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Elizabeth Lanphier, PhD, MS


  • Clinical Ethicist, Ethics Center
  • Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
  • Asssitant Professor, UC Department of Philosophy; Affiliated Faculty, UC Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

About

Fellowship: Clinical Ethics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 2020,

PhD: Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2019,

MS: Narrative Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, 2013,

Certifications: Healthcare Ethics Consultant (HEC-C), 2020

Interests

Clinical ethics; medical humanities; health care justice

Publications

Selected

Reconsidering Off-Label Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination. Lanphier, E; Fyfe, S. JAMA pediatrics. 2025; 179(12):1253-1254.

Selected

Trauma-Informed Screening for Structural Drivers of Health. Lanphier, E; Duffee, J. AMA journal of ethics. 2025; 27(9):E678-E685.

Selected

Transformative Experiences, Anticipatory Regret, and Informed Consent. Lanphier, E; Fyfe, S. Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy. 2025; 1-17.

Selected

Trauma Informed Ethics Consultation. Lanphier, E; Anani, UE. American Journal of Bioethics. 2022; 22(5):45-57.

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Narrative and Medicine: Premises, Practices, Pragmatism. Lanphier, E. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine. 2021; 64(2):211-234.

The Impact of Family Social Identity on Ethical Decision-Making in the NICU. Demichelis, C; Lanphier, E; Anani, U. AJOB Empirical Bioethics. 2026; 1-10.

Information about Clinical Ethics Consultation Services on US Hospital Websites. Peshoff, M; Lowy, M; Danis, M; Krohmal, B; Lanphier, E; Earl, J. AJOB Empirical Bioethics. 2026; 1-8.

Pediatric Use of Compounded GLP-1 Agents: Benefits, Risks, and Equity. Kelly, L; Siegel, R; Lanphier, E. Obesities. 2026; 6(1):10.

The Ethics of Ambience: Narrative Approaches to Justice in Healthcare AI. Schwartz, D; Lanphier, E. American Journal of Bioethics. 2026; 26(2):24-27.

Introduction. Lanphier, E; Churchill, LR. 2026:1-4.