Mark Mercurio
MD, MA, BA
Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology); Chief, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine; Director, Program for Biomedical Ethics, Yale School of Medicine; Director, Yale Pediatrics Ethics Program
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My academic work focuses on studying the ethical problems faced by clinicians, patients and families, in all aspects of medicine, but particularly with regard to pediatrics.
Specialized Terms: Ethics; Medical Ethics; Pediatrics; Neonatology; Education;
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Education, Medical; Ethics, Medical; Humanities; Neonatology; Pediatrics; Health Care
Selected Publications
- Unilateral pediatric "do not attempt resuscitation" orders: the pros, the cons, and a proposed approach.Mercurio MR, Murray PD, Gross I. Unilateral pediatric "do not attempt resuscitation" orders: the pros, the cons, and a proposed approach. Pediatrics 2014, 133 Suppl 1: S37-43. PMID: 24488539, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-3608G.
- Saving vs creating: perceptions of intensive care at different ages and the potential for injustice.Janvier A, Mercurio MR. Saving vs creating: perceptions of intensive care at different ages and the potential for injustice. Journal Of Perinatology : Official Journal Of The California Perinatal Association 2013, 33: 333-5. PMID: 23624965, DOI: 10.1038/jp.2012.134.
- Counselling variation among physicians regarding intestinal transplant for short bowel syndrome.Cummings CL, Diefenbach KA, Mercurio MR. Counselling variation among physicians regarding intestinal transplant for short bowel syndrome. Journal Of Medical Ethics 2014, 40: 665-70. PMID: 23966424, DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2012-101269.
- Ethics of emerging technologies and their transition to accepted practice: intestinal transplant for short bowel syndrome.Cummings CL, Mercurio MR. Ethics of emerging technologies and their transition to accepted practice: intestinal transplant for short bowel syndrome. Journal Of Perinatology : Official Journal Of The California Perinatal Association 2012, 32: 752-6. PMID: 23014383, DOI: 10.1038/jp.2012.69.
- Dyshormonia Iatrogenica: crossroads of medicine, malpractice law, and professional ethics in clinical endocrinology.Goldberg PA, Varriale DJ, Mercurio MR. Dyshormonia Iatrogenica: crossroads of medicine, malpractice law, and professional ethics in clinical endocrinology. Endocrine Practice : Official Journal Of The American College Of Endocrinology And The American Association Of Clinical Endocrinologists 2012, 18: 731-6. PMID: 22446133, DOI: 10.4158/EP11384.RA.
- Faking it: unnecessary deceptions and the slow code.Mercurio MR. Faking it: unnecessary deceptions and the slow code. The American Journal Of Bioethics : AJOB 2011, 11: 17-8. PMID: 22047116, DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2011.603802.