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- Edmund Daniel Pellegrino (born June 22, 1920) was the 11th president of The Catholic University of America and the second layman to hold the position. Most controversial during his presidency was the decision to move the Catholic University Cardinals athletic programs from Division I to Division III of the NCAA in 1981. He was the Chairman of the President's Council on Bioethics under former U.S. President George W. Bush, and was the founder of the Center for Clinical Bioethics at Georgetown University. A graduate of St. John's University and New York University, Dr. Pellegrino is the author of more than 575 published articles and chapters in medical science, philosophy and ethics. He served residencies in medicine at Bellevue, Goldwater Memorial and Homer Folks Tuberculosis Hospitals, following which he was a research fellow in renal physiology and medicine at New York University. He has been a department chairman and dean, as well as President of the Catholic University of America. Dr. Pellegrino is a master of the American College of Physicians, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a Hastings Center fellow, and the recipient of more than 40 honorary degrees. The author of 11 books, Dr. Pellegrino's research interests include the history and philosophy of medicine, professional ethics, the patient-physician relationship and biomedical ethics in a culturally pluralistic society. Pellegrino is a senior fellow of The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity. Dr. Pellegrino has appeared on episode 11 of "Da Ali G Show" on HBO, when Ali G conducts a panel on medical ethics with several renowned experts, including Dr. Pellegrino, pressing his guests on issues of cloning (why not clone Carmen Electra?), euthanasia (vs. "youth in Asia") and plastic surgery. Pellegrino's comment, "It's a matter of taste," http://www. videos. es/reproductor/alig-medicalethics-(UST26RjBXvo has become one of the most paraphrased lines from the episode. Preceded byClarence C. Walton, Ph.D. 50pxPresident of CUA1978–1982 Succeeded byRev. William J. Byron, S.J.
- Edmund Pellegrino es un médico y profesor universitario estadounidense, especialista en bioética. El Dr. Pellegrino es profesor emérito de Medicina y Ética Médica y Profesor Adjunto de Filosofía en la Universidad de Georgetown. Es el director del Consejo de Bioética del presidente de los Estados Unidos. Es miembro del American College of Physicians, de la American Association for the Advancement of Science, del Instituto de Medicina de la National Academy of Sciences, de la Pontificia Academia para la Vida; tiene más de cuarenta doctorados honoris causa, y recibió el Premio Benjamin Rush de la American Medical Association, y el Premio Abraham Flexner de la Association of American Medical Colleges. En 2004, Pellegrino fue nombrado para el Comité Internacional de Bioética de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura, que es el único órgano consultivo en el seno del sistema de las Naciones Unidas que participa en la reflexión sobre las implicaciones éticas de los avances en las ciencias de la vida. A lo largo de su carrera, el Dr. Pellegrino ha seguido viendo pacientes en su consulta clínica, enseñando a los estudiantes de medicina, internos y residentes, y haciendo investigación. Desde su jubilación en 2000, el Dr. Pellegrino se ha mantenido en Georgetown, continúa escribiendo, enseñando medicina y bioética, y participando en los servicios clínicos regulares.
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