Liana Perez Loughlin teaches Ethical Foundations of Medicine, co‑leads the Bioethics Focus Track, and contributes to OB‑GYN didactics and Osler Fridays.
As a medical jurisprudence and bioethics expert, Loughlin focuses on informed consent, the right to refuse care, patient autonomy, medical malpractice, privacy and confidentiality, and law as a social determinant of health.
She helps future physicians avoid ethical errors and malpractice claims—while highlighting the practical intersection of law and medicine.
See research publications and more on FIU Discovery.
Current Courses Taught
- BMS 6894 Profession of Medicine Courses Bioethics Focus Track
- BMS 6893 Profession of Medicine I
- BMS 6894 Profession of Medicine II
- BMS 7810 Core Concepts in Medicine
- MDC 7180 OBGYN Didactics
- MDE 7067 Professional Development Capstone
- MDR 7060 Medical Ethics and Humanism Elective
Committees and Professional Organizations
Holtz Children’s Hospital Pediatric Bioethics Committee
Education
- MS, Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 2008
- JD, University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law, Philadelphia, PA 2002
- BS, Public Relations and Minor in English, Florida International University School of Communications, Miami, FL 1999
Board Certifications
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Florida and New York Bars; Certified Health Care Consultant