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Bioethics Conference Presenters
Distinguished Guest Speakers
Duane Alexander, MD
Director, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development NIH
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Kathryn M. Battuello, JD, MPH
Lecturer and author
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Jeffrey R. Botkin, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Utah
Adjunct Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Ethics
Associate Vice President for Research Integrity
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Wylie Burke, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Medical History and Ethics,University of Washington School of Medicine
Principal Investigator, Center for Genomics and Health Care Equality (CGHE)
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Rebecca Fisher, MLIS
Patient advocate, BRCA1+ breast cancer survivor
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Katherine Fisher
Duke University Class of 2006, BRCA1+ “previvor”
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Norman Fost, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics and Bioethics, University of Wisconsin
Director, Program in Medical Ethics, University of Wisconsin
Vice Chair, Department of Medical History and Bioethics, University of Wisconsin
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Lainie Friedman Ross, MD, PhD
Carolyn and Matthew Bucksbaum Professor of Clinical Ethics
Associate Director, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics
Professor, Departments of Pediatrics, Medicine and Surgery, University of Chicago
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Beth A. Tarini, MD, MS
Assistant Professor, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan
Research Investigator, Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Unit, University of Michigan
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Kenneth P. Tercyak, PhD
Assistant Professor of Oncology and Pediatrics, Georgetown University Medical Center
Director of Pediatric Psychology Research and Service, Pediatric Oncology Division,
Georgetown University Hospital
Member, Cancer Control Program, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics Featured Speakers
Benjamin S. Wilfond, MD
Professor and Chief, Division of Bioethics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine
Adjunct Professor, Department of Medical History and Ethics, University of Washington School of Medicine
Director, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics, Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center
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Trisomy Panel Presenters
Susan Albersheim, MD
Neonatologist and Clinical Professor
British Columbia’s Children Hospital and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver
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Annie Janvier, MD, FRCPC
Neonatologist
McGill University Department of Pediatrics
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Royal Victoria Hospital
Laura Loftis, MD
Associate Professor, Section of Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
Medical Director, Pediatric ECMO Service, Texas Children’s Hospital
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Platform Presenters
Arlene M. Davis, JD, RN
Assistant Professor
Law and Ethics in Healthcare and Research
University of North Carolina
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Leon S. Dure, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Kristen Hayward, MD
Fellow, Pediatric Rheumatology
University of Washington
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Cynthia James, ScM, PhD, CGC
Genetic Counselor/ Geneticist
Johns Hopkins ARVD
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Victoria Seavilleklein, PhD
Clinical and Organizational Ethics Fellow
University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics
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Moderators
Douglas S. Diekema, MD, MPH
Professor, Division of Bioethics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine
Adjunct Professor, Department of Medical History and Ethics, University of Washington School of Medicine
Director of Education, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics,
Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Chair, American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Bioethics
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Maureen Kelley, PhD
Assistant Professor, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics, Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Medical History and Ethics, University of Washington School of Medicine
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Douglas J. Opel, MD
Bioethics Fellow, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics, Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Acting Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington
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