Ongoing Activities
Academic Appointment
Dr Leandro Loriga is currently an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, within the Department of Medical Psychology and Ethics. He teaches medical ethics, conducts research, supervises students, and contributes to academic work in bioethics. He is also a member of the Doctoral Board in Bioethics.
Body Integrity Dysphoria (BID)
Dr Loriga has been involved in research on Body Integrity Dysphoria (BID) for more than a decade, working across clinical, ethical, and anthropological perspectives. He is the founder of the BodyIntegrityDysphoria.com project and the first English-speaking community dedicated to BID, aimed at bridging the gap between the medical world and the general public. He is a recognised reference point on BID in the Czech Republic, actively involved in public speaking, policy discussions, and debates on the legal and ethical implications of the condition.
Corpus Sui
Co-founder and Executive Chair of Corpus Sui, an international non-profit organisation representing under-voiced individuals affected by medical, legal, and institutional barriers. The organisation works across borders to document and analyse cross-border abortion pathways driven by conscientious objection and systemic restrictions, end-of-life decision-making where prohibitions on assisted dying push individuals towards unsafe or informal solutions, and cases of prolonged psychiatric detention resulting from legal, judicial, and administrative delays. Corpus Sui aims to bring empirical clarity, ethical scrutiny, and public visibility to forms of structural harm that remain largely unaddressed.
Ethical Implications of AI in Healthcare
Dr Loriga’s work on artificial intelligence in healthcare focuses on the ethical risks of predictive diagnostics and automated decision-making. His research examines how data-driven systems can erode patient autonomy, privacy, and the relational dimensions of care if deployed without robust ethical safeguards. He contributes to the development of practical ethical frameworks aimed at preserving human judgment, protecting patient rights, and ensuring transparency, fairness, and accountability in clinical AI systems.
The Phenomenon of Demonic Possession in Contemporary Roman Catholic Italy
Dr Loriga’s research examines contemporary claims of demonic possession within Roman Catholic contexts, focusing on the intersection of belief, mental health, and institutional authority. His work analyses how the Catholic Church negotiates spiritual explanations and medical evaluation through the regulated practice of exorcism, and what this reveals about identity, pathology, and moral responsibility in modern religious societies.
Esse et non esse possunt identificari.