Yoram Unguru, MD, MS, MA
Herman & Walter Samuelson Children's- Sinai, Berman Institute- John's Hopkins
Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Dr. Unguru is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist at The Herman and Walter Samuelson Children's Hospital at Sinai and a Core Faculty member of The John Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, Baltimore, MD. He is also Assistant Professor in the School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Unguru earned his M.D. (valedictorian) at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology / Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine. His M.A. with a concentration in the history of medicine and medical ethics, and B.A. in historical studies, were granted at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Dr. Unguru also received a Master of Science (valedictorian) in interdisciplinary studies in biological and physical science at Touro College / Barry Z. Levine School of Health Sciences. He completed his pediatric residency at the Children's Hospital at Sinai and his pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington DC. Dr. Unguru was a postdoctoral Greenwall Fellow in Bioethics and Public Policy at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Unguru is board certified both in pediatrics and in pediatric hematology/oncology.<br><br>
Dr. Unguru has published and spoken nationally on a wide range of issues in pediatric bioethics. He has served as a consultant to the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Research tasked with revising the AAP Guidelines for the Ethical Conduct of Studies to Evaluate Drugs in Children. He has also served as a consultant to the American Medical Association Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs tasked with modernizing pediatric components of the AMA Code of Medical Ethics. Dr. Unguru is a member of the Children’s Oncology Group, Bioethics Steering Committee and recently completed tenure as a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology Ethics Committee. Dr. Unguru has consistently been recognized as a Champion of Care and an All Star Champion of Care by his patients. Dr. Unguru implemented and directs an ethics curriculum for the pediatric house staff at The Herman and Walter Samuelson Children's Hospital at Sinai where he also provides hospital-wide ethics education and consultation. In 2010, Dr. Unguru was recognized as “Teacher of the Year” by the pediatric house staff at the Children’s Hospital at Sinai. Current research includes leading a transnational, multidisciplinary Working Group and Task Force examining the ethical and policy implications of chemotherapy drug shortages in childhood cancer.
Dr. Unguru has published and spoken nationally on a wide range of issues in pediatric bioethics. He has served as a consultant to the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Research tasked with revising the AAP Guidelines for the Ethical Conduct of Studies to Evaluate Drugs in Children. He has also served as a consultant to the American Medical Association Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs tasked with modernizing pediatric components of the AMA Code of Medical Ethics. Dr. Unguru is a member of the Children’s Oncology Group, Bioethics Steering Committee and recently completed tenure as a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology Ethics Committee. Dr. Unguru has consistently been recognized as a Champion of Care and an All Star Champion of Care by his patients. Dr. Unguru implemented and directs an ethics curriculum for the pediatric house staff at The Herman and Walter Samuelson Children's Hospital at Sinai where he also provides hospital-wide ethics education and consultation. In 2010, Dr. Unguru was recognized as “Teacher of the Year” by the pediatric house staff at the Children’s Hospital at Sinai. Current research includes leading a transnational, multidisciplinary Working Group and Task Force examining the ethical and policy implications of chemotherapy drug shortages in childhood cancer.