Renee Boss, MD, MHS

Rembrandt Foundation Professor of Pediatric Palliative Care

Contact

600 North Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21287
410-955-5259
[email protected]
People
  • Core Faculty
    Berman Institute of Bioethics
  • Rembrandt Foundation Professor of Pediatric Palliative Care, Professor of Pediatrics
    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Renee Boss, a faculty member at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and a professor in the Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, has a special expertise in neonatal palliative care. She founded the Palliative Care Working Group in the division, and is a member of the Maryland Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition, and of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Boss also sits on the Johns Hopkins Ethics Committee. Her awards include the Young Investigators Award from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, including the  American Journal of Medicine, the Journal of Palliative Medicine, and Pediatrics.

Dr. Boss leads the Pediatric Chronic Critical Illness Collaborative, a multicenter research group focused on expanding knowledge and care for children with repeated and prolonged hospitalizations.

Research Interests

  • Neonatal Palliative Care
  • Critical Care Neonatology
  • Clinician-to-parent Communication

Education

  • M.D., Boston University School of Medicine
  • Residency, Pediatrics, University of Arizona College of Medicine
  • Fellowship, Neonatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Related Projects

The Ventilator Nurse Training (VeNT) Program

Building community capacity to care for children on chronic home ventilation through simulation training

Raising Children with Medical Complexity: Issues in Housing and Household Expenses

Assessing the housing challenges for children with special health care needs in the State of Maryland

Pediatric Chronic Critical Illness Research & Ethics

Supporting parents and clinicians as they care for children with multi-system disease, dependence on medical technology and frequent/prolonged hospitalizations

Pediatric Chronic Mechanical Ventilation Decision-Making Tool

Helping families make informed decisions for their child and family by hearing the lived-experiences of others who chose for and against pediatric chronic mechanical ventilation

Exploring Medical Foster Care

Exploring medical foster care as a placement option for children with medical complexity

Pediatric Home Healthcare for Children with Chronic Critical Illness

Documenting pediatric home health care barriers and facilitators to help children live at home with their families

Pediatric Chronic Critical Illness Collaborative

Connecting researchers and students interested in pediatric chronic critical illness to build the evidence-base for care

Levi Symposium 2019: Where can they live? The Ethical Challenges of Gaps in Community Supports, Services, and Placement Options for Children with Medical Complexity

The Symposium convened stakeholders to focus on gaps in community supports, services and placement options for children with medical complexity