The Sindh Institute of Medical Sciences in Karachi, Pakistan has named Paul A. Lombardo of Georgia State University College of Law a Distinguished Professor of Bioethics and Law.
Lombardo’s involvement with the Institute dates to 2004 when he was the guest of honor at its inauguration. He has been an associate faculty member the Institute’s Centre of Biomedical Ethics and Culture (CBEC) since 2009. The CBEC offers a postgraduate diploma in BioMedical Ethics and a master’s degree in Bioethics. Lombardo teaches the Law and Bioethics course, returning to Karachi every other year. He provides virtual faculty consultations, thesis advise, student evaluations, and other support to the program.
Discussing his course, Lombardo remarked “My CBEC course covers the principles of bioethics in a western context, the role that law plays, and how it intersects with culture and religion. It’s a real hybrid examining the relationship between lawyers, doctors, and patients, in a context that also pays attention to the theological perspective of students.”
Lombardo’s work focuses on health law, medicolegal history, and bioethics. He is best known for his work around the legal history of the American eugenics movement. His book Three Generations, No Imbeciles was recently updated and republished.