Carlo V. Bellieni (Siena, Italy, 1962- ) is an Italian neonatologist and a bioethicist. He served as Secretary of the Bioethics Committee of the . He is also a member of the ethical board of the research facility, and of the Ethical Board of the , where he directs the neonatal intensive therapy unit.He follows the empirical approach in bioethics. According to his studies, an ethical approach includes three main points: realism, reason and empathy.Bellieni is the author of many clinical research papers in international scientific journals, including studies on electromagnetic emission from neonatal incubators and on pain in children, and has written several books in Italian, Spanish, French, and English on neonatal pain and bioethics.