Timothy Caulfield
Timothy Caulfield | |
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Caulfield in 2015 | |
| Born | 1963 (age 61–62) Cape Cod, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta, Dalhousie University |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Alberta |
| Thesis | The Last Straw: The Impact of Cost Containment in Health Care on Medical Malpractice Law (1993) |
Timothy Allen Caulfield CM (born 1963) is a Canadian professor of law at the University of Alberta, the research director of its Health Law Institute, and current Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy. He specializes in legal, policy and ethical issues in medical research and its commercialization. In addition to professional publications, he is the author of several books aimed at the general reader and host of a television documentary series debunking pseudoscientific myths. He is a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.