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Ashley Fernandes, MD, Pediatrics, Westerville, OH

AshleyKFernandesMDPhD, FAAP

Pediatrics Westerville, OH

Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Community Health

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  • Office

    433 N Cleveland Ave
    Westerville, OH 43082
    Phone+1 614-722-6200

Summary

  • I am a board certified pediatrician practicing hospital and ambulatory pediatrics. I also have strong educational and administrative credentials, with a PhD from Georgetown in Philosophy (Bioethics), and research and scholarship in medical education, professionalism, medical ethics, pediatric ethics, and curricular planning and intervention.

Education & Training

  • Georgetown University
    Georgetown UniversityPhD, Philosophy, 1999 - 2008
  • SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine
    SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 2003 - 2006
  • Ohio State University College of Medicine
    Ohio State University College of MedicineClass of 2003
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityMA, Philosophy, 1996 - 1999
  • The University of Toledo College of Medicine
    The University of Toledo College of MedicineB.A., Biology and Philosophy, Magna Cum Laude, 1994

Certifications & Licensure

  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2006 - 2025
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Patrick Guinan National Physician Mentor of the Year Award Catholic Medical Association, 2015
  • Center for Medicine After the Holocaust (CMATH) Champion The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 2015
  • Collaborator in Caring Award Dayton Children’s Hospital, 2014
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • A house divided: coerciveness within one's own tradition  
    Fernandes, AK, Narrative Issues in Bioethics, 1/1/2016
  • The Ethical Analysis of Feeding Tube Placement  
    Golder, B., Hosie, A., Ely, W., Raphael J., Fernandes, AK, National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, accepted and forthcoming, 1/1/2016
  • The GOLD card: Evaluation of an instrument to improve health literacy and promote patient-centered care in an urban Vietnamese hospital  
    Nguyen, MT & Fernandes, AK, Global Journal of Health Education and Promotion, 1/1/2016
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Do Family-Centered Rounds Promote Humanistic Care? A Systematic Review of the Literature
    Fernandes AK, Sydelko BS, Gruber L, Kwizera E, Forbis, SG, Pediatrics, 1/1/2016
  • The Ethics, Limits, and Potential Harm of Naming Names
    Fernandes AK, Pediatrics, 1/1/2016
  • An Analysis Of Individual Conscience Protection Policies In Diverse Hospital Settings
    Fernandes AK, Conference on Medicine and Religion, 1/1/2016
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Lectures

  • Perinatal Ethics: The Case of Baby Thomas 
    The Ohio State University Center for Bioethics - 1/13/2016
  • Reclaiming the Medical Culture 
    University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN - 1/1/2016
  • The Transformative Power of Integrity: Why It (Still) Matters in Medicine 
    Seton Medical Center-UT Austin Dell Medical School, Austin, TX - 1/1/2016
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