About ASBH
Path of Certification
The American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) is a nonprofit organization of healthcare professionals, teachers, consultants, and others with an interest in clinical and academic bioethics and the health-related humanities.
As the practice of healthcare ethics consultation has grown, the ASBH has identified the need to develop recognized standards to promote professionalism and excellence within the specialty. Certification is a means by which an individual may demonstrate his or her commitment to professionalism and document his or her qualifications, skill, and knowledge in providing consultation services to patients and families, healthcare professionals, and healthcare administrators who seek to resolve uncertainty or conflict regarding value-laden concerns that emerge in health care.
Program History
The HEC-C program is administered by the HCEC Certification Commission (“the Commission”). Formed in 2017, the Commission is a functionally autonomous component of the ASBH. The purpose of the certification program is to promote excellence and professionalism within the practice of healthcare ethics consultation by assessing individual performance against a predetermined standard of knowledge and skill. The Commission establishes eligibility requirements for the HEC-C examination and all other policies for the certification program.
List of Healthcare Ethics Consultant-Certified
These healthcare ethics consultants have met the eligibility requirements of the HEC-C program, demonstrated their knowledge, and thus have earned the HEC-C credential. Congratulations to all!
| Name | Expiration Date |
| Jean T Abbott, MC HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Mitchell Adler, JD MD MPH HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Akira Akabayashi, MD PhD HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Courtney Alesandro, ANP MSN HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Nathan G Allen, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Rose M Allen, DNP MS RN HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Jonathan D Altus, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| David A Anderson, DDS HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Lisa K Anderson-Shaw, PhD MA ANP MSN RNC HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Edward Andrews, HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Jim B Andrews, HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Jacob M Appel, JD MD MPH HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Carolyn W April, MD PhD HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| L Elisabeth Armstrong, MS HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Michele Asch, HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Gregory Ayers, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Lourdes G Bahamonde, DO MS HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Kunal H Bailoor, MD BA HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Nona Balaban, JD MBE HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Michael P Bannon, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Rachelle A Barina, HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Lynn Barkley Burnett, HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Mary E Barry, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Latelle J Barton, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Barbara J Bauer, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Megan E Bayrd, DO HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Susan I Belanger, PHD MA RN HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Shelly Benjaminy, HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Alina Bennett, PhD MA MPH HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Delila S Bergan, HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Kenneth A Berkowitz, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Joseph T Bertino, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Elizabeth Bertolini, HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Johan C Bester, MD PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Trevor M Bibler, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Charles E Binkley, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Elizabeth Blackler, MBE LCSW HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Thomas A Bledsoe, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Sally E Bliss, MS RN HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Rafael Bloise, HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Jillian Boerstler, DBE MA MPA HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Dawn Bourne, HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Marie-Eve Bouthillier, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Patricia M Boyce, HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Calvin E Bradley, HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Lynne C Brady Wagner, HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Sarah-Vaughan Brakman, PhD HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Rebecca Brashler, LCSW HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Elizabeth W Brawner, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Amy E Brown, MD MS HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Joseph E Brown, MBA BSN RN HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Mary-Ann Brown, MSN HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Courtenay R Bruce, JD MA HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Lori Bruce, MA MBE HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Abram L Brummett, HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Cynthia J Bruzzese, HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Patricia Bryan, HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Caroline Buchanan, PhD HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Jeffrey Bulger, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Lauren M Bunch, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Marianne Burda, MD PhD MA HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Joey E Burke, MSN RN HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| James Cameron Burton, BCC MA MDIV HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Richard E Butin, MD FACP HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Deirdre M Butts, MBA MS HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Jason Byron, HEC-C,MA HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Georgina D Campelia, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Elizabeth A Carroll, MPH HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Rick Chandler, HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Barbara L Chanko, MBA RN HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Samantha K Chao, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Penny L Charrance, BSN MSN HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Andrea Chatburn, DO MA HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Gilles Chemtob, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Frank Chessa, PhD MA BA HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Marianne C Chiafery, DNP HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Andrew Childress, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Brian H Childs, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Martin S Chin, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| David M Chooljian, JD MD HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Christopher L Church, PhD HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Carissa A Cianci, HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Beth Clark, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Beth Clark, MSN HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Laurel L Clark, PhD MA RN HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Ariel Clatty, PhD HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Felicia Cohn, PhD MA HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Moshe M Cohn, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Cathleen Mary Coleman, NP HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Cynthia C Coleman, DBe HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Michelle L Colletti, MS PA-C HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Catherine Constable, HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| John A Conti, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Anthony Costrini, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Tim Cotita, MSHCE RN HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Curtis R Coughlin, MS HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Andrew Courtwright, MD PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Karen K Cowan, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Michael D Cox, HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Geert Craenen, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Rodney L Craggs, BCC MA MDIV HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Jamie M Crist, JD MA HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| David C Cronin, MD PHD MS HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Salvador Cruz-Flores, MD MPH HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Pablo A Cuartas, HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Wyatt J Dagit, BCC HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Jacob Dahlke, MBE HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Austin Dalgo, HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Joyeeta G Dastidar, HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Daniel Davis, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Amy M DeBaets, PhD HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Sabrina F Derrington, MD MA HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Jennifer Desante, MD MA HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Peggy L Determeyer, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Kevin M Dirksen, MDIV HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Rodney P Dismukes, Ph D MS HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Anne T Dondapati Allen, PhD MA MDIV HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Mary B Donnelly, HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| William Doscher, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Cavan K Doyle, JD HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Theresa S Drought, PhD RN HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Katherine Dubois, RN HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Alex Dubov, HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Clotilde Dudley Smith, HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Denise M Dudzinski, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Eileen M Dunleavy, BS RN HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Melissa Dykstra, LCSW HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Jacob C Earl, PhD HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Aaliyah K Eaves, JD PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Christina A Edozie, MSN RN HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Jeremy Edwards, DO HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Andy Ege, MSN RN HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Leah R Eisenberg, JD MA HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Gavin G Enck, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Thyra J Endicott, HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Elizabeth G Epstein, PhD RN FAAN HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Kimberly S Erler, HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Bryn S Esplin, JD HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Sophia Fantus, HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Katherine J Feder, MS HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Adrienne Feller Novick, MS MSW HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Chris Feudtner, MD PhD MPH HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Donna Field, BSN HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Janice I Firn, PhD MSW HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Katherine Fischkoff, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Heather Fitzgerald, MS RN HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Scott A Fleming, BCC Mdiv HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Kevin C. Flynn, DMH HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Alice Fornari, PhD HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Terri Forte, MSW LCSW HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Ellen Fox, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Maria Y Fox, DNP HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Beverly J Frase, HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Danielle N Friedman, MD MS HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| John W Frye, PhD MA HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Heidi Lynn Funke, MA MN RN HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Ezra Gabbay, MD MS FACP HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Colleen M Gallagher, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| David G Garvis, HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Cynthia M A Geppert, DPS HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Jessica C Ginsberg, JD MBE HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Maryanne M Giuliante, DNP HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Andrea Glassberg, MD PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Sara H Gleason, JD MD MBA HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Jacqueline J Glover, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Susan R Goins-Eplee, HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Jonathan Golden, JD MD MBA HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Kimberly AM Goodman, BCC HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Sharon R Gray, MA BSN RN HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Ashley N Greenwell, PhD HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| William D Grinstead, BCC HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Sue Ellen Grounds, HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Laura K Guidry-Grimes, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Stacy D Gwatura, MSN NP HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Armand H Matheny Antommaria, MD PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Elizabeth V Hakas, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Aaron R Hamming, JD HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Elizabeth A Hansen, HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Charlotte H Harrison, JD PhD MPH HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Carol Harvey, MS CNS RNC HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Nathan Hashimoto, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Rebecca K Heitkam, MA BSN RN RNC HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Elizabeth A Held Dobos, PA-C HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Carrie M Henderson, HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Joan Henriksen, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Lisa K Henry, LCSW HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Craig Hertz, HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| D Micah Hester, PhD MA HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Jennifer A Heyl, PhD HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Kevin D Hickey, MA MS HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Amanda E Hine, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Margie Hodges Shaw, JD PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Daniel J Hoegen, MA HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| John Holmes, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Claire Horner, JD MA HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Fahmida Hossain, HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Anne Housholder, HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Barrie J Huberman, PhD HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Adira Hulkower, HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| James M Hunter, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Paul Hutchison, HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Josh C Hyatt, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Juan C Iregui, MD MA HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Brian M Jackson, MD MA HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Michael V Jackson, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Barbara Jacobs, PhD MPH RN HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Christian Jacobus, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Jennifer L James, BCC MA MED LPC HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Preeti R John, MD MPH HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Liza-Marie Johnson, MD MBE MPH HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Karen K Jones, MSHCE BSN RNC HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Mary E Jones, HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Michael B Jordan, MSN HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Martha Jurchak, PhD MS RN CS HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Emma J Kagel, JD MA HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Lulia A Kana, MD MS BS HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Gregory Kapinos, MD MS HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Jeff J Kaufhold, HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| David C Kaufman, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Warren Kearney, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Carla C Keirns, MD PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Kamal Kejriwal, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Kerri O Kennedy, MA RN HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Sheila Kennedy, BSN HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Matthew Kenney, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Matthew Kenney, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Kristine Keough Forte, DBE HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Jeanne R Kerwin, PhD HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Bryan Kibbe, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Corwin P King, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Donald King, HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Kathleen Kinlaw, MDIV HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Shaylona Kirk, MD MA MPH HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Timothy W Kirk, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Samantha F Knowlton, MDMS HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Nicholas J Kockler, PhD MS HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Wendy Kohlhase, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Alex Kon, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Gary S Kopf, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Kimbell Kornu, MD PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Stacie L Krabill, MS ANP MSN HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Mary Kraemer, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Joseph F Kras, DDSMD MA HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Theadora Krause, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Karola V Kreitmair, PhD HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Prasanna V Krishnasamy, MD MPH HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Benjamin J Krohmal, JD HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Mark G Kuczewski, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Leslie A Kuhnel, DBe HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Pramita Kuruvilla, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Mayumi Kusunose, HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Vicki D Lachman,PhD MBE HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Erica Laethem, BeL HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Joshua T Landry, HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Elizabeth Lanphier, PhD MS HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| John D Lantos, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Helen Lau, BSN RN HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Carolyn L Lecoque, DBE HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Hong Lee, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Katarina M Lee, JD MA HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Susannah W Lee, JD MPH HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Daniel J Leonard Wyzynski, MS BS HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Jason Lesandrini, MA HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Marie-Claude Levasseur, HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Cheryl D Lew, MD MSE MSED HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Joan Liaschenko, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Hannah I Lipman, MD MS HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Steven T Lodesky, BCC PhD HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Providenza Loera Rocco, JD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Liana Loughlin, JD MBE HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Susan K Lyons, HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Hilary Mabel, JD HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Robert C Macauley, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Laura J Madigan-McCown, HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Vanessa N Madrigal, MD MS HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Sandra D Mahanes, HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Evan Mahl, HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Janet Malek, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Michael S Malian, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Jay R Malone, MD PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| David G Mann, DBE MD HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| David A Marcus, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Elizabeth A Marinella, MPH HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Kelly C Markham, MSW HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Jennifer Markusic Wimberly, MD MA HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Avrohom A Marmorstein, MS HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Mary Faith Marshall, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Jeannette Martin, HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Rebeca C Martinez, MD ME HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Rene A Maslow, MSN RN HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Barbara E Mason, HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| John R Mastalski, BCC HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Patricia A Mayer, MD MS HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Jonathan L McCaleb, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Joseph C McCall, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Michael McCarthy, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Catherine A McCarty, PhD MPH HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Patricia R McCrink, MSN RN HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Patrick McCruden, DBe HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Jennifer L McCurdy, PhD BSN HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Kyle A McGregor, PhD MS MSW HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Renee McLeod-Sordjan, DNP HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Rebecca C McNeil, MBE BSN RN HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Ellen Meltzer, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Michael Menconi, BS HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Annette M Mendola, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Margaret B Menzel, MS HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Nicholas Mercado, MPH HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Kelly N Michelson, MD MPH HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| John Mihalik, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Michael W Millard, HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Jessica P Miller, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Megan Miller, HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Michael J Miller, MA HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Laura A Miller-Smith, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Valerye M Milleson, PhD MS HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Aimee Milliken, PhD RN HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Christine I Mitchell, MS RN HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Marilyn Mitchell, MS BSN RN HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Gina MJ Mohr, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Melissa S Monner, MS HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Bryanna S Moore, PhD BA HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Laurie Morrison, HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Bates D Moses, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Debjani Mukherjee, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Alan Murphy, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Jukes P Namm, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Aliza M Narva, HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Eyad Nashawati, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Pamela G Nathanson, MBE HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Mark C Navin, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Kathy J Neely, HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Mindy B Nelkin, DBe HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Craig M Nelson, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Ryan H Nelson, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Joanne Newmark, RN CHPPN HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Paola N Nicolas, PhD HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Elizabeth Nilson, MD MPH HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Kristen J Nivling, HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Nico Nortje, PhD MA HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Grace Oei, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| David A Oxman, HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Shelly D Ozark, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Samuel Packer, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Nekee J Pandya, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Erin D Paquette, HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Gregory J Paquin, HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Hye Yoon Park, HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Kayhan Parsi, JD PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Chikal A Patel, HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Chelsey M Patten, DBE HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Donald E Patthoff Jr, DDS HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Laura Peet Erkes, MSW HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Harry Peled, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Constance K Perry, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Sharon E Perry, MSW HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Sirisha Perugu, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Ryan P Pferdehirt, HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Michael Plumer, MD MBA HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Melinda M Plumley, MBE HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Thaddeus M Pope, JD PhD HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Ashley C Porteous, DO HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Jordan G Potter, PhD HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Richard Poveromo, MSW CCM HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Megan Prescott, LCSW HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Maggie Procunier, BSN MSN RN HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Hector C Ramos, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Jennifer G Ramseyer, HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Joseph T Ranager, HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Hellen Ransom, DHCE HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Padmashri Rastogi, HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Diego C Real De Asua, MD PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Tyler R Reese, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Kevin I Reid, DMD MA MS HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Daniel H Reirden, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Carl H Reynolds, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Rosamond Rhodes, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Brent M Richardson, MSN NP HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Markay Riippa, HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Steven A Ringer, MD PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Jorge L Rivera Agosto, JD MS HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Anne C Robbins, MBCHB HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Jamie Robertson, PhD HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Ellen M Robinson, PhD RN HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Catherine J Rodriguez, MSN HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Jessica S Roisen, HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| M. Sara Rosenthal, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Jessica S Roumillat, MA MSSW LCSW HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Jonah Rubin, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Sarah J Russe, DBE MA HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| James Russell, HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Hilary F Ryder, MD MS HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Nicholas Sadovnikoff, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Darren S Salinger, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Erica K Salter, PhD HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Ruth E Sanborn, HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Evangel Sarwar, HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Valerie B Satkoske, PhD MSW HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Jeanie L Sauerland, MA BSN RN HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Caroline J Schauer, MSN RN HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Ellen L Schellinger, MA HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Paul L Schneider, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Robert E Sebesta, HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Monty M Self, MDIV HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Nicholas Setliff, HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| William R Sexson, MD MA HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Megha Shah, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Linda Sharp, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Phillip H Shearin, MA HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Barbara Shefelton, HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Diane E Sheffield, HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Wayne Shelton, PhD MSW HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Steven E Shields, JD MA HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Catherine D Shubkin, HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Anne M Shuham, DBE HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Andrew G Shuman, HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Janine Siegel, PhD MA HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Elizabeth M Sivertsen, HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Pageen M Small, MS BSN RN HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Karen L Smith, PhD LCSW HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Matthew S Smith, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Stacy Smith, MA MLS BSN CHPPN HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Chandra R Smolen, HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Tara V Sobel, DPS RN HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Elizabeth Sonntag, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Alan Sori, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Lauren S Sparber, MD MS HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Gretchen M Spars, HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Sarah C Spieldenner, BCC HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Stuart R Sprague, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Devan J Stahl, PhD MDIV HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Janet V Starck, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Christopher J Stark, HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Karl Steinberg, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Christian S Steiner, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Heidi Storl, PhD MA BA HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Kelly Stuart, MD MPH HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Matthew A Studer, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Michael E Sullivan, DBE HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Mark Tan Kiak Min, MD MA HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Keren I Tanguay, MDIV HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Preya S Tarsney, JD HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Anita J Tarzian, PhD RN HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Brittany N Taylor, ANP-C HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Julia Taylor, HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Lisa S Taylor, JD MS HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Stowe Locke Teti, HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Elaine L Thielen, BSN HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Benjamin D Tolchin, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Sara Trammell, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Katrina J Trapp, BSN RN HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Therese M Trebaol, DBE HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Nayana M Trivedi, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Marc Tunzi, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Ana M Tyler, JD MA HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Yoram T Unguru, MD MA MS HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Stephanie S VanSlyke, BA RN HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Laura Vearrier, DBE MD HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Christian J Vercler, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Yvette L Vieira, HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Lianne G Vighetti, DHCE LCSW HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Louis Voigt, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Rebecca L Volpe, PhD HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Kevin J Wack, HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Joan M Walker, HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Elisabeth M Wall, PhD CNS HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Stephen G Waller, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Jürgen Wallner, PhD MBA HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Wendy B Walters, HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Mary K Walton, MBE MSN RN FAAN HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Paul Wangenheim, MD MS HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Megan C Wanzo, MS BA HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Joel M Warden,PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Ashley B Warman,MS BA HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Amy L Warner, HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Jason A Wasserman, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Katherine Wasson, PhD MPH HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Jamie C Watson, PhD MA HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Hillary E Way, HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Elijah J Weber, PhD MA HEC-C | 06-30-2025 |
| Laura B Webster, DBE RN HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Jerome Weiner, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Sharon L Weintraub, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Lyn Weiss, MD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Jacqueline Ann Weller, MSN RN HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Shari A Wells, NP HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Amanda C West, JD MA HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Earl D White, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Frederick J White, MD MBA HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Kevin Whitford, HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Corey D Whorton,PhD HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Sarah E Wieten, HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Christopher Williams, MD HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Christine J Wilson, JD MS RN HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Anne Winslow, MPH HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Margaret Jeanne Wirpsa, MA HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
| Catherine W Witte, RPH HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Lucia D Wocial, PhD RN FAAN HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Ian D Wolfe, PhD RN HEC-C | 12-31-2025 |
| Melissa Wood, HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Joel T Wu, JD MA MPH HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| David N Wyatt, DO HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Rebecca B Yarrison, PhD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Julie Yates, NP HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Sirin Yilmaz, HEC-C | 06-30-2026 |
| Stefanie Yoshii, BA HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Paula Young, MSHCE MD HEC-C | 12-31-2023 |
| Angelika A Zollfrank, BCC HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Carrie S Zoubul, JD MA HEC-C | 06-30-2024 |
| Mary L Zwirner, RN HEC-C | 12-31-2024 |
Benefits of Certification for Leadership in Healthcare Ethics Consultation
Highlight the proficiency of your healthcare ethics team.
The HEC-C program is designed as an endorsement of your healthcare ethics team’s knowledge of and commitment to ethical patient care practices. By encouraging your team members to earn the HEC-C credential, you are offering them a crucial professional development opportunity that underscores their specialized skillset and the credibility of their experience.
Achieve a recognized standard of practice within your team.
The HEC-C program enables you to ensure that every member of your healthcare ethics team possesses the core knowledge and skills necessary for healthcare ethics consultation. This helps you maintain a fundamental standard of practice in addressing ethical concerns during patient care at your institution.
Maintain the highest quality of patient and family care.
Healthcare ethics concerns are often critical to the lives of patients and their families. Having a team of healthcare ethics consultants who carry the HEC-C credential sends a clear message that these complex issues are being handled by dependable and knowledgeable professionals.
Further your institution’s healthcare ethics initiatives.
Over the years, healthcare institutions across the country have further emphasized healthcare ethics consultation as an integral part of the medical decision-making process. Encourage your team members to get certified and demonstrate your institution’s commitment to advocating for patients and their families.
Learn how healthcare ethics consultation certification can benefit you and your team.
Want to be the first to know more information as it is released? Let us know how to contact you by completing the form below. Respondents will receive a summary of the Needs Assessment Survey and Role Delineation Study completed in 2017, which created the foundation of the certification program.
Are you a healthcare ethics consultant interested in applying for the HEC-C program? See how getting certified can help you drive forth your career.
HCEC Certification Commission
The HCEC Certification Commission comprises experts and leaders in clinical healthcare ethics consultation. The Commission brings crucial content expertise to the table and reflects the diversity of healthcare ethics consultants' roles across the healthcare spectrum. This experienced panel is responsible for developing the essential elements of a certification program, including selecting a testing company, selecting item writers for an entry-level exam based on the role delineation study, determining eligibility criteria, and developing policies and procedures to guide the commission’s work.
The following individuals have been appointed to the 2021-2022 HCEC Certification Commission:
Chris Feudtner, MD PhD MPH HEC-C, Chair
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Armand Antommaria, MD PhD HEC-C
Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
Hilary Mabel, JD HEC-C
Wellstar Health System
Atlanta, GA
Patricia Mayer, MD MS HEC-C
Banner Health
Phoenix, AZ
Deirdre Mercer
Community Housing Network
Rochester Hills, MI
Lucia Wocial, PhD RN FAAN HEC-C
Fairbanks Center for Medical Ethics at Indiana University Health
Indianapolis, IN
Rebecca Yarrison, PhD HEC-C
OhioHealth
Columbus, OH