Monica Elizabeth Lemmon | Scholars@Duke

Monica Elizabeth Lemmon
Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Neurology, Pediatrics 2021
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments 2021
Core Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke - Margolis Center For Health Policy, Initiatives 2019
Core Faculty in the Duke Initiative for Science & Society, Duke Science & Society, Initiatives 2019

Contact Information

DUMC 3936, Durham, NC 27710
DUMC 3936, Durham, NC 27710
monica.lemmon@duke.edu (919) 668-0477

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellowship, Neonatal Neurosciences, Johns Hopkins Medicine 2014 - 2015
- Pediatric Residency, Child Neurology, Johns Hopkins Medicine 2011 - 2014
- Pediatric Residency, Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Medicine 2010 - 2011
- Internship, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department Of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Medicine 2009 - 2010
- M.D., Harvard Medical School 2009
Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke
- Director, Fetal and Neonatal Neurology Program
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
Selected Grants
- Decision Making for Infants with Neurologic Conditions awarded by National Institutes of Health 2020 - 2025
- Having the conversation: A communication guide for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy awarded by BAND Foundation 2021 - 2023
- Neonatal Seizure Registry Developmental Functional EValuation (NSR-DEV) awarded by University of California - San Francisco 2020 - 2022
- Decision Making for Critically Ill Infants awarded by Kennedy Krieger Institute 2018 - 2020
- Continued anticonvulsants after resolution of neonatal seizures: a patient-centered comparative effectiveness study awarded by University of Michigan 2017 - 2020
- Spasm Prediction After SyMptomatic neonatal seizures - the SPASM study awarded by University of Michigan 2017 - 2019
- No question too small: Development of a question prompt list for infants and their families awarded by National Palliative Care Research Center 2016 - 2018
- NeuroSpeak: Developing a curriculum in delivering bad news for medical students in neurology awarded by American Academy of Neurology 2015 - 2016
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Lemmon, Monica E., Robert D. Truog, and Peter A. Ubel. “Allocating Resources Across the Life Span During COVID-19-Integrating Neonates and Children Into Crisis Standards of Care Protocols.” Jama Pediatr 175, no. 4 (April 1, 2021): 347–48. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.5215.
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  - Sandhu, Sahil, Monica E. Lemmon, Howard Eisenson, Carolyn Crowder, and Janet Prvu Bettger. “Addressing the Social Determinants of Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Ensuring Equity, Quality, and Sustainability.” Fam Community Health 44, no. 2 (April 2021): 78–80. https://doi.org/10.1097/FCH.0000000000000290.
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  - Balevic, Stephen J., Lindsay Singler, Rachel Randell, Richard J. Chung, Monica E. Lemmon, and Christoph P. Hornik. “Bringing research directly to families in the era of COVID-19.” Pediatr Res 89, no. 3 (February 2021): 404–6. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-020-01260-1.
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  - Bogetz, Jori F., and Monica E. Lemmon. “Pediatric Palliative Care for Children With Severe Neurological Impairment and Their Families.” J Pain Symptom Manage, January 22, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.01.008.
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  - Dorner, Rebecca A., Renee D. Boss, Vera J. Burton, Katherine Raja, Shenandoah Robinson, and Monica E. Lemmon. “Isolated and On Guard: Preparing Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Families for Life with Hydrocephalus.” Am J Perinatol, January 17, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1722344.
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  - Glass, Hannah C., Zachary M. Grinspan, Yi Li, Nancy A. McNamara, Taeun Chang, Catherine J. Chu, Shavonne L. Massey, et al. “Risk for infantile spasms after acute symptomatic neonatal seizures.” Epilepsia 61, no. 12 (December 2020): 2774–84. https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.16749.
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  - Lemmon, Monica E., Sonia L. Bonifacio, Renée A. Shellhaas, Courtney J. Wusthoff, Rachel G. Greenberg, Janet S. Soul, Taeun Chang, et al. “Characterization of Death in Infants With Neonatal Seizures.” Pediatr Neurol 113 (December 2020): 21–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.08.002.
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  - Lemmon, Monica, Hannah Glass, Renee A. Shellhaas, Mary Carol Barks, Bria Bailey, Katie Grant, Lisa Grossbauer, et al. “Parent experience of caring for neonates with seizures.” Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 105, no. 6 (November 2020): 634–39. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2019-318612.
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  - Lemmon, Monica E., Ira Chapman, William Malcolm, Kelli Kelley, Richard J. Shaw, Angelo Milazzo, C Michael Cotten, and Susan R. Hintz. “Beyond the First Wave: Consequences of COVID-19 on High-Risk Infants and Families.” Am J Perinatol 37, no. 12 (October 2020): 1283–88. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1715839.
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  - Lemmon, Monica E., Hanna E. Huffstetler, and Bryce B. Reeve. “Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life in Pediatric Neurology.” J Child Neurol 35, no. 10 (September 2020): 681–89. https://doi.org/10.1177/0883073820923809.
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  - Willis, Rheaya, Roy E. Strowd, Mary C. Barks, Rachel E. Salas, Charlene E. Gamaldo, and Monica E. Lemmon. “Education Research: The medical student perspective on challenging conversations.” Neurology 95, no. 5 (August 4, 2020): 226–30. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000009261.
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  - Williamson, Theresa, Marc D. Ryser, Peter A. Ubel, Jihad Abdelgadir, Charis A. Spears, Beiyu Liu, Jordan Komisarow, Monica E. Lemmon, Aladine Elsamadicy, and Shivanand P. Lad. “Withdrawal of Life-Supporting Treatment in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.” Jama Surg, June 17, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2020.1790.
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  - Franck, Linda S., Renée A. Shellhaas, Monica Lemmon, Julie Sturza, Janet S. Soul, Taeun Chang, Courtney J. Wusthoff, et al. “Associations between Infant and Parent Characteristics and Measures of Family Well-Being in Neonates with Seizures: A Cohort Study.” J Pediatr 221 (June 2020): 64-71.e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.02.024.
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  - Dorner, Rebecca A., Renee D. Boss, Vera Joanna Burton, Katherine Raja, and Monica E. Lemmon. “Parent preferences for neurodevelopmental screening in the neonatal intensive care unit.” Dev Med Child Neurol 62, no. 4 (April 2020): 500–505. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.14457.
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  - Berube, Megan W., Monica E. Lemmon, Carolyn E. Pizoli, Margarita Bidegain, Veeral N. Tolia, C Michael Cotten, and Rachel G. Greenberg. “Opioid and benzodiazepine use during therapeutic hypothermia in encephalopathic neonates.” J Perinatol 40, no. 1 (January 2020): 79–88. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-019-0533-4.
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  - Lemmon, Monica E. “Deciding when a life is not worth living: Animperative to measure what matters.” J Med Ethics 46, no. 1 (January 2020): 18–19. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2019-105807.
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  - Williamson, Theresa, Marc D. Ryser, Jihad Abdelgadir, Monica Lemmon, Mary Carol Barks, Rasheedat Zakare, and Peter A. Ubel. “Surgical decision making in the setting of severe traumatic brain injury: A survey of neurosurgeons.” Plos One 15, no. 3 (2020): e0228947. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228947.
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  - Lemmon, M. E., H. Huffstetler, M. C. Barks, C. Kirby, M. Katz, P. A. Ubel, S. L. Docherty, and D. Brandon. “Neurologic Outcome after Prematurity: Perspectives of Parents and Clinicians.” Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey 74, no. 12 (December 1, 2019): 700–702. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ogx.0000616020.53110.9b.
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  - Lemmon, Monica E., Hanna E. Huffstetler, Pamela Donohue, Madelaine Katz, Mary C. Barks, Emma Schindler, Debra Brandon, Renee D. Boss, and Peter A. Ubel. “Neurodevelopmental Risk: A Tool to Enhance Conversations With Families of Infants.” J Child Neurol 34, no. 11 (October 2019): 653–59. https://doi.org/10.1177/0883073819844927.
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  - Lemmon, Monica E., Hanna Huffstetler, Mary Carol Barks, Christine Kirby, Madelaine Katz, Peter A. Ubel, Sharron L. Docherty, and Debra Brandon. “Neurologic Outcome After Prematurity: Perspectives of Parents and Clinicians.” Pediatrics 144, no. 1 (July 2019). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2018-3819.
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  - Lemmon, Monica E., Peter A. Ubel, and Annie Janvier. “Estimating Neurologic Prognosis in Children: High Stakes, Poor Data.” Jama Neurol, May 13, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.1157.
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  - Lemmon, Monica E., and Peter A. Ubel. “In Defense of Nudging When the Stakes Are High.” Am J Bioeth 19, no. 5 (May 2019): 62–63. https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2019.1588422.
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  - Glass, Hannah C., Janet S. Soul, Catherine J. Chu, Shavonne L. Massey, Courtney J. Wusthoff, Taeun Chang, Maria Roberta Cilio, et al. “Response to antiseizure medications in neonates with acute symptomatic seizures.” Epilepsia 60, no. 3 (March 2019): e20–24. https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.14671.
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  - Slone, Jesse, Yanyan Peng, Adam Chamberlin, Belinda Harris, Julie Kaylor, Marie T. McDonald, Monica Lemmon, et al. “Biallelic mutations in FDXR cause neurodegeneration associated with inflammation.” J Hum Genet 63, no. 12 (December 2018): 1211–22. https://doi.org/10.1038/s10038-018-0515-y.
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  - Lemmon, Monica E., and Roy E. Strowd. “Author response: Education Research: Difficult conversations in neurology: Lessons learned from medical students.” Neurology 91, no. 13 (September 25, 2018): 636. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000006238.
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  - Creutzfeldt, Claire J., Benzi Kluger, Adam G. Kelly, Monica Lemmon, David Y. Hwang, Nicholas B. Galifianakis, Alan Carver, Maya Katz, J Randall Curtis, and Robert G. Holloway. “Neuropalliative care: Priorities to move the field forward.” Neurology 91, no. 5 (July 31, 2018): 217–26. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000005916.
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  - Lemmon, Monica E., Pamela K. Donohue, Erin P. Williams, Debra Brandon, Peter A. Ubel, and Renee D. Boss. “No question too small: development of a question prompt list for parents of critically ill infants.” J Perinatol 38, no. 4 (April 2018): 386–91. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-017-0029-z.
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  - Lemmon, Monica E., Charlene Gamaldo, Rachel Marie E. Salas, Ankita Saxena, Tiana E. Cruz, Renee D. Boss, and Roy E. Strowd. “Education Research: Difficult conversations in neurology: Lessons learned from medical students.” Neurology 90, no. 2 (January 9, 2018): 93–97. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000004794.
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  - Boss, R. D., M. E. Lemmon, R. M. Arnold, and P. K. Donohue. “Communicating prognosis with parents of critically ill infants: direct observation of clinician behaviors.” J Perinatol 37, no. 11 (November 2017): 1224–29. https://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2017.118.
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  - Lemmon, Monica E., Pamela K. Donohue, Charlamaine Parkinson, Frances J. Northington, and Renee D. Boss. “Parent Experience of Neonatal Encephalopathy.” J Child Neurol 32, no. 3 (March 2017): 286–92. https://doi.org/10.1177/0883073816680747.
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  - Lemmon, Monica E., Renee D. Boss, Sonia L. Bonifacio, Audrey Foster-Barber, A James Barkovich, and Hannah C. Glass. “Characterization of Death in Neonatal Encephalopathy in the Hypothermia Era.” J Child Neurol 32, no. 4 (March 2017): 360–65. https://doi.org/10.1177/0883073816681904.
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  - Adami, Rebecca R., Maureen E. Grundy, Andrea Poretti, Ryan J. Felling, Monica Lemmon, and Ernest M. Graham. “In Reply.” Obstet Gynecol 129, no. 2 (February 2017): 389–90. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000001885.
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  - Lemmon, Monica E., Matthias W. Wagner, Thangamadhan Bosemani, Kathryn A. Carson, Frances J. Northington, Thierry A. G. M. Huisman, and Andrea Poretti. “Diffusion Tensor Imaging Detects Occult Cerebellar Injury in Severe Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy.” Dev Neurosci 39, no. 1–4 (2017): 207–14. https://doi.org/10.1159/000454856.
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  - Lemmon, Monica E., and Roy E. Strowd. “Right Brain: Breaking bad news: Communication education for neurology trainees.” Neurology 87, no. 24 (December 13, 2016): e285–87. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000003433.
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  - Blumenthal-Barby, J. S., Laura Loftis, Christy L. Cummings, William Meadow, Monica Lemmon, Peter A. Ubel, Laurence McCullough, Emily Rao, and John D. Lantos. “Should Neonatologists Give Opinions Withdrawing Life-sustaining Treatment?” Pediatrics 138, no. 6 (December 2016). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2016-2585.
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  - Adami, Rebecca R., Maureen E. Grundy, Andrea Poretti, Ryan J. Felling, Monica Lemmon, and Ernest M. Graham. “Distinguishing Arterial Ischemic Stroke From Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy in the Neonate at Birth.” Obstet Gynecol 128, no. 4 (October 2016): 704–12. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000001631.
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  - Lemmon, Monica E., Pamela K. Donohue, Charlamaine Parkinson, Frances J. Northington, and Renee D. Boss. “Communication Challenges in Neonatal Encephalopathy.” Pediatrics 138, no. 3 (September 2016). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2016-1234.
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  - Lemmon, M. E., M. Bidegain, and R. D. Boss. “Palliative care in neonatal neurology: robust support for infants, families and clinicians.” J Perinatol 36, no. 5 (May 2016): 331–37. https://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2015.188.
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  - Goel, Reema, Nishant Aggarwal, Monica E. Lemmon, and Thangamadhan Bosemani. “Fetal and maternal manifestations of tuberous sclerosis complex: Value of fetal MRI.” Neuroradiol J 29, no. 1 (February 2016): 57–60. https://doi.org/10.1177/1971400915621323.
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  - Fleming, Leah, Monica Lemmon, Natalie Beck, Maria Johnson, Weiyi Mu, David Murdock, Joann Bodurtha, et al. “Genotype-phenotype correlation of congenital anomalies in multiple congenital anomalies hypotonia seizures syndrome (MCAHS1)/PIGN-related epilepsy.” Am J Med Genet A 170A, no. 1 (January 2016): 77–86. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.37369.
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  - Klein, Jessica L., Monica E. Lemmon, Frances J. Northington, Eugen Boltshauser, Thierry A. G. M. Huisman, and Andrea Poretti. “Clinical and neuroimaging features as diagnostic guides in neonatal neurology diseases with cerebellar involvement.” Cerebellum Ataxias 3 (2016): 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40673-016-0039-1.
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  - Hobbs, J., A. Tekes, J. Klein, M. Lemmon, R. J. Felling, and R. Chavez-Valdez. “Acute paraplegia in a preterm infant with cerebral sinovenous thrombosis.” J Perinatol 35, no. 6 (June 2015): 460–62. https://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2015.26.
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  - Lemmon, Monica E., Marco Grados, Tina Kline, Carol B. Thompson, Syed F. Ali, and Harvey S. Singer. “Efficacy of Glutamate Modulators in Tic Suppression: A Double-Blind, Randomized Control Trial of D-serine and Riluzole in Tourette Syndrome.” Pediatr Neurol 52, no. 6 (June 2015): 629–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2015.02.002.
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  - Lemmon, Monica E., Bennett Lavenstein, Carolyn D. Applegate, Ada Hamosh, Aylin Tekes, and Harvey S. Singer. “A novel presentation of DYT 16: acute onset in infancy and association with MRI abnormalities.” Mov Disord 28, no. 14 (December 2013): 1937–38. https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.25703.
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  - Lemmon, M. E., and E. H. Kossoff. “New treatment options for lennox-gastaut syndrome.” Current Treatment Options in Neurology 15, no. 4 (August 1, 2013): 519–28. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11940-013-0223-z.
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  - Lemmon, Monica E., Naomi N. Terao, Yu-Tze Ng, Wayne Reisig, James E. Rubenstein, and Eric H. Kossoff. “Efficacy of the ketogenic diet in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: a retrospective review of one institution's experience and summary of the literature.” Dev Med Child Neurol 54, no. 5 (May 2012): 464–68. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2012.04233.x.
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  - Lemerman, Hanna Beth, Anisha Khaitan, Monica Lemmon, Janet R. Serwint, and Suchitra K. Hourigan. “A case of Henoch-Schönlein purpura presenting with a gastrocutaneous fistula.” Clin Pediatr (Phila) 50, no. 10 (October 2011): 978–80. https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922810384727.
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  - Lemmon, Monica E., Matt Gregas, and Shafali S. Jeste. “Risperidone use in autism spectrum disorders: a retrospective review of a clinic-referred patient population.” J Child Neurol 26, no. 4 (April 2011): 428–32. https://doi.org/10.1177/0883073810382143.
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- Conference Papers
  - LeBlanc, Thomas William, Karen Scherr, Annabel Wang, Monica Lemmon, and Peter A. Ubel. “Risk tolerance and attitudes toward chemotherapy: Who chooses palliative treatment when cure is possible?” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 35:10054–10054. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2017. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.10054.
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  - LeBlanc, Thomas William, Karen Scherr, Annabel Wang, Monica Lemmon, and Peter A. Ubel. “Who chooses palliative chemotherapy when a cure is possible? Results of a risk tolerance survey of laypersons.” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 34:35–35. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2016. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2016.34.26_suppl.35.
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  - Lemmon, Monica, Charlene Gamaldo, Rachel Marie Salas, Ankita Saxena, Tiana Cruz, Renee Boss, and Roy Strowd. “Difficult Conversations in Neurology: Defining Medical Student Exposure and Educational Opportunities.” In Neurology, Vol. 86. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2016.
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Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
- BIOETHIC 603S: Clinical Bioethics and Health Policy 2021
- BIOETHIC 603S: Clinical Bioethics and Health Policy 2020

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