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On Human Dignity and Suffering

Johns Hopkins University

The Thomistic Institute at Johns Hopkins University presents a lecture by Prof. Paul LaPenna, D.O. of the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine titled “On Human Dignity and Suffering.”

This lecture will be on Zoom. Register below to receive the Zoom credentials in your email inbox.

Monday, Mar. 7

7:00 PM ET

About the speaker:

Dr. Paul LaPenna is a neurologist in Greenville, SC and Associate Professor of Neurology at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Carolinas Campus. Dr. LaPenna completed his neurology residency at Indiana University School of Medicine in 2018. As a neurohospitalist, Dr. LaPenna’s skill set is focused on treatment of neurological emergencies and performing and interpreting electrophysiological studies of the brain and peripheral nervous system. As an Associate Professor of Neurology, Dr. LaPenna has won numerous teaching awards, including Clinical Medicine Professor of the neuroscience curriculum in 2019, 2020, and 2021. For the 2020-2021 academic year, Dr. LaPenna was awarded the Preceptor of the Year. For his care towards patients, he was elected to the Arnold P. Gold Humanism Honor Society in 2016.

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