Naomi T Laventhal, MD, MA, HEC-C, FAAP
Charles Neil Weller Children's Development Research Professor
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Section Head, Pediatrics
Associate Chair, Career Development, Department of Pediatrics
Service Chief
[email protected]

Available to mentor
Naomi T Laventhal, MD, MA, HEC-C, FAAP
Clinical Professor
  • About
  • Qualifications
  • Center Memberships
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
    • About

    Neonatologist, bioethicist, healthcare ethics consultant, career development enthusiast, clinical leadership.

    Qualifications
    • Fellowship
      University of Chicago, Pediatrics, 2009
    • Fellowship
      University of Chicago, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, 2009
    • Residency
      University of Chicago, Pediatrics, 2006
    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
    • Center Member
      Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine
    Research Overview

    Director of the Neonatal Ethics Lab, academic home for faculty physicians, trainees, researchers, and health professionals with clinical and scholarly interest in neonatal and pediatric bioethics. Focus nodes include prenatal consultation training, utilization, and accuracy, perinatal care coordination and risk stratification for infants with complex congenital heart disease and surgical conditions, ethical decision making for infants born at the margin of gestational viability, ultra-long hospitalization for infants and children, ECMO and artificial placenta technologies, and pediatric research ethics.

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Examining Permanent Contraception for Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Intellectual Developmental Disorder: Ethical, Legal, and Medical Considerations: Clinical Report.
      Geis GM, Saunders BS, Hillard P, COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS , COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES . Pediatrics, 2024 Nov 1; 154 (5): DOI:10.1542/peds.2024-068955
      PMID: 39428999
    • Journal Article
      Variability of Care Practices for Extremely Early Deliveries.
      LoRe D, Groden CM, Schuh AR, Holmes C, Ostilla L, Vogel MM, Murray PD, Yamasato K, Tonismae T, Anani UE, Henner N, Famuyide M, Leuthner SR, Laventhal N, Andrews BL, Tucker Edmonds BM, Brennan KG, Feltman DM, INVESTIGATING NEONATAL DECISIONS FOR EXTREMELY EARLY DELIVERIES (INDEED) STUDY GROUP . Pediatrics, 2024 Sep 1; 154 (3): DOI:10.1542/peds.2023-065521
      PMID: 39129496
    • Journal Article
      Falling Down in the Gray Zone.
      Laventhal N. J Pediatr, 2024 Jul; 270: 114032 DOI:10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114032
      PMID: 38552949
    • Journal Article
      Hemodialysis in non-cooperative patients: a structured approach.
      Bailoor K, Laventhal N, Heung M, Wright J. Nephrol Dial Transplant, 2024 Jun 28; 39 (7): 1053 - 1055. DOI:10.1093/ndt/gfae017
      PMID: 38253405
    • Journal Article
      Navigating the post-Dobbs landscape: ethical considerations from a perinatal perspective.
      Pyle A, Adams SY, Cortezzo DE, Fry JT, Henner N, Laventhal N, Lin M, Sullivan K, Wraight CL. J Perinatol, 2024 May; 44 (5): 628 - 634. DOI:10.1038/s41372-024-01884-9
      PMID: 38287137
    • Journal Article
      Strategies for Improving Vaccine Communication and Uptake.
      O'Leary ST, Opel DJ, Cataldi JR, Hackell JM, COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES , COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE AND AMBULATORY MEDICINE , COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS . Pediatrics, 2024 Mar 1; 153 (3): DOI:10.1542/peds.2023-065483
      PMID: 38404211
    • Journal Article
      Pediatric Assent in Clinical Practice: A Critical Scoping Review.
      Wasserman JA, Najor AN, Liogas N, Swanberg SM, Brummett A, Laventhal NT, Navin MC. AJOB Empir Bioeth, 2024 15 (4): 336 - 346. DOI:10.1080/23294515.2024.2388517
      PMID: 39167729
    • Journal Article
      Pediatric Organ Donation and Transplantation: Across the Care Continuum.
      Hsu B, Bondoc A, Cuenca AG, Hittle Gigli K, Laventhal N, Nakagawa T, COMMITTEE ON HOSPITAL CARE , SECTION ON CRITICAL CARE , SECTION ON SURGERY , COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS . Pediatrics, 2023 Aug 1; 152 (2): DOI:10.1542/peds.2023-062923
      PMID: 37483135