Joseph J Fins

Joseph J. Fins is the E. William Davis, Jr., MD Professor of Medical Ethics and Chief of the Division of Medical Ethics at Weill Cornell Medicine. He holds multiple professorships across departments including Medicine, Psychiatry, Neurology, Rehabilitation Medicine, and Population Health Sciences. His roles include directing medical ethics at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and co-directing the Consortium for the Advanced Study of Brain Injury (CASBI). He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Dr. Fins' research focuses on neuroethics, disorders of consciousness, disability rights, and palliative care. He has pioneered clinical pragmatism as an ethical problem-solving framework and contributed to landmark studies on deep brain stimulation in severe brain injury. His work intersects clinical practice, policy, and humanities, addressing topics like AI ethics, religious healthcare practices, and global neurotechnology governance.

Notable awards include the Patricia Price Browne Prize and the Nicholas E. Davies Memorial Scholar Award. He serves on high-profile advisory boards, including the New York State Task Force on Life and the Law. His international collaborations span institutions in Spain, Germany, and the U.K., emphasizing cross-disciplinary ethics education and global health equity.