INPCS Leadership: James Bernat

James Bernat, MD
Member At-Large, INPCS Board of Directors

James L. Bernat, M.D. is a neurologist at the Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine. Formerly the Louis and Ruth Frank Professor of Neuroscience, currently he is Professor of Neurology, Active Emeritus. Following graduation from Cornell University Medical College in 1973, he trained in internal medicine and neurology at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. He has been a Dartmouth faculty member since 1976. Dr. Bernat has been elected to fellowship in the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Neurology, the American Neurological Association, and the Hastings Center.

His scholarly interests are in ethical and philosophical issues in neurology, particularly brain death and disorders of consciousness. He has authored over 300 journal articles and chapters on topics in neurology and bioethics. He is the author of Ethical Issues in Neurology, 3rd ed. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008) and co-editor of Death Determination by Neurologic Criteria: Areas of Controversy and Consensus (Springer, 2022), Ethical and Legal Issues in Neurology (Elsevier, 2013), and Palliative Care in Neurology (Oxford University Press, 2004.)