Dr Olinda Timms ([email protected])

is a medical doctor, specialised in Anaesthesiology, with clinical practice in urban hospital settings. Trained in Bioethics and Medical Law and Ethics, she has published in academic journals and public media, and is author of ‘Biomedical Ethics’ (Elsevier 2nd Ed). Dr Timms is adjunct faculty in the Division of Health and Humanities at St. Johns Research Institute, Bangalore. She is a Working Editor of Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, Ethics Committee Member of ICMR-NINE, and Council Member of the CCBI National Bioethics Forum.