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 Edwin
Forman,MD
Edwin Forman, MD, is an expert in the treatment of children with cancer
and blood disorders, as well as an expert in medical ethics. He is
the former director of the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Program at
Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, RI, where he also served
as associate pediatrician-in-chief and director of the pediatric residency
training program. He is the Alan G. Hassenfeld Professor of Pediatrics
at Brown Medical School, where he helped found the medical ethics
program.
Forman began treating children with cancer in 1966 and joined the
staff at Rhode Island Hospital in 1968. For nearly four decades,
his work has focused on three areas: children afflicted with blood
disorders and malignancies, medical education and bioethics. He
was among the first physicians to conduct trials of drugs to fight
cancer in children.
He is a co-author of two books: "Ethical Dilemmas in Pediatrics"
(1991) and "The Parents Handbook on Leukemia" (1977),
one of the first publications aimed at helping parents understand
and cope with the disease and its treatment, and he has published
over 50 peer-reviewed publications.
Forman has been an integral part of developing programs that go
beyond medical care to support children with cancer and their families.
He was a driving force in the creation of Hasbro Children's Hospital,
which provided state-of-the-art family-centered care and is the
only dedicated pediatric facility in Rhode Island. Together with
parents of children with cancer, Forman also helped create The Tomorrow
Fund, a unique program in the nation that provides financial and
emotional support to families as their children battle cancer and
blood disorders.
Forman has presented nationally on medical ethics issues such as
the concerns regarding research in children with cancer and the
impact of decisions regarding blood transfusions in children of
Jehovah's Witnesses. He has researched the effects of traumatic
stress on parents and siblings of children with cancer, and presented
on ways to counsel families of dying children.
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