Leul Deribe Kitaw, PhD, MPH

Leul Deribe Kitaw, PhD, MPH,  is a Fogarty African Bioethics Postdoctoral Fellow at the Johns Hopkins University Berman Institute. He is an Assistant Professor at Addis Ababa University, where he has extensive experience in teaching, research, and in-service training. He holds a PhD in Public Health from Addis Ababa University, an MPH in Reproductive Health, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. He also completed advanced international training in Complex Interventions in Pediatric Health Care at Lund University in Sweden. His research focuses on the intersection of public health, clinical ethics, and family centered care, with interests in pediatric oncology and reproductive health. In his doctoral work, he developed a family centered intervention to reduce psychological distress among parents of children with cancer, using mixed method studies, participatory workshops, and acceptability assessments to strengthen communication, support, and informed decision making in resource limited settings. He has also contributed to clinical training materials and capacity building programs aimed at improving communication and family centered care. As a Postdoctoral Fellow, he continues to explore the ethical dimensions of noncommunicable disease (NCD) care in children and adolescents, working to bridge clinical practice and bioethics to promote equitable and dignified care for vulnerable populations in sub-Saharan Africa.‑centered care, with interests in pediatric oncology and reproductive health. His doctoral work developed a family‑centered intervention to reduce psychological distress among parents of children with cancer, using mixed‑method studies, participatory workshops, and acceptability assessments to strengthen communication, support, and informed decision‑making in resource‑limited settings. He has also contributed to clinical training materials and capacity‑building programs aimed at improving communication and family‑centered care. As a Postdoctoral Fellow, he continues to explore the ethical dimensions of non‑communicable disease (NCD) care in children and adolescents, working to bridge clinical practice and bioethics to promote equitable and dignified care for vulnerable populations in sub‑Saharan Africa.