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Lauris C. Kaldjian, MD, PhD

Professor of Internal Medicine-General Internal Medicine

Current Positions

  • Professor of Internal Medicine-General Internal Medicine
  • Richard M. Caplan Chair in Biomedical Ethics and Medical Humanities

Education

  • MD, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • M Div, Yale Divinity School, New Haven, Connecticut
  • PhD, Religious Ethics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Resident, Internal Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven Connecticut
  • Fellow, Infectious Disease, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

Graduate Program Affiliations

Center, Program and Institute Affiliations

Selected Publications

  • Carlisle, E. M., Klipowicz, C. J., Shinkunas, L. A., Scherer, A. M. & Kaldjian, L. C. (2021). Discrepancies in decision making preferences between parents and surgeons in pediatric surgery. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 21 (1) 42. DOI: 10.1186/s12911-021-01414-z. PMID: 33541347. PMCID: PMC7863410.
  • Kaldjian, L. C. (2020). Communication about medical errors. Patient Education and Counseling. DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2020.11.035. PMID: 33280965.
  • Kaldjian, L. C. (2020). Practising the ethics we teach in international medical education. Medical Education 54 (5) 384-386. DOI: 10.1111/medu.14143. PMID: 32119149.
  • Kaldjian, L. C. (2019). Clarifying Core Content of Goals of Care Discussions. Journal of General Internal Medicine. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05522-5. PMID: 31713035.
  • Kaldjian, L. C., Shinkunas, L. A., Reisinger, H. S., Polacco, M. A. & Perencevich, E. N. (2019). Attitudes about sickness presenteeism in medical training: Is there a hidden curriculum?. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 8 149. DOI: 10.1186/s13756-019-0602-7. PMID: 31508227. PMCID: PMC6727412.
  • Kaldjian, L. C. (2019). Understanding Conscience as Integrity: Why Some Physicians Will Not Refer Patients for Ethically Controversial Practices. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 62 (3) 383-400. DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2019.0022. PMID: 31495787.
  • Marsden, K. A., Kaldjian, L. C. & Carlisle, E. M. (2019). Ethical issues encountered during the medical student surgical clerkship. Journal of Surgical Research 244, 272-277.
  • Kaldjian, L. C. (2019). Purpose and providence: An outline for Christian practical wisdom in healthcare.
  • Carlisle, E. M., Shinkunas, L. A. & Kaldjian, L. C. (2018). Do surgeons and patients/parents value shared decision-making in pediatric surgery? A systematic review. The Journal of Surgical Research 231 49-53. DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2018.04.042. PMID: 30278968.
  • Greiner, A. M. & Kaldjian, L. C. (2018). Rethinking medical oaths using the Physician Charter and ethical virtues. Medical Education. DOI: 10.1111/medu.13581. PMID: 29700846.