Dr. Shamoo is a professor and former chair at University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore. He served on Defense Health Board (DHB) as Bush and Obama appointee, and currently serving a four year term appointment as the chair of the Medical Ethics Subcommittee of the DHB. Dr. Shamoo is an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and senior analyst for Foreign Policy in Focus. Writing often in newspapers and websites on ethics and public policy, Dr. Shamoo's commentaries have frequently appeared in The Baltimore Sun, the Huffington Post, and in Foreign Policy in Focus among many others. He has made many appearances on radio and television. He writes on U.S. foreign policy… especially as it impacts Middle East. You can read all his writings and media interviews on: www.forwarorpeace.com . He has given lectured worldwide on science, ethics, and public policy.