Rev. Kevin FitzGerald, SJ, PhD

Kevin T. FitzGerald, S.J., Ph.D., Ph.D., is the John A. Creighton University Professor, and chair of the Department of Medical Humanities in the School of Medicine at Creighton University.  He received a Ph.D. in molecular genetics and a Ph.D. in bioethics from Georgetown University.  His research efforts focus on the utilization of reflection in medical education, on the investigation of abnormal gene expression in cancer, and on ethical issues in biomedical research and medical genomics.  He has published educational, scientific, and ethical articles in peer-reviewed journals, books, and in the popular press.

Fr. FitzGerald has given presentations nationally and internationally and has often been interviewed by the news media on such topics as human genetic engineering, cloning, stem cell research, and personalized medicine.  He is a founding member of Do No Harm, a member of the ethics committee for the March of Dimes, and a member of the Genetic Alliance IRB.  In addition, he currently chairs the Ethics Advisory Council for the Geisinger Health System MyCode biobank project, which includes a Return of Results process for exome sequencing of project participants.

In addition, Fr. FitzGerald has been a corresponding member of the Pontifical Academy for Life since 2005 and a consultor to the Pontifical Council for Culture since 2014.