Lainie Ross, MD, PhD

Carolyn and Matthew Bucksbaum Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine and Surgery

Associate Director, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics

Dr. Lainie Ross is a frequent lecturer at national and international conferences on ethics and medicine. She has written more than 100 research articles on ethical and policy issues in organ transplantation, genetic testing and human subjects protections.

Currently, Dr. Ross serves on the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Bioethics, the American College of Medical Genetics, Social, Ethics and Legal Issues Committee and the ethics committee of the United Network of Organ Transplantation (UNOS).

Practice Locations

University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital
5721 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Friend Family Health Center
800 E. 55th Street
Chicago, IL 60615

Year Started Practice

1986

Board Certification

Pediatrics

Medical School

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Internship and Residency

Children's Hospitals of Philadelphia
Babies Hospitals of Columbia Presbyterian Hospitals

Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics
American College of Medical Genetics
Hastings Center

Languages Spoken

English
Spanish

Email

lross@uchicago.edu

Office Phone

(773) 702-0660

Office Fax

(773) 834-1909

Office Postal Address

Lainie F. Ross, MD, PhD
University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 6082
Chicago, IL 60637

Clinical Interests

• General pediatrics
• Medical ethics
• Pediatric research ethics

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Read More About Dr. Ross

In recognition of her expertise in public policy and medical ethics, Dr. Ross was elected a Hastings Center Fellow in 2009.

Selected Publications

View a partial list of Dr. Ross's publications through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.