Prof. Mark Mercurio: Professional Identity Formation, Bioethics, Neonatal Ethics

Biography:

Prof. Mark Mercurio is a Professor of Pediatrics, Founding Director of the Program for Biomedical Ethics at Yale School of Medicine, and Founding Director of the Yale Pediatric Ethics Program at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital. He served as Chief of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Yale for many years, stepping down from the role in 2022.

Dr. Mercurio received his undergraduate degree in Biochemical Sciences from Princeton University, an M.D. from Columbia University, and completed his Pediatrics Residency and Neonatology Fellowship at Yale. He also earned an M.A. in Philosophy from Brown University. His career spans decades as an attending neonatologist, educator, and leader in medical ethics.

Dr. Mercurio has been deeply involved in neonatology and bioethics education for medical professionals at all levels, as well as serving as a faculty member for the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE) since 2010. He is a Fellow of The Hastings Center, a former Chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Bioethics, and a co-editor of the American Academy of Pediatrics Resident Curriculum in Bioethics. Widely published and frequently invited to speak around the world, he was honored with the 2023 William G. Bartholome Award for Ethical Excellence by the American Academy of Pediatrics.