Ehsan Shamsi Gooshki ([email protected])

Dr Ehsan Shamsi Gooshki is a physician (MD) and bioethicist (PhD) with nearly 20 years of experience in teaching, research, and leadership across diverse areas of bioethics, including research ethics, clinical ethics, public health ethics, bioethics governance, and global health ethics.

In academia, he previously served as an Associate Professor of Medical Ethics at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. He joined the Monash Bioethics Centre at Monash University in 2023, where, in addition to teaching and research, he leads the Centre’s collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO).

In the field of bioethics governance and implementation, Dr Shamsi Gooshki has held a range of senior policymaking and advisory roles at both national and international levels. Internationally, he has collaborated extensively with international organisations, particularly WHO, and has contributed to the work of WHO’s Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO) and Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO). He currently serves as a WHO Consultant and Lead Writer for WHO’s Clinical Ethics Guidance and as a member and former Vice-Chair of the WHO Ethics Review Committee. From 2018 to 2025, he served as a member of UNESCO’s International Bioethics Committee, including as Vice-Chair from 2023 to 2025.