Lauris C. Kaldjian, MD, PhD
Research Profile

• Disclosure of medical errors
• Dementia and end-of-life care
• Religious beliefs in medical practice

Research Affiliations:

• Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine
• Program in Biomedical Ethics and Medical Humanities

Recent Publications:

1. Kaldjian LC, Jekel JF, Bernene JL, Rosenthal GE, Vaughan-Sarrazin M, Duffy TP. Should disagreement about physician-assisted suicide discourage professional societies from engaging in public debate? A Survey of 677 Connecticut Internists. Connecticut Medicine 2002;66:603-609.
2. Kaldjian LC. Disclosing our own medical errors: Are three good reasons enough? Johns Hopkins Advanced Studies in Medicine 2003;3:51-52.
3. Kaldjian LC. Are sleep deprivation and fatigue among physicians unavoidable? Johns Hopkins Advanced Studies in Medicine 2003;3;232-233.
4. Kaldjian LC. HIV testing and partner notification: physicians' ethical responsibilities in a persistent epidemic. Johns Hopkins Advanced Studies in Medicine 2003;3:413-414.
5. Kaldjian LC. Is tube feeding in patients with advanced dementia ever useful? Johns Hopkins Advanced Studies in Medicine 2003;3;584-585.
6. Kaldjian LC, Jekel JK, Bernene JL, Rosenthal GE, Vaughan-Sarrazin M, Duffy TP. Internists' attitudes toward terminal sedation in end-of-life care. Journal of Medical Ethics 2004;30:499-503.
7. Kaldjian LC, Wu BJ, Kirkpatrick JN, Thomas-Geevarghese A, Vaughan-Sarrazin M. Medical house officers' attitudes toward vigorous analgesia, terminal sedation, and physician-assisted suicide. American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine 2004;21:381-387.
8. Kaldjian LC. Ethical challenges in opioid therapy for chronic pain. Johns Hopkins Advanced Studies in Medicine 2004;4:51-52.
9. Kaldjian LC. Should US physicians help their patients acquire prescription drugs from Canada? Johns Hopkins Advanced Studies in Medicine 2004;4:271-272.
10. Herwaldt LA, Kaldjian LC. Ethical aspects of infection control. In: Lautenbach E, Woeltje K, editors. Practical handbook for healthcare epidemiologists, 2nd ed. Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Inc., 2004, pp. 25-33. [My contributions included the following sections: (a) An Approach to Ethical Problems in Infection Control, (b) Inclusion and Restriction of Drugs by Formulary Committees, (c) Post-Exposure Testing and Prophylaxis for HIV, and (d) I co-authored the Taxonomy in Table 4-1.]
11. Kaldjian LC, Weir RF, Duffy TP. A clinician's approach to clinical ethical reasoning. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2005;20:306-311.
12. Kaldjian LC. Are individuals diagnosed with brain death really dead? Johns Hopkins Advanced Studies in Medicine 2005;5:49-50.
13. Kaldjian LC. Spiritual and religious needs in patient care. Johns Hopkins Advanced Studies in Medicine 2005;5:207-208.
14. Kaldjian LC. Risk vs relief in postmenopausal hormone therapy: finding a balance. Johns Hopkins Advanced Studies in Medicine 2005;5:323-324.