Jane Greenlaw, JD
Associate Professor and Co-director of the Center for Ethics, Humanities and Palliative Care at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Jane teaches the Ethics and Law curriculum in the School of Medicine and Dentistry, coordinates the ethics education program in the hospital, and serves as a member of the Clinical Ethics Consult Team and the Strong Health Ethics Committee. Originally a nurse, Jane Greenlaw studied law at Boston College Law School because of an interest in health care policy, patient rights, and medical ethics. She is a member of the New York State Task Force on Life and the Law, a group appointed by former Governor Mario Cuomo to advise the legislature about health policy matters. Professor Greenlaw is the author of many articles about health care law and ethics, published in nursing, medical and legal journals and has co-authored a column, “Ethics Consultation,” in the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics. She has conducted numerous workshops about topics in health law and medical ethics, including end-of-life decisions.
