Lachlan Forrow

Dr. Lachlan Forrow serves as Director of Ethics and Palliative Care Programs at Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Part-time Lecturer on Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and President of The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. He is additionally a Faculty Associate at Harvard University's Program in Ethics and the Professions, actively contributing to institutional ethics frameworks across Harvard-affiliated entities.

His research centers on medical ethics with concentrated expertise in palliative care systems and end-of-life decision-making protocols. Dr. Forrow pioneered patient-centered approaches to mortality through his co-chairing of the 2011 Expert Panel that produced the landmark report "Patient-Centered Care and Human Mortality," establishing evidence-based frameworks for integrating ethical considerations into terminal care. His work bridges clinical practice with institutional policy development in healthcare ethics.

Dr. Forrow directs Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's Ethics Support Service and chairs its Ethics Advisory Committee while serving on the Harvard Cancer Center's Institutional Review Board since 2000. He actively shapes national discourse through Harvard Ethics Center initiatives including the Clinical Ethics Consortia and Annual Bioethics Conference, focusing on practical implementation of ethics consultation services across clinical settings.