Janet Irene Malek Weinstein, Ph.D.
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Janet Irene Malek Weinstein, Ph.D.
Professor
Positions
- Professor
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Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Baylor College of Medicine
- Clinical Ethicist
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Houston Methodist System Biomedical Ethics Program
Education
- PhD from Rice University
- 05/2004 - Houston, Texas United States
- BA from Duke University
- 05/1998 - Durham, North Carolina United States
Professional Statement
Janet Malek, PhD is a Professor of Medicine and Medical Ethics at Baylor College of Medicine's Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy. She holds a PhD in Philosophy and Bioethics from Rice University and directs educational programs in health care ethics and professionalism for medical students, residents, and faculty. In addition, Dr. Malek serves as an ethics consultant at Houston Methodist, a national leader in clinical ethics consultation and training. She is actively involved in professional organizations, serving on the ethics committees of the North American Fetal Therapy Network and the American College of Emergency Physicians. She is also a Past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Academy for Professionalism in Health Care. Her research focuses on clinical ethics, genomic and reproductive ethics, and professionalism education.Selected Publications
- Robertson-Preidler J, Kim M, Fantus S, Malek J. "Whether to offer interventions at the end of life: What physicians consider and how clinical ethicists can help.." AJOB Empirical Bioethics. 2025; Pubmed PMID: 39903050
- Malek J, Levchenko A, Robinson JO, Fong J, Lin CR, Jackson GR, Blumenthal-Barby J, Shulman JM, McGuire AL. "Dilemmas in diagnosing Alzheimer's disease: The peril and promise of self-fulfilling prophecies." Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 2025; Pubmed PMID: 40255038
- Childress A, TM Bibler, B Moore, R Nelson, J Robertson-Priedler, O Schuman, J Malek "From Bridge to Destination? Ethical Considerations Related to Withdrawal of ECMO Support Over the Objections of Capacitated Patients.." AJOB. 2023; Pubmed PMID: 35616323
- Gutierrez AM, Robinson JO, Raesz-Martinez R, Canfield I, Majumder MA, Scollon S, Desrosiers LR, Hsu RL, Allen-Rhoades W, Parsons DW, Plon SE, McGuire AL, Malek J. "Views of Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer and Their Oncologists Toward Patients’ Participation in Genomic Research.." Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology. 2023; Pubmed PMID: 36595372
- Farrell, RM, J Malek, CT Scott "Beyond Babies: Implications of Human Genome Editing for Women, Children, and Families." Accountability in Research. 2022 Feb;29(2):67-76. Pubmed PMID: 33667136
- Smith, HS, KB Brothers, SJ Knight, SL Ackerman, C Rini, DL Veenstra, AL McGuire, BS Wilfond, J Malek "Conceptualization of Utility in Translational Clinical Genomics Research.." American Journal of Human Genetics. 2021; Pubmed PMID: 34687653
- Malek, J and C Horner "The Top 10 Issues Facing the Field of Clinical Ethics in 2020: Reflections on the Evolving Clinical Ethics UnConference." J Clin Ethics. 2020;31(3):233-240. Pubmed PMID: 32960805
- Malek, J, T Bibler, A Childress, J Crist, S Fedson, C Horner, B Moore, R Nelson "Critical Conversations: Say This, Not That." CHEST. 2020;158(3):896-898. Pubmed PMID: 32376149
- Horner, C, A Childress, S Fantus, and J Malek "What the HEC-C? An Analysis of the Healthcare Ethics Consultant-Certified Program: One Year in." Am J Bioeth. 2020;20(3):9-18. Pubmed PMID: 32105205
- Malek J "The Appropriate Role of a Clinical Ethics Consultant’s Religious Worldview in Consultative Work: Nearly None." HEC Forum.. 2019;31(2):91-102. Pubmed PMID: 30229427
- Malek, J, S Pereira, J Robinson, et al. "Responsibility, Culpability, and Parental Views on Genomic Testing for Seriously Ill Children." Genetics in Medicine. 2019; Pubmed PMID: 31186522
- Carrese, J, J Malek, K Watson, et al. "The Romanell Report: The Essential Role of Medical Ethics Education in Achieving Professionalism." Acad Med. 2015 Jun;90(6):744-52. Pubmed PMID: 25881647
- Malek, J. "Use or Refuse Reproductive Genetic Technologies: Which Would a Good Parent Do?." Bioeth. 2013 Feb;27(2):59-64. Pubmed PMID: 21726259
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