Claudia Sotomayor PhD

Dr. Claudia Sotomayor is the Chief of the Clinical Ethics Consultation service of the Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics, a Cura Personalis Fellow, and an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at GUMC. She holds a Medical Degree from Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua, in Chihuahua, Mexico, and a Doctorate in Bioethics from Loyola University in Chicago, Il, USA. Claudia also completed a fellowship in Clinical Bioethics at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. (USA). She has been a Research Scholar for UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights since 2012, where she has worked in the area of Multiculturalism, Bioethics, and Religion. She is a member of the Theology and Ethics Advisory Council of the Catholic Healthcare Association (CHA), and a member of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH). She is particularly interested in the intersection between values, cultures, religions, and the decision-making process in a healthcare setting.