Deborah Bowman MA, PhD

Deborah Bowman is Professor of bioethics, clinical ethics & medical law and Deputy Principal (Institutional Affairs) at St. George's, University of London. Her background and qualifications are in philosophy, law and education. Professor Bowman’s academic interests concern emotion in ethical decision-making, moral distress, public involvement in ethical debate and therapeutic relationships. Prof. Bowman has published extensively and she has participated in many international projects, with an emphasis on primary care and clinical ethics. She is currently chairing the General Medical Council’s consultation on, and review of, its national guidance on consent which is due to report in 2018.

Prof. Bowman has a commitment to public engagement and has spoken at many ideas, science and literary festivals and worked with a large number of arts organisations and charities. She is the curator of Medicine Unboxed: Students and a Patron of the Kensington and Chelsea Science Festival. Deborah Bowman is an external member of the Wellcome Trust’s Public Engagement Committee and a former member of its Large Arts Awards Committee. She is a broadcaster and regular commentator in the media, particularly for BBC radio;she is currently working on a second series for Radio 4 of Test Case and with Love Productions on a programme exploring clinical ethics support in the UK for broadcast on channel 4 in Autumn 2017.