AprilDworetzMD
Neonat/Perinatology • Atlanta, GAAssociate Professor, Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
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Office
550 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30308Phone+1 404-276-4876Fax+1 404-686-4942- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. April Dworetz is a neonatologist in Atlanta, GA and is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine, a Senior Ethics Fellow at the Center for Ethics of Emory University, and affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Grady Memorial Hospital, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, She received her medical degree from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and has been in practice 35 years. Her academic interests include disability ethics and life-and-death issues in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Education & Training
Emory UniversityMA, Bioethics, 2009 - 2014- Yale UniversityMPH, Epidemiology, 1987 - 1988
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1986 - 1988
UPMC Children's Hospital of PittsburghResidency, Pediatrics, 1982 - 1985
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1982
Certifications & Licensure
GA State Medical License 2004 - 2025
CA State Medical License 2000 - 2015
PA State Medical License 1984 - 2002- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 9 citationsWithholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment in extremely low gestational age neonatesApril R. Dworetz, Girija Natarajan, John C. Langer, Kathy Kinlaw, Jennifer R James, Margarita Bidegain, Abhik Das, Brenda B. Poindexter, Edward F. Bell, C M Cotten, Ha...> ;Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition. 2021 May 1
- Reality checks.April R Dworetz> ;The Hastings Center Report. 2012 Jul 11
- 17 citationsOutcomes of Preterm Infants following Discussions about Withdrawal or Withholding of Life Support.Jennifer Hauver James, David Munson, Sara B. DeMauro, John Langer, April R. Dworetz, Girija Natarajan, Margarita Bidegain, Christine A. Fortney, Ruth Seabrook, Betty R...> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2017 Nov 1
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Authored Content
- End-of-life, at BirthAugust 2013
Committees
- Co-chairperson, Disability Ethics Affinity Group 2013 - Present
- Chairperson, Committee on Bioethics, American Academy of Pediatrics, Georgia Branch 2013 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- American Society for Bioethics and HumanitiesMember
Hospital Affiliations
Grady Health SystemAtlanta, Georgia
Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta, Georgia
Children's Healthcare of AtlantaAtlanta, Georgia
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