethics, Informed Consent and the ethics of surgical simulation.
In Fall 2018, Dr Craenen became named a Certified Healthcare Ethics Consultant (HEC-C) by the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. The first-ever certification program identifies and assesses a national standard for the professional practice of clinical healthcare ethics consulting. The HEC-C credential is an endorsement of the recipient's knowledge of key concepts in healthcare ethics and affirms the recipient's expertise, competence, and skillset.
Geert Craenen
Working Groups
- Autonomy, Addiction, and Accountability
- Clinical Ethics
- Research Ethics
Contact
Geert.Craenen@va.gov
716-955-9762
Publications
“Moral Courage in the ICU: A Case Analysis Using a New Approach Adapted from the Business Ethics Literature” with Peter Koch. Journal of Hospital Ethics, Vol. 5, Iss. 3, (Winter 2019): 100-103.
“Moral Expertise in the Context of Clinical Ethics Consultation” Geert Craenen and Byrnes, Jeffrey in Moral Expertise, New Essays from Theoretical and Clinical BioEthics, JC Watson and LK Guidry-Grimes, Eds. Springer 2018.
“Declaring Conflict of Interest – Current State of Affairs in the Ophthalmic Literature” Schaeffer, J. Aubert-Bonn, N. and Craenen, G Accountability in Research 2017.
Freer. J, Berman, H., Koch, P, and Craenen, G. “Comfort Care Request for a Pre-Term Infant: A Prescriptive Analysis.” American Journal of Bioethics. 17(1). 2017.