
Steven Joffe MD
Emanuel and Robert Hart Professor, Medical Ethics, Perelman School of Medicine
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- 3401 Civic Center BlvdChildrens Hospital of Philadelphia Div of OncologyPhiladelphia, PA 19104 
- Phone+1 215-590-4191 
- Fax+1 267-425-9299 
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Education & Training
 Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1997 - 2000 Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1997 - 2000
 University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Pediatrics, 1992 - 1995 University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Pediatrics, 1992 - 1995
 University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1992 University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
 CA State Medical License 1993 - Present CA State Medical License 1993 - Present
 PA State Medical License 2013 - 2020 PA State Medical License 2013 - 2020
 MA State Medical License 1997 - 2014 MA State Medical License 1997 - 2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A Framework for Assessing the Permissibility of Academic Leaders' Outside Activities.Matthew S McCOY, Martha E Gaines, Steven Joffe, Genevieve P Kanter, Emily A Largent
 The Milbank Quarterly. 2025-09-01
- Parents' perceptions of the utility of genetic testing in the NICU.Katharine Press Callahan, Rebecca Mueller, Steven Joffe, Cara Skraban, Nancy B Spinner
 Genetics in Medicine. 2025-06-01
- The Dangers of Decoupling Safety and Effectiveness in Drug Approval.Patricia J Zettler, Rachel E Sachs, Steven Joffe, Holly Fernandez Lynch
 JAMA. 2025-05-27
Authored Content
- Clinicians Working While Sick Is Bad Enough in Ordinary Times. And These Are Not Ordinary TimesMarch 2020
Press Mentions
 Donald Trump’s Special Coronavirus Treatment Raises Fairness Issues, Experts SayOctober 7th, 2020 Donald Trump’s Special Coronavirus Treatment Raises Fairness Issues, Experts SayOctober 7th, 2020
Grant Support
- Penn Postdoctoral Training Program in the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Genetics and GenomicsUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2017–2027
- Randomized trial of universal vs. guideline-directed germline testing among young adults with cancerUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2019–2025
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