Michael
Panicola is Corporate Vice President of Ethics for SSM Health
Care in St. Louis, Missouri. He is also Adjunct Professor of
Health Care Ethics, Theological Studies, Health Management and
Policy, and the Center for Health Care Ethics at St. Louis University.
Previously, he held positions as Residential Counselor for developmentally
disabled adults at the Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine, Minnesota
and Pastoral Minister for Saint Peter’s Catholic Church
in Saint Cloud, Minnesota.
Michael has graduate degrees in theology and ethics. His master’s
degree came from St. John’s University in Collegeville,
Minnesota, while his doctorate degree is from St. Louis University.
Michael has published several articles on bioethics, appearing
in such publications as the Journal of Perinatology, Theological
Studies, Health Care Ethics USA, Health Progress, Hastings Center
Report, the National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, Ethics &
Medics, and America. He is also co-author of a forthcoming book
from St. Mary’s Press entitled Introduction to Health
Care Ethics: Theological Foundations, Contemporary Issues, and
Controversial Cases. Michael has also presented various papers
on bioethical issues at health care facilities, medical and
nursing schools, universities, and conferences. His research
interests are in moral theology, business ethics in health care,
and bioethics, specifically issues at the beginning and end
of life.
Michael is originally from Chicago, Illinois, and currently
resides in St. Louis, Missouri. He has three children: Noah
born in 1995; Grace born in 1998; and Ellie born in 2001.
Education
PhD- Saint Louis University
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