About
Dr. Joseph J. Fins is an internal medicine doctor at Weill Cornell Internal Medicine Associates on the Upper East Side in New York, board certified in Internal Medicine. He trained at Wesleyan University and Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Fins practices internal medicine and speaks English. Beyond his clinical work, he holds the position of E. William Davis, Jr. M.D. Professor of Medical Ethics and Chief of the Division of Medical Ethics at Weill Cornell Medicine, where he is also a Tenured Professor of Medicine with appointments across psychiatry, neurology, rehabilitation medicine, and health care policy and research. His scholarly interests include ethical and policy issues in brain injury and disorders of consciousness, palliative care, research ethics, and the history of medicine. He is the author of over 500 papers, chapters, essays, and books, including Rights Come to Mind: Brain Injury, Ethics and The Struggle for Consciousness and A Palliative Ethic of Care: Clinical Wisdom at Life's End.