Christine E. Bishop, MD, MA

Christine E. Bishop, MD, MA, is a neonatologist, bioethicist, and medical educator. She earned her medical degree from The Ohio State University and a master’s degree in bioethics from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Dr. Bishop completed both her pediatric residency training and a fellowship in neonatal and perinatal medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Dr. Bishop joined the UPMC Newborn Medicine Program in August 2019 as an attending physician, and she also is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Prior to joining UPMC, Dr. Bishop held faculty appointments at the Wake Forest School of Medicine and Brenner Children’s Hospital in North Carolina. At Wake Forest, Dr. Bishop founded and directed the Brenner Children’s Hospital Care Always™ Neonatal/Perinatal Palliative Care Program, which provides holistic care for infants with life-limiting and complex medical conditions. She also served as the lead clinical ethics consultant for Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, chaired the Clinical Ethics Consultation Committee, and co-directed the undergraduate medical humanities course at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

Dr. Bishop is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and she also is currently a member of the AAP Perinatal Section and the AAP’s Hospice and Palliative Medicine Section, as well as a member of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. Her research interests include neonatal and perinatal palliative care, bioethics, medical education, and communication.