Biography:
Steven Miles, MD is Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, is on the faculty of the Center for Bioethics, the Graduate School, and the University Council on Aging. He practices and teaches internal medicine, geriatrics, and medical ethics. His international career spans twenty-five years including serving as chief medical officer for a Cambodian refugee camp, medical school curriculum development in Cuba, and AIDS prevention in Sudan. He chairs the research committee of the Center for Victims of Torture. He has also served as President of the American Association of Bioethics, the Board of the American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics. His latest book, Oath Betrayed, examines the role of health professionals in military prisons in Iraq, Afghanistan, and at Guantanamo Bay.