Professional Statement
Julie W. Childers, MD, FAAHPM, FASAM, is a Professor of Medicine with a clinical practice focusing on the intersection of addiction medicine and palliative care. Dr. Childers’ research interests include end of life ethics, approaches to managing addiction in individuals with serious illness, and teaching communication. She serves as the Ethics Lead for the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and is the medical director of the clinical ethics consultation service at UPMC Presbyterian/Shadyside Hospital. She completed internal medicine residency at University of Rochester Medical Center and her fellowship and medical degree at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Appointments
- Professor of Medicine and Director of the Addiction Medicine Fellowship Division of General Internal Medicine School of Medicine
- Core Faculty Institute for Bioethics
Education and Training
- MS, University of Pittsburgh, 2010
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, 2009
- Internal Medicine Residency, University of Rochester, 2008
- MD, University of Pittsburgh, 2005
- MA, Gallaudet University, 1995
Awards and Honors
- Hastings Cuniff-Dixon Mid-Career Physician Award, The Hastings Center, 2020