His current research focuses on issues at the intersection of neurology and ethics, on ethical issues in organ transplants, and on the justification of public health initiatives. He is also has continuing research interests in the social and conceptual foundations of liberal institutions and practices, especially those surrounding toleration, which is the subject of his book, Trust and Toleration. In addition, he works at the University of Rochester Medical Center with the clinical ethics program, the solid organ transplant teams, and the hospital ethics committee, and outside of Rochester, he serves on the Regenerative Medicine Research Advisory Committee for the State of Connecticut.