Physicians

Director of Clinical Ethics, Duke University Hospital

Departments / Divisions

• Pediatrics / Pediatrics-Hematology/Oncology
• Medicine / Medicine - Oncology

Address
DUMC 102382
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-684-3401

Office Telephone
919-668-9025

Fax Telephone
919-681-7950

Training

• MD, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (Ohio), 1978

Residency

• Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Boston (Massachusetts), 1978-1980

Fellowship

• Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital, Boston/Dana Farber Cancer Institute (Massachusetts), 1980-1984
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harvard University (Massachusetts), 1981-1985

Other Training

• MA, Philosophy, Duke University, 2008

Clinical Interests
Clinical medical ethics, philosophy of biology, pediatric oncology, childhood cancers (leukemia, lymphoma, solid tumors), long-term follow-up of childhood cancer survivors

Research Interests
My main interests are clinical ethics with a concentration in medical decision-making.  My main interests lie in the area of equitable allocation of scarce resources (rationing).  In this area, I have done work on planning for pandemic influenza and allocation of drugs during shortages.  I  play a major role in the Clinical Ethics Service at Duke Hospital and chair the hospital's Ethics Committee.  

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This physician has no reported relationships with industry.

Representative Publications
Rosoff, P.M. and Coleman, D.L. (2011) “The case for legal regulation of physicians’ off-label prescribing.”  Notre Dame Law Rev.: In press. (2011)

Rosoff, P.M. and Decamp, M. (2011) “Preparing for an influenza pandemic: are some people more equal than others?”  J. of Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved: in press. (2011)

Rosoff, P.M. (2010) “In Search of the Mommy Gene: Behavioral Genetics and Modern Molecular Biology.”  Sci. Technol. Human Values 35 (2): 200-243. (2010)

Rosoff, P.M. (2010) “Is Palliative Care a Necessity or a Luxury During an Overwhelming Health Catastrophe?”  J. Clin. Ethics 21 (4): 312-320. (2010)

Arroyave WD, Clipp EC, Miller PE, Jones LW, Ward DS, Bonner MJ, Rosoff PM, Snyder DC, Demark-Wahnefried W. Childhood cancer survivors' perceived barriers to improving exercise and dietary behaviors. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2008 Jan;35(1):121-30. (2008) Abstract

Hardy KK, Bonner MJ, Masi R, Hutchinson KC, Willard VW, Rosoff PM. Psychosocial functioning in parents of adult survivors of childhood cancer. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2008 Feb;30(2):153-9. (2008) Abstract

Rosoff, P.M. (2008) “The Ethics of Care: Social Workers in an Avian Influenza Pandemic”.  Social Work in Health Care: in press.

Hardy, K.K., Bonner, M.J.,  Masi, R., Hutchinson, K.C., Willard, V.C. and Rosoff, P.M. (2008) “Psychosocial functioning in parents of adult survivors of childhood cancer.” J. Ped. Hematol. and Oncol.: in press.

Coleman, D. and Rosoff, P. (2008) “FDA Offers a Dangerous Gift to Drug Companies.”  Raleigh News and Observer:  March 6, 2008, page 9A; Orlando Sentinel, March 23, 2008.

Rosoff, P.M. (2008) “Does Physician Responsibility for Patient Care Extend Beyond the Clinic Door?”  Amer. Med. Assoc. J. Ethics/virtualmentor.org: in press.
(2008)

Saini S, Rosoff PM. Are we finally ready for outpatient management of febrile neutropenia? Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2007 Nov;49(6):765-6. (2007) Abstract

Rosoff PM, Rosenberg A. How Darwinian reductionism refutes genetic determinism. Stud Hist Philos Biol Biomed Sci. 2006 Mar;37(1):122-35. (2006) Abstract

Rosoff PM, Rosenberg A. How Darwinian reductionism refutes genetic determinism. Stud Hist Philos Biol Biomed Sci. 2006 Mar;37(1):122-35. (2006) Abstract

Rosoff PM. A central role for palliative care in an influenza pandemic. J Palliat Med. 2006 Oct;9(5):1051-3. (2006) Abstract

Rosoff PM. A central role for palliative care in an influenza pandemic. J Palliat Med. 2006 Oct;9(5):1051-3. (2006) Abstract

Rosoff PM. The two-edged sword of curing childhood cancer. N Engl J Med. 2006 Oct 12;355(15):1522-3. (2006) Abstract

Rosoff PM. The two-edged sword of curing childhood cancer. N Engl J Med. 2006 Oct 12;355(15):1522-3. (2006) Abstract

Demark-Wahnefried W, Werner C, Clipp EC, Guill AB, Bonner M, Jones LW, Rosoff PM. Survivors of childhood cancer and their guardians. Cancer. 2005 May 15;103(10):2171-80. (2005) Abstract

Rosoff PM, Larrier N, Rice HE. Intra-abdominal desmoid tumor after successful treatment for Hodgkin disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2005 Oct 15;45(5):728-31. (2005) Abstract

Rosoff PM, Werner C, Clipp EC, Guill AB, Bonner M, Demark-Wahnefried W. Response rates to a mailed survey targeting childhood cancer survivors: a comparison of conditional versus unconditional incentives. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2005 May;14(5):1330-2. (2005) Abstract

Rosoff PM, Werner C, Clipp EC, Guill AB, Bonner M, Demark-Wahnefried W. Response rates to a mailed survey targeting childhood cancer survivors: a comparison of conditional versus unconditional incentives. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2005 May;14(5):1330-2. (2005) Abstract

Rosoff PM. Can underpowered clinical trials be justified? IRB. 2004 May-Jun;26(3):16-9. (2004) Abstract

Ressler IB, Cash J, McNeill D, Joy S, Rosoff PM. Continued parental attendance at a clinic for adult survivors of childhood cancer. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2003 Nov;25(11):868-73. (2003) Abstract

Rosoff PM. Industrial collaboration. N Engl J Med. 2003 Feb 27;348(9):863-4; author reply 863-4. (2003) Abstract