Douglas S. Diekema

Professor, Pediatrics - Bioethics
Adjunct Professor, Bioethics and Humanities
Adjunct Professor, Health Systems and Population Health
Adjunct Professor, Medicine - Emergency Medicine


Box
Seattle Children's Research Institute
Seattle, WA 98101-

206-987-4346
diek@uw.edu

Research Interests

Bioethical issues; consent and confidentiality issues in pediatrics; the limits of parental medical decision-making authority for children; ethics and child health policy; ethics in emergency medicine; disaster and pandemic preparedness; coronavirus; Covid-19; emerging diseases; epidemics; ethical issues related to pandemic response and policy; disease outbreaks

Education

MPH Health Services, University of Washington, 1993

MD University of North Carolina, 1985

BS Biology, Calvin College, 1981

In the News

With guns drawn, officers raided home to get feverish child
The New York Times, 03/29/2019

Case Sparks Debate About Teen Decision Making in Health
US News & World Report, 01/23/2015

Circumcision benefits outweigh risks, pediatrics report says
Seattle Times, 08/26/2012

Whooping Cough: One Mom’s Story
Seattle/Local Health Guide, 05/29/2012