John Massie

Professor John Massie is the Clinical Director of the Children’s Bioethics Centre and senior consultant in the Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. He is also a Professorial Fellow, Deprtment of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne. In his clinical role, John looks after children with neuro-disability requiring ventilator support and also works in the RCH cystic fibrosis clinic. At the CBC, John provides clinical leadership, liaison with clinical staff, ethics advice to RCH executive and supports the CBC building capacity in bioethics across the campus. John has a particular interest in decision-making with children. He has published a number of papers and book chapters relating to ethical issues in paediatric respiratory medicine and the medical humanities. John is the host of the CBC podcast show, Essential Ethics.