Brian Cummings

Brian M. Cummings, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, HMS
Member, HMS Center for Bioethics

Brian Michael Cummings, MD, is a pediatric intensivist, as well medical director and vice chair for the Department of Pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital, and the executive director for the Clinical Process Improvement Leadership Program (CPIP) at Mass General Brigham. He received his undergraduate degree with honors at Boston College with a senior thesis on physician assisted suicide. He received his medical degree from University of Connecticut and completed his residency and fellowship training at MGH. A graduate of the HMS ethics certificate program, he leads the pediatric ethics committee at MGH. Brian's area of interests are pediatric, professional and organizational ethics and he has published various articles on pediatric ethical issues, quality and safety, and professional development.

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Reevaluating a Standardized Sedation Weaning Protocol for Pediatric Laryngotracheal Reconstruction for Continuous Quality Improvement.
Authors: Authors: Bowe SN, Colaianni CA, Yamasaki A, Cummings BM, Hartnick CJ.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
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Building a Bridge Between Pediatric Anesthesiologists and Pediatric Intensive Care.
Authors: Authors: Longacre MM, Cummings BM, Bader AM.
Anesth Analg
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Compassion and mercy are not helpful in resolving intractable family-physician conflicts on end-of-life care.
Authors: Authors: Paris JJ, Cummings BM, Patrick Moore M.
J Perinatol
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Conjoined Twins Separation Leading to the Death of One Twin: An Expanded Ethical Analysis of Issues Facing the ICU Team.
Authors: Authors: Cummings BM, Paris JJ.
J Intensive Care Med
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Quality Improvement Training in a Variety of Cancer Care Delivery Settings: Experiences From a Comprehensive Cancer Center, an Academic Medical Center, and Community Practices.
Authors: Authors: Zerillo JA, Carballo V, Tremonti CK, Kalibatas O, Cummings BM, Jacobson JO.
J Oncol Pract
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Characteristics of Volunteer Coaches in a Clinical Process Improvement Program.
Authors: Authors: Morley KE, Barysauskas CM, Carballo V, Kalibatas O, Rao SK, Jacobson JO, Cummings BM.
Qual Manag Health Care
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Keep It Simple.
Authors: Authors: Paris JJ, Cummings BM.
Am J Bioeth
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Transition to a new electronic health record and pediatric medication safety: lessons learned in pediatrics within a large academic health system.
Authors: Authors: Whalen K, Lynch E, Moawad I, John T, Lozowski D, Cummings BM.
J Am Med Inform Assoc
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Approaches to parental demand for non-established medical treatment: reflections on the Charlie Gard case.
Authors: Authors: Paris JJ, Cummings BM, Moreland MP, Batten JN.
J Med Ethics
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Dispute between physicians and family on surgical treatment for an infant with ultra short gut syndrome: the perspective of an Ethics Committee.
Authors: Authors: Cummings BM, Paris JJ, Batten JN, Moreland MP.
J Perinatol
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