Julian Urrutia Ripoll

I was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, where I attended medical school at the Fundación Universitaria Ciencias de la Salud. My undergraduate training was in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, and I hold a PhD in Health Policy from Harvard University, where I studied under the mentorship of Norman Daniels. For over ten years, my research, advocacy, and policy work has been devoted to promoting the health and human rights of vulnerable or disadvantaged groups, particularly inmates in Colombia. My work has included conducting policy-oriented research, consulting for government and multilateral agencies, and contributing to strategic, public-interest litigation. I have also published academic research in the field of population-level bioethics, specifically on topics related to theories of justice and health, medical ethics and professionalism, normative issues in health technology assessments, and the ethics of priority- setting for resource allocation. Going forward I hope to broaden my research agenda to the growing field of psychedelic medicine. I'm interested in pursuing both clinical research and policy-related questions about how to provide access to such treatments in different societal contexts and the related ethical, social, and public health implications of doing so. On land I like running outside and hiking up or skiing down mountains. And I love being on the ocean even more, especially if it involves sailing or swimming among sea creatures. I’d love to meet a kitesurfing buddy, or someone who’ll teach me how to row! I struggle finishing novels, so I mostly read non-fiction and poetry.