2010 Pediatric Bioethics Conference
Tiny Babies, Large Questions: Ethical Issues in Prenatal and Neonatal Care
Yoram Unguru, MD, MS, MA, FAAP
Yoram Unguru, MD is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist with joint faculty
appointments at The Herman and Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai
and The Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University. He earned his
medical degree at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology/Bruce Rappaport
Faculty of Medicine. His MA, with a concentration in the history of medicine and
medical ethics, and BA in historical studies were granted at the University of
Maryland. Dr. Unguru also received a Master of Science in interdisciplinary
studies in biological and physical science at Touro College/Barry Z. Levine
School of Health Sciences. He completed his pediatric residency at the
Children’s Hospital at Sinai and his pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship at
Children’s National Medical Center in Washington DC. Dr. Unguru was a
postdoctoral Greenwall Fellow in Bioethics and Public Policy at Johns Hopkins
University.
Dr. Unguru is deeply interested in surrogate decision-making and role of children
and providers in facilitating shared decision-making among all relevant parties,
moral issues that frequently arise in the context of pediatric
hematology/oncology. He has published and spoken nationally on this topic. His
interests also include research ethics, end-of-life decision-making, and ethics
education. Dr. Unguru served as a consultant to the American Academy of
Pediatrics Committee on pediatric Research tasked with revising the AAP
Guidelines for the Ethical Conduct of Studies to Evaluate Drugs in Children. He
recently implemented an ethics curriculum for the pediatric house staff at The
Herman and Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai and is co-investigator
working on an NIH challenge grant examining ethical issues raised by the
blurring between treatment and research.
Biography: Savage
Seattle Children’s Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics
2010 Pediatric Bioethics Conference
Tiny Babies, Large Questions: Ethical Issues in Prenatal and Neonatal Care
The Care of Newborns in Trisomy 13 and 18: Professional
Practice Styles, A National Survey of Training Centers
Participants will be able to:
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Assess the role non-physician groups have on medical decision-making in the
care of critically ill newborns
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Evaluate changes in physician attitudes and practice styles concerning the
care of infants with chromosomal anomalies
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Analyze the approach of neonatologists as a group towards nonaggressive
treatment of newborns with trisomy 13 and 18
Biography: Savage
Seattle Children’s Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics