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Robert Truog, MD, Pediatrics, Boston, MA, Boston Children's Hospital

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Pediatrics Boston, MA

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care

Professor of Anaesthesia (Pediatrics), Boston Children's Hospital

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Education & Training

  • Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Pediatric Anesthesiology, 1986 - 1987
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Anesthesiology, 1984 - 1986
  • University of Colorado
    University of ColoradoResidency, Pediatrics, 1980 - 1984
  • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1987 - 2025
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2013 - 2020
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow (FCCM) American College of Critical Care Medicine
  • Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Allocating Resources Across the Life Span During COVID-19—Integrating Neonates and Children into Crisis Standards of Care Protocols  
    Robert Truog, MD, JAMA Pediatrics
  • Cognitive Bias and Public Health Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic  
    Scott D Halpern, Robert D Truog, JAMA
  • The Toughest Triage — Allocating Ventilators in a Pandemic  
    Robert D Truog, George Q Daley, The New England Journal of Medicine
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Lectures

  • Biological, Legal, and Moral Definitions of Brain Death—Reply 
    Harvard Medical School ,Department Of Continuing Education, Boston, Massachusetts - 6/12/2013
  • The 50-Year Legacy of the Harvard Report on Brain Death 
    Harvard Medical School ,Department Of Continuing Education, Boston, Massachusetts - 3/9/2013

Authored Content

  • Cognitive Bias and Public Health Policy During the COVID-19 PandemicJune 2020
  • Cognitive Bias and Public Health Policy During the COVID-19 PandemicJune 2020

Press Mentions

  • A Machine Kept Our Patient Alive, but She Couldn’t Stay on Forever, Right?
    A Machine Kept Our Patient Alive, but She Couldn’t Stay on Forever, Right?November 22nd, 2022
  • Who Are We Caring for in the I.C.U.?
    Who Are We Caring for in the I.C.U.?February 6th, 2022
  • Unvaccinated Boston-Area Man in Need of a Heart Not Placed on Transplant List
    Unvaccinated Boston-Area Man in Need of a Heart Not Placed on Transplant ListJanuary 27th, 2022
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Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations