MEDICAL SERVICES

Departments

Programs

Languages

  • English

EDUCATION

Medical School

  • University of California, Los Angeles , 1980 , Los Angeles , CA

Internship

Pediatrics
  • University of Colorado , 1981 , Denver , CO

Residency

Pediatrics
  • University of Colorado , 1983 , Denver , CO

Residency

Chief Resident
  • University of Colorado , 1984 , Denver , CO

Residency

Anesthesia
  • University of California, Los Angeles , 1986 , Los Angeles , CA

Fellowship

Pediatric Anesthesia/Critical Care
  • Boston Children's Hospital , 1987 , Boston , MA

CERTIFICATIONS

  • American Board of Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine

PUBLICATIONS

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  1. Allocating Resources Across the Life Span During COVID-19-Integrating Neonates and Children Into Crisis Standards of Care Protocols. JAMA Pediatr. 2021 04 01; 175(4):347-348. View abstract
  2. Attitudes towards involving children in decision-making surrounding lung transplantation. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2021 Feb 15. View abstract
  3. Ethical climate in contemporary paediatric intensive care. J Med Ethics. 2021 Jan 11. View abstract
  4. Crisis Level ICU Triage Is About Saving Lives. Crit Care Med. 2021 Jan 01; 49(1):e102-e103. View abstract
  5. Categorized Priority Systems: A New Tool for Fairly Allocating Scarce Medical Resources in the Face of Profound Social Inequities. Chest. 2021 Mar; 159(3):1294-1299. View abstract
  6. What Should We Do When Families Refuse Testing for Brain Death? AMA J Ethics. 2020 12 01; 22(12):E986-994. View abstract
  7. Trustworthiness before Trust - Covid-19 Vaccine Trials and the Black Community. N Engl J Med. 2020 Nov 26; 383(22):e121. View abstract
  8. Brain Death-Moving Beyond Consistency in the Diagnostic Criteria. JAMA. 2020 09 15; 324(11):1045-1047. View abstract
  9. Adult ICU Triage During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Who Will Live and Who Will Die? Recommendations to Improve Survival. Crit Care Med. 2020 08; 48(8):1196-1202. View abstract
  10. Defining Death: Lessons From the Case of Jahi McMath. Pediatrics. 2020 08; 146(Suppl 1):S75-S80. View abstract
  11. Cognitive Bias and Public Health Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA. 2020 Jul 28; 324(4):337-338. View abstract
  12. Understanding Brain Death. JAMA. 2020 Jun 02; 323(21):2139-2140. View abstract
  13. Beyond the Apnea Test: An Argument to Broaden the Requirement for Consent to the Entire Brain Death Evaluation. Am J Bioeth. 2020 06; 20(6):17-19. View abstract
  14. Tracheostomy in the COVID-19 era: global and multidisciplinary guidance. Lancet Respir Med. 2020 07; 8(7):717-725. View abstract
  15. Parents Demand and Teenager Refuses Epidural Anesthesia. Pediatrics. 2020 06; 145(6). View abstract
  16. Adult ICU Triage During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Who Will Live and Who Will Die? Recommendations to Improve Survival. Crit Care Med. 2020 May 06. View abstract
  17. Use of Nazi torture device image in digital scholarship article. Med Teach. 2020 06; 42(6):717-718. View abstract
  18. Triage of Scarce Critical Care Resources in COVID-19 An Implementation Guide for Regional Allocation: An Expert Panel Report of the Task Force for Mass Critical Care and the American College of Chest Physicians. Chest. 2020 07; 158(1):212-225. View abstract
  19. The Toughest Triage - Allocating Ventilators in a Pandemic. N Engl J Med. 2020 May 21; 382(21):1973-1975. View abstract
  20. Location of Clinician-Family Communication at the End of Life in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Clinician Perception of Communication Quality. J Palliat Med. 2020 08; 23(8):1052-1059. View abstract
  21. Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment and Limiting Overtreatment at the End of Life. JAMA. 2020 03 10; 323(10):934-935. View abstract
  22. Is 'best interests' the right standard in cases like that of Charlie Gard? J Med Ethics. 2020 01; 46(1):16-17. View abstract
  23. Commentary: Defining Death: Definitions, Criteria, and Tests. Camb Q Healthc Ethics. 2019 10; 28(4):642-647. View abstract
  24. Interprofessional Shared Decision-Making in the ICU: A Systematic Review and Recommendations From an Expert Panel. Crit Care Med. 2019 09; 47(9):1258-1266. View abstract
  25. Of Slide Rules and Stethoscopes: AI and the Future of Doctoring. Hastings Cent Rep. 2019 09; 49(5):3. View abstract
  26. In support of mitochondrial replacement therapy. Nat Med. 2019 06; 25(6):870-871. View abstract
  27. Withholding and Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Treatment and the Relevance of the Killing Versus Letting Die Distinction. Am J Bioeth. 2019 03; 19(3):34-36. View abstract
  28. How Ought Health Care Be Allocated? Two Proposals. Perspect Biol Med. 2019; 62(4):765-777. View abstract
  29. Identifying intangible assets in interprofessional healthcare organizations: feasibility of an asset inventory. J Interprof Care. 2019 Sep-Oct; 33(5):583-586. View abstract
  30. Lessons from the Case of Jahi McMath. Hastings Cent Rep. 2018 Nov; 48 Suppl 4:S70-S73. View abstract
  31. Brain Death at Fifty: Exploring Consensus, Controversy, and Contexts. Hastings Cent Rep. 2018 Nov; 48 Suppl 4:S2-S5. View abstract
  32. Biological, Legal, and Moral Definitions of Brain Death-Reply. JAMA. 2018 10 09; 320(14):1494-1495. View abstract
  33. Voluntary Euthanasia - Implications for Organ Donation. N Engl J Med. 2018 Sep 06; 379(10):909-911. View abstract
  34. An Ethical Claim for Providing Medical Recommendations in Pediatric Intensive Care. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2018 08; 19(8):e433-e437. View abstract
  35. When a Child Dies in the PICU Despite Ongoing Life Support. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2018 08; 19(8S Suppl 2):S33-S40. View abstract
  36. The 50-Year Legacy of the Harvard Report on Brain Death. JAMA. 2018 Jul 24; 320(4):335-336. View abstract
  37. Yes, Families Really Do Respond to More Empathetic Physicians. JAMA Netw Open. 2018 07 06; 1(3):e180352. View abstract
  38. Conflicts of interest in critical care partnerships: are we living up to our values? Intensive Care Med. 2018 Oct; 44(10):1730-1731. View abstract
  39. Building Capacity for a Global Genome Editing Observatory: Institutional Design. Trends Biotechnol. 2018 08; 36(8):741-743. View abstract
  40. Building Capacity for a Global Genome Editing Observatory: Conceptual Challenges. Trends Biotechnol. 2018 07; 36(7):639-641. View abstract
  41. Defining Death-Making Sense of the Case of Jahi McMath. JAMA. 2018 May 08; 319(18):1859-1860. View abstract
  42. Voluntary Stopping and Eating and Drinking Among Patients With Serious Advanced Illness-A Label in Search of a Problem?-Reply. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 05 01; 178(5):727. View abstract
  43. Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking Among Patients With Serious Advanced Illness-Clinical, Ethical, and Legal Aspects. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 01 01; 178(1):123-127. View abstract
  44. The Concept of Futility: Recognizing the Importance of Context. Perspect Biol Med. 2018; 60(3):428-432. View abstract
  45. How Should Clinicians Weigh the Benefits and Harms of Discussing Politicized Topics that Influence Their Individual Patients' Health? AMA J Ethics. 2017 Dec 01; 19(12):1174-1182. View abstract
  46. Potentially inappropriate liver transplantation in the era of the "sickest first" policy - A search for the upper limits. J Hepatol. 2018 04; 68(4):798-813. View abstract
  47. Pediatric Donation After Circulatory Determination of Death: Canadian Guidelines Define Parameters of Consensus and Uncertainty. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2017 11; 18(11):1068-1070. View abstract
  48. The United Kingdom Sets Limits on Experimental Treatments: The Case of Charlie Gard. JAMA. 2017 Sep 19; 318(11):1001-1002. View abstract
  49. Expanding the Horizon of Our Obligations in the Clinician-Patient Relationship. Hastings Cent Rep. 2017 07; 47(4):40-41. View abstract
  50. Rebuttal From Drs Truog and Tasker. Chest. 2017 10; 152(4):705-706. View abstract
  51. COUNTERPOINT: Should Informed Consent Be Required for Apnea Testing in Patients With Suspected Brain Death? Yes. Chest. 2017 10; 152(4):702-704. View abstract
  52. Patient autonomy and professional expertise in decisions near the end of life: commentary on Francis Kamm. J Med Ethics. 2017 09; 43(9):587-588. View abstract
  53. What to Do When There Aren't Enough Beds in the PICU. AMA J Ethics. 2017 Feb 01; 19(2):157-163. View abstract
  54. The DNR Order after 40 Years. N Engl J Med. 2016 Aug 11; 375(6):504-6. View abstract
  55. Against "Healthy Paternalism" at the End of Life. JAMA Oncol. 2016 Jun 01; 2(6):832. View abstract
  56. The price of our illusions and myths about the dead donor rule. J Med Ethics. 2016 May; 42(5):318-9. View abstract
  57. Toward Better ICU Use at the End of Life. JAMA. 2016 Jan 19; 315(3):255-6. View abstract
  58. Medically Inappropriate or Futile Treatment: Deliberation and Justification. J Med Philos. 2016 Feb; 41(1):90-114. View abstract
  59. The Question of Clinical Equipoise and Patients' Best Interests. AMA J Ethics. 2015 Dec 01; 17(12):1108-15. View abstract
  60. The Importance of Deception in Simulation: A Response. Simul Healthc. 2015 Dec; 10(6):387-390. View abstract
  61. Prenatal Decision-Making for Myelomeningocele: Can We Minimize Bias and Variability? Pediatrics. 2015 Sep; 136(3):409-11. View abstract
  62. Ethical dilemmas with the use of ECMO as a bridge to transplantation. Lancet Respir Med. 2015 Aug; 3(8):597-8. View abstract
  63. What is a reflex? A guide for understanding disorders of consciousness. Neurology. 2015 Aug 11; 85(6):543-8. View abstract
  64. Deception and simulation education: issues, concepts, and commentary. Simul Healthc. 2015 Jun; 10(3):163-9. View abstract
  65. An Official ATS/AACN/ACCP/ESICM/SCCM Policy Statement: Responding to Requests for Potentially Inappropriate Treatments in Intensive Care Units. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Jun 01; 191(11):1318-30. View abstract
  66. In Favour of Medical Dissensus: Why We Should Agree to Disagree About End-of-Life Decisions. Bioethics. 2016 Feb; 30(2):109-18. View abstract
  67. An official American Thoracic Society policy statement: managing conscientious objections in intensive care medicine. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Jan 15; 191(2):219-27. View abstract
  68. Talking with parents about end-of-life decisions for their children. Pediatrics. 2015 Feb; 135(2):e465-76. View abstract
  69. Microethics: the ethics of everyday clinical practice. Hastings Cent Rep. 2015 Jan-Feb; 45(1):11-7. View abstract
  70. Medical futility: a new look at an old problem. Chest. 2014 Dec; 146(6):1667-1672. View abstract
  71. Should we tell parents when we've made an error? Pediatrics. 2015 Jan; 135(1):159-63. View abstract
  72. Ethical considerations surrounding lethal injection--reply. JAMA. 2014 Nov 05; 312(17):1804-5. View abstract
  73. Seeking worldwide professional consensus on the principles of end-of-life care for the critically ill. The Consensus for Worldwide End-of-Life Practice for Patients in Intensive Care Units (WELPICUS) study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Oct 15; 190(8):855-66. View abstract
  74. Family participation during intensive care unit rounds: goals and expectations of parents and health care providers in a tertiary pediatric intensive care unit. J Pediatr. 2014 Dec; 165(6):1245-1251.e1. View abstract
  75. Epidemiology of death in the PICU at five U.S. teaching hospitals*. Crit Care Med. 2014 Sep; 42(9):2101-8. View abstract
  76. The meaning of brain death: a different view. JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Aug; 174(8):1215-6. View abstract
  77. Apologies in medicine: legal protection is not enough. CMAJ. 2015 Mar 17; 187(5):E156-9. View abstract
  78. Physicians, medical ethics, and execution by lethal injection. JAMA. 2014 Jun 18; 311(23):2375-6. View abstract
  79. Measuring the quality of dying and death in the pediatric intensive care setting: the clinician PICU-QODD. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 Jan; 49(1):66-78. View abstract
  80. Defining death: the importance of scientific candor and transparency. Intensive Care Med. 2014 Jun; 40(6):885-7. View abstract
  81. Changing the conversation about brain death. Am J Bioeth. 2014; 14(8):9-14. View abstract
  82. Futile treatments in intensive care units. JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Nov 11; 173(20):1894-5. View abstract
  83. Family participation during intensive care unit rounds: attitudes and experiences of parents and healthcare providers in a tertiary pediatric intensive care unit. J Pediatr. 2014 Feb; 164(2):402-6.e1-4. View abstract
  84. Talking with patients about other clinicians' errors. N Engl J Med. 2013 Oct 31; 369(18):1752-7. View abstract
  85. The dead-donor rule and the future of organ donation. N Engl J Med. 2013 Oct 03; 369(14):1287-9. View abstract
  86. An official American Thoracic Society workshop report: assessment and palliative management of dyspnea crisis. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2013 Oct; 10(5):S98-106. View abstract
  87. Triage of intensive care patients: identifying agreement and controversy. Intensive Care Med. 2013 Nov; 39(11):1916-24. View abstract
  88. An official American Thoracic Society/International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation/Society of Critical Care Medicine/Association of Organ and Procurement Organizations/United Network of Organ Sharing Statement: ethical and policy considerations in organ donation after circulatory determination of death. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013 Jul 01; 188(1):103-9. View abstract
  89. The OHRP and SUPPORT. N Engl J Med. 2013 Jun 20; 368(25):e36. View abstract
  90. Palliative care in the ICU: lots of questions, few answers*. Crit Care Med. 2013 Jun; 41(6):1568-9. View abstract
  91. Ethical challenges in providing eolc in the ICU. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2013 Jun; 3(2):241. View abstract
  92. Talking with families about organ donation in the ICU. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2013 Jun; 3(2):276. View abstract
  93. "Apologies" from pathologists: why, when, and how to say "sorry" after committing a medical error. Int J Surg Pathol. 2014 May; 22(3):242-6. View abstract
  94. Apology laws and open disclosure. Med J Aust. 2013 May 06; 198(8):411-2. View abstract
  95. The luck of the draw: physician-related variability in end-of-life decision-making in intensive care. Intensive Care Med. 2013 Jun; 39(6):1128-32. View abstract
  96. Deception and death in medical simulation. Simul Healthc. 2013 Feb; 8(1):1-3. View abstract
  97. The ethics of reality medical television. J Clin Ethics. 2013; 24(1):50-7. View abstract
  98. "I was able to still be her mom"--parenting at end of life in the pediatric intensive care unit. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2012 Nov; 13(6):e350-6. View abstract
  99. "What would you do if this were your child?": practitioners' responses during enacted conversations in the United States. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2012 Nov; 13(6):e372-6. View abstract
  100. Research ethics. Paying patients for their tissue: the legacy of Henrietta Lacks. Science. 2012 Jul 06; 337(6090):37-8. View abstract
  101. Anesthesia does not reduce suffering at the end of life. Crit Care Med. 2012 Jul; 40(7):2268. View abstract
  102. "Brain death" is a useful fiction. Crit Care Med. 2012 Apr; 40(4):1393-4; author reply 1394. View abstract
  103. Patients and doctors--evolution of a relationship. N Engl J Med. 2012 Feb 16; 366(7):581-5. View abstract
  104. Stepping out further from the shadows: disclosure of harmful radiologic errors to patients. Radiology. 2012 Feb; 262(2):381-6. View abstract
  105. Should patients receive general anesthesia prior to extubation at the end of life?. Crit Care Med. 2012 Feb; 40(2):631-3. View abstract
  106. Going all the way: ethical clarity and ethical progress. Am J Bioeth. 2012; 12(6):10-1. View abstract
  107. When does a nudge become a shove in seeking consent for organ donation? Am J Bioeth. 2012; 12(2):42-4. View abstract
  108. Rationing in the intensive care unit: to disclose or disguise? Crit Care Med. 2012 Jan; 40(1):261-6. View abstract
  109. Tolstoy on transparency and authority in end-of-life decision-making. Intensive Care Med. 2011 Nov; 37(11):1723-4. View abstract
  110. Death and legal fictions. J Med Ethics. 2011 Dec; 37(12):719-22. View abstract
  111. Do-not-resuscitate orders in evolution: matching medical interventions with patient goals. Crit Care Med. 2011 May; 39(5):1213-4. View abstract
  112. Are there some things doctors just shouldn't do? Hastings Cent Rep. 2011 May-Jun; 41(3):3. View abstract
  113. Neonatal decision-making: beyond the standard of best interests. Am J Bioeth. 2011 Feb; 11(2):44-5. View abstract
  114. Cross-cultural adaptation of an innovative approach to learning about difficult conversations in healthcare. Med Teach. 2011; 33(2):e57-64. View abstract
  115. Moral fictions and medical ethics. Bioethics. 2010 Nov; 24(9):453-60. View abstract
  116. Decapitation and the definition of death. J Med Ethics. 2010 Oct; 36(10):632-4. View abstract
  117. Counterpoint: are donors after circulatory death really dead, and does it matter? No and not really. Chest. 2010 Jul; 138(1):16-8; discussion 18-9. View abstract
  118. Brain perfusion scans to diagnose brain death: more than meets the eye. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2010 Jul; 11(4):527-8. View abstract
  119. The dead donor rule: can it withstand critical scrutiny? J Med Philos. 2010 Jun; 35(3):299-312. View abstract
  120. Translating research on communication in the intensive care unit into effective educational strategies. Crit Care Med. 2010 Mar; 38(3):976-7. View abstract
  121. Organ donors after circulatory determination of death: not necessarily dead, and it does not necessarily matter. Crit Care Med. 2010 Mar; 38(3):1011-2. View abstract
  122. Is it always wrong to perform futile CPR? N Engl J Med. 2010 Feb 11; 362(6):477-9. View abstract
  123. The conversation around CPR/DNR should not be revived--at least for now. Am J Bioeth. 2010 Jan; 10(1):84-5. View abstract
  124. Screening mammography and the "r" word. N Engl J Med. 2009 Dec 24; 361(26):2501-3. View abstract
  125. Counterpoint: The Texas advance directives act is ethically flawed: medical futility disputes must be resolved by a fair process. Chest. 2009 Oct; 136(4):968-971. View abstract
  126. Controversies about brain death. JAMA. 2009 Jul 22; 302(4):380-1; author reply 381-2. View abstract
  127. The incoherence of determining death by neurological criteria: a commentary on "Controversies in the determination of death", a White Paper by the President's Council on Bioethics. Kennedy Inst Ethics J. 2009 Jun; 19(2):185-93. View abstract
  128. Difficult conversations: improving communication skills and relational abilities in health care. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2009 May; 10(3):352-9. View abstract
  129. Anesthesiology trainees face ethical, practical, and relational challenges in obtaining informed consent. Anesthesiology. 2009 Mar; 110(3):480-6. View abstract
  130. Anesthesiologist management of perioperative do-not-resuscitate orders: a simulation-based experiment. Simul Healthc. 2009; 4(2):70-6. View abstract
  131. Assessment of communication skills and self-appraisal in the simulated environment: feasibility of multirater feedback with gap analysis. Simul Healthc. 2009; 4(1):22-9. View abstract
  132. Rethinking the ethics of vital organ donations. Hastings Cent Rep. 2008 Nov-Dec; 38(6):38-46. View abstract
  133. Intercontinental differences in end-of-life attitudes in the pediatric intensive care unit: results of a worldwide survey. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008 Nov; 9(6):560-6. View abstract
  134. Futility: the limits of mediation. Chest. 2008 Oct; 134(4):888-889. View abstract
  135. The dead donor rule and organ transplantation. N Engl J Med. 2008 Aug 14; 359(7):674-5. View abstract
  136. Assumptions and blind spots in patient-centredness: action research between American and Italian health care professionals. Med Educ. 2008 Jul; 42(7):712-20. View abstract
  137. An apology for Socratic bioethics. Am J Bioeth. 2008 Jul; 8(7):3-7. View abstract
  138. A continuum for using placebo interventions in regional anesthesia and analgesia studies. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2008 Jul; 84(1):163-5. View abstract
  139. Not euthanasia, simply compassionate clinical care. Crit Care Med. 2008 Apr; 36(4):1387-8; author reply 1389. View abstract
  140. Consent for organ donation--balancing conflicting ethical obligations. N Engl J Med. 2008 Mar 20; 358(12):1209-11. View abstract
  141. Recommendations for end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: a consensus statement by the American College [corrected] of Critical Care Medicine. Crit Care Med. 2008 Mar; 36(3):953-63. View abstract
  142. Physicians and execution--highlights from a discussion of lethal injection. N Engl J Med. 2008 Jan 31; 358(5):448-51. View abstract
  143. End-of-life decision-making in the United States. Eur J Anaesthesiol Suppl. 2008; 42:43-50. View abstract
  144. Futility: a concept in evolution. Chest. 2007 Dec; 132(6):1987-93. View abstract
  145. Ethical assessment of pediatric research protocols. Intensive Care Med. 2008 Jan; 34(1):198-202. View abstract
  146. Difficult conversations in health care: cultivating relational learning to address the hidden curriculum. Acad Med. 2007 Sep; 82(9):905-13. View abstract
  147. Tackling medical futility in Texas. N Engl J Med. 2007 Jul 05; 357(1):1-3. View abstract
  148. The controversy over artificial hydration and nutrition. Neurology. 2007 Jan 30; 68(5):391; author reply 392. View abstract
  149. Reflections on love, fear, and specializing in the impossible. J Clin Ethics. 2007; 18(4):373-6. View abstract
  150. Doing research on the ethics of doing research. Crit Care. 2007; 11(1):111; discussion 111. View abstract
  151. Brain death - too flawed to endure, too ingrained to abandon. J Law Med Ethics. 2007; 35(2):273-81. View abstract
  152. Toward interventions to improve end-of-life care in the pediatric intensive care unit. Crit Care Med. 2006 Nov; 34(11 Suppl):S373-9. View abstract
  153. Proposed quality measures for palliative care in the critically ill: a consensus from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Critical Care Workgroup. Crit Care Med. 2006 Nov; 34(11 Suppl):S404-11. View abstract
  154. Futility--from hospital policies to state laws. Am J Bioeth. 2006 Sep-Oct; 6(5):19-21; discussion W30-2. View abstract
  155. Sudden traumatic death in children: "we did everything, but your child didn't survive". JAMA. 2006 Jun 14; 295(22):2646-54. View abstract
  156. Do differences in the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists positions on the ethics of maternal-fetal interventions reflect subtly divergent professional sensitivities to pregnant women and fetuses? Pediatrics. 2006 Apr; 117(4):1382-7. View abstract
  157. Rationing in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med. 2006 Apr; 34(4):958-63; quiz 971. View abstract
  158. Appropriate use of artificial nutrition and hydration. N Engl J Med. 2006 Mar 23; 354(12):1320-1; author reply 1320-1. View abstract
  159. Improving the quality of end-of-life care in the pediatric intensive care unit: parents' priorities and recommendations. Pediatrics. 2006 Mar; 117(3):649-57. View abstract
  160. The truth about "donation after cardiac death". J Clin Ethics. 2006; 17(2):133-6. View abstract
  161. When a village is not enough. J Clin Ethics. 2006; 17(1):79. View abstract
  162. Refusal of hydration and nutrition: irrelevance of the "artificial" vs "natural" distinction. Arch Intern Med. 2005 Dec 12-26; 165(22):2574-6. View abstract
  163. End-of-life care: is euthanasia the answer? Intensive Care Med. 2006 Jan; 32(1):6-8. View abstract
  164. Organ donation without brain death? Hastings Cent Rep. 2005 Nov-Dec; 35(6):3. View abstract
  165. New and lingering controversies in pediatric end-of-life care. Pediatrics. 2005 Oct; 116(4):872-83. View abstract
  166. International differences in end-of-life attitudes in the intensive care unit: results of a survey. Arch Intern Med. 2005 Sep 26; 165(17):1970-5. View abstract
  167. The ethics of organ donation by living donors. N Engl J Med. 2005 Aug 04; 353(5):444-6. View abstract
  168. Variability in end-of-life care--how much is too much? Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2005 May; 6(3):368-9. View abstract
  169. Increasing the participation of children in clinical research. Intensive Care Med. 2005 Jun; 31(6):760-1. View abstract
  170. Do-not-resuscitate orders in the surgical setting. Lancet. 2005 Feb 26-Mar 4; 365(9461):733-5. View abstract
  171. Soliciting organs on the Internet. Med Ethics (Burlingt Mass). 2005; 12(3):5-8. View abstract
  172. Practicing physicians and the role of family surrogate decision making. J Clin Ethics. 2005; 16(4):345-54. View abstract
  173. Informed consent: an end or a means? A response to Miller and Moreno. J Clin Ethics. 2005; 16(4):365-8; discussion 376-9. View abstract
  174. Are organs personal property or a societal resource? Am J Bioeth. 2005; 5(4):14-6. View abstract
  175. The ethical conduct of clinical research involving critically ill patients in the United States and Canada: principles and recommendations. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004 Dec 15; 170(12):1375-84. View abstract
  176. Will ethical requirements bring critical care research to a halt? Intensive Care Med. 2005 Mar; 31(3):338-44. View abstract
  177. Brain death: at once "well settled" and "persistently unresolved". Virtual Mentor. 2004 Aug 01; 6(8). View abstract
  178. Perioperative management of diabetes insipidus in children. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2004 Jul; 16(3):220-5. View abstract
  179. Excerpts from the ethics consult report: MT. J Clin Ethics. 2004; 15(3):302-6. View abstract
  180. Perioperative management of diabetes insipidus in children [corrected]. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2004 Jan; 16(1):14-9. View abstract
  181. Decision making and satisfaction with care in the pediatric intensive care unit: findings from a controlled clinical trial. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2004 Jan; 5(1):40-7. View abstract
  182. Spinal muscular atrophy--type I. Arch Dis Child. 2003 Oct; 88(10):848-50. View abstract
  183. Nature of conflict in the care of pediatric intensive care patients with prolonged stay. Pediatrics. 2003 Sep; 112(3 Pt 1):553-8. View abstract
  184. Role of brain death and the dead-donor rule in the ethics of organ transplantation. Crit Care Med. 2003 Sep; 31(9):2391-6. View abstract
  185. Results of a clinical trial on care improvement for the critically ill. Crit Care Med. 2003 Aug; 31(8):2107-17. View abstract
  186. Conflict in the care of patients with prolonged stay in the ICU: types, sources, and predictors. Intensive Care Med. 2003 Sep; 29(9):1489-97. View abstract
  187. Attitudes and preferences of intensivists regarding the role of family interests in medical decision making for incompetent patients. Crit Care Med. 2003 Jul; 31(7):1895-900. View abstract
  188. Do-not-resuscitate order after 25 years. Crit Care Med. 2003 May; 31(5):1543-50. View abstract
  189. Current controversies in critical care ethics: not just end of life. Crit Care Med. 2003 May; 31(5 Suppl):S343. View abstract
  190. Revisiting "Doctor, if this were your child, what would you do?". J Clin Ethics. 2003 Spring-Summer; 14(1-2):63-7. View abstract
  191. Organ donation after cardiac death: what role for anesthesiologists? Anesthesiology. 2003 Mar; 98(3):599-600. View abstract
  192. A bridge to nowhere. J Clin Ethics. 2003; 14(3):189. View abstract
  193. Dying patients as research subjects. Hastings Cent Rep. 2003 Jan-Feb; 33(1):3. View abstract
  194. Guidelines for perioperative do-not-resuscitate policies. J Clin Anesth. 2002 Sep; 14(6):467-73. View abstract
  195. Respiratory support in spinal muscular atrophy type I: a survey of physician practices and attitudes. Pediatrics. 2002 Aug; 110(2 Pt 1):e24. View abstract
  196. Parental perspectives on end-of-life care in the pediatric intensive care unit. Crit Care Med. 2002 Jan; 30(1):226-31. View abstract
  197. Irene's story. J Clin Ethics. 2002; 13(3):230-1. View abstract
  198. Case reports from the Harvard Ethics Consortium. J Clin Ethics. 2002; 13(1):49-53. View abstract
  199. Recommendations for end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: The Ethics Committee of the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Crit Care Med. 2001 Dec; 29(12):2332-48. View abstract
  200. Discontinuing immunosuppression in a child with a renal transplant: are there limits to withdrawing life support? Am J Kidney Dis. 2001 Oct; 38(4):901-15. View abstract
  201. The diagnosis of brain death. N Engl J Med. 2001 Aug 23; 345(8):617; author reply 617-8. View abstract
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