Faculty Bios
Joseph Bertino, PhD, HEC-C
Joseph Bertino, Ph.D., HEC-C, is the South Region director for Wellstar Health System in Marietta, Georgia, and the former director of clinical ethics for UPMC’s Presbyterian, Shadyside, and Western Psychiatric campuses. Dr. Bertino holds a Ph.D. in Bioethics, where his research focused on clinical ethics education, training, and the ethical implications of emerging medical technologies. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, contributing valuable insights into the relationship between clinical practice and ethical standards. Throughout his career, Dr. Bertino has been a consultant for several major healthcare systems, assisting with policy development, ethics education, and resolving ethically challenging cases. His commitment to education is evident through his role as a faculty member in bioethics programs, where he mentors the next generation of healthcare professionals in ethical reasoning and decision-making. In his previous role as a clinical ethicist and ethics director, Joe was integral in creating and developing a system-wide ethics consultation service. Additionally, he has taught clinical ethics, moral theory, and Catholic bioethics courses at Georgia State University and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Joe frequently contributes to various biomedical ethics journals and is an active member of the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities. His book, “Clinical Ethics for Consultation Practice” (Springer 2021), highlights essential components for ethics consultation education and explores how ethicists and healthcare professionals can apply ethics consultation skills daily.
Greg Dober, MA
Gregory Dober has instructed in healthcare ethics at various academic institutions and hospitals. His work in healthcare ethics and the incarcerated individual has been published and cited in various journals, law reviews, and media.
Greg is a co-author of Against Their Will: The Secret History of Medical Experimentation on Children In Cold War America published by Palgrave-McMillan in 2013 and revised and published in 2021 by Sunbury Press. In addition, he is an executive producer of the short film, Willowbrook, a medical research short drama, which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival and won best short film at the Boston Film Festival in 2012.
Greg received a Master of Arts in Bioethics and Health Policy from Loyola University – Chicago and a Master of Arts in Health Care Ethics from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. In addition, he is a member of the American Society of Bioethics and Humanity, the American Academy for the Advancement of Science, the Medical Alliance for Justice, and Scopes and Shields.
Libby Moore, PhD
Libby Moore is the Director of Federated Guardians. She received an MSW from West Virginia University and a DHCE from Duquesne University. She is a National Certified Guardian. She was the palliative care coordinator and ethicist for the Heritage Valley Health System and is currently one of the faculty for “POLST: Doing It Right!” and the “Death and Dying Fellowship” sponsored by the Jewish Healthcare Foundation.
A. Michael Gianantonio, Esq.
Mike Gianantonio is the owner of AMG Law, LLC a medical malpractice and personal injury law firm in Pittsburgh.
Mike has taught expert evidence at the Cyril H. Wecht Institute of Forensic Science & Law and trial advocacy at Duquesne University School of Law. He also served as Pitt Law School’s Director of Trial Advocacy where he oversaw the development of law students into trial lawyers. Over the last two decades that Mike has been involved in teaching, his trial teams have won several national championships. Mike is an elected member of Allegheny County Academy of Trial Lawyers, which comprises the best trial attorneys in Pittsburgh, and his actively involved with the American Association for Justice, Pennsylvania Association for Justice, and Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association.
Claire Horner, JD, MA, HEC-C
Claire Horner is an Associate Professor in the Center for Medical Ethics & Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, and directs the Clinical Ethics Program at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center. She earned her JD and MA in Bioethics from the University of Pittsburgh, and completed her clinical ethics fellowship at Albany Medical College. She is a leader in UME ethics education at BCM, and is passionate about her work in the areas of reproductive ethics, law, clinical ethics consultation, and Catholic bioethics.