Armand H.
Matheny Antommaria, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.A.P.
Interests
- Pediatric Medical Ethics
- Medical Education
- Theological Ethics
Education
- Pediatric Resident, University of
Utah, 2000-2003
- Ph.D., The University of Chicago
Divinity School (Religious Ethics), 2000
- M.D., Washington University School of
Medicine, 2000
- B.S.E.E., Valparaiso University, with
High Distinction, 1987
- B.S., Valparaiso University,
(Chemistry),
Dissertation
Not Quite Good Enough: A Critical
Reading of Paul Ramsey's Medical Indications Policy.
Professional
Experience
- 2004 - present, Assistant Professor
(Tenure Track), Divisions of Pediatric Inpatient Medicine, and Medical Ethics,
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine
- 2004 - present, Member, Division of
Medical Ethics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah
- 2003-2004, Instructor of Pediatrics
(Clinical Track), Divisions of Pediatric Inpatient Medicine and Medical Ethics,
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine
- 2003-present, Adjunct Instructor,
Division of Medical Ethics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of
Utah
- 2005-present, Chair, Primary
Children's Medical Center Bioethics Committee
Editorial
Experience
- Academic Medicine,
Referee
- American Journal of Medical
Genetics, Referee
Academic Honors,
Fellowships, Prizes
- Doctoral Scholar, Crossroads,
A Program of Evangelicals for Social Action, 1995-97
- Fellow, The Pew Program in
Medicine, Arts, and the Social Sciences, 1989-92
- Outstanding Graduate, College
of Engineering, Valparaiso University Alumni Association, 1987
- Senior Service Award,
Department of Student Affairs, Valparaiso University, 1987
- Alpha Lambda Delta, Alpha Epsilon
Delta, Tau Beta Phi, and Mortar Board
Monographs
A Retrospective, Political and
Ethical Analysis of State Intervention into Parental Healthcare Decisions for
Infants with Disabilities. Wynnewood, Pennsylvania: Evangelicals for Social
Action, 1998.
Articles
- Armand H. Matheny Antommaria,
"Jehovah's Witnesses, Roman Catholicism, and Calvinism: Religion and State
Intervention in Parental, Medical Decision-Making," Journal of Law and Family
Studies, In Press.
- Armand H. Matheny Antommaria, "'Who
Should Survive?: One of the Choices on Our Conscience:' Mental Retardation and
the History of Contemporary Bioethics." Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal, In
Press.
- Armand H. Matheny Antommaria, 2004,
"Do as I Say Not as I Do: Why Bioethicists Should Seek Informed Consent for
Some Case Studies." Hastings Center Report, 34, 28-34.
- Armand H. Matheny Antommaria, 2004,
"A Gower Maneuver: The American Society for Bioethics and Humanities'
Resolution of the 'Taking Stands' Debate." American Journal of
Bioethics, Forthcoming.
- Armand H. Matheny Antommaria and
James F. Bale, Jr. "Ethical Issues in Clinical Practice: Cases and Analyses,"
Seminars in Pediatric Neurology 9 (2002): 67-76.
Books and Book
Chapters
- Armand H. Matheny Antommaria,
Forthcoming. "DNR and Other Specific Issues," In Comprehencive Pediatric
Hospital Medicine, Lisa B. Zaoutis and Vincent W. Chang, Philadelphia:
Elsevier Science.
- Armand H. Matheny Antommaria, 2002,
"Case 4.9: Inappropriate Access to a Celebrity's Medical Records." In Ethics
and Information Technology: A Case-Based Approach to a Health Care System in
Transition, James G. Anderson and Kenneth W. Goodman, New York:
Springer-Verlag, 79-80.
- Armand H. Matheny Antommaria, 1998,
A Retrospective, Political and Ethical Analysis of State Intervention into
Parental Halthcare Decisions for Infants with Disabilities. Wynnewood,
Pennsylvania: Evangelicals for Social Action.
Book reviews
- Armand H. Matheny Antommaria, 2004,
Review of Children, Ethics, and Modern Medicine, By Richard B. Miller.
American Journal of Bioethics 4 XX.
- Armand H. Matheny Antommaria, 2003,
"I Paid Out-of-Pocket for My Son's Circumcision at Happy Valley Tatoo and
Piercing: Alternative Framings ofthe Debate over Routine Neonatal Male
Circumcision," American Journal of Bioethics 3,51-3.
- Armand H. Matheny Antommaria, 2002,
Review of Ward Ethics: Dilemmas for Medical Students and Doctors in
Training, by Thomasine Kushner and David Thomasma, ed. American Journal
of Bioethics 2 (Spring 2002): 70-1.
- Armand H. Matheny Antommaria and
James Bale, Jr., 2002, "Ethical Issues in Clinical Practice: Cases and
Analyses," Seminars in Pediatric Neurology 9, 67-76.
- Armand H. Matheny Antommaria, 1999,
Review of Human Cloning: Religious Responses, by Ronald Cole-Turner, ed.
Prism 6, 21.
- Armand H. Matheny Antommaria, 1999,
Review of Christian Theology and Medical Ethics: Four Contemporary
Approaches, by James B. Tubbs, Jr. Journal of Religion 79 (April
1999): 333-5.
- Armand H. Matheny Antommaria, 1997,
Review of Body, Soul, and Bioethics, by Gilbert C. Meilaender.
Prism 4 (May/June 1997): 28.
Papers, Lectures, Talks,
and Other Presentations
- Armand H. Matheny Antommaria,
Panelist, American Society of Bioethics and Humanities Annual Meeting, "How I
See This Case: 'He Is Not His Brain,'" Washington, D.C., October 20,
2005
- Armand H. Matheny Antommaria, Paper
Presentation, Pediatric Ethics: Setting an Agenda for the Future, The Cleveland
Clinic, "'He Is Not His Brain:' Accommodating Objections to 'Brain Death,'"
Cleveland, OH, September 9, 2005.
- Armand H. Matheny Antommaria, Keynote
Speaker, Decisions and Families, Journal of Law and Family Studies and The
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, "Jehovah's Witnesses, Roman
Catholicism, and Calvinism: Religion and State Intervention in Parental,
Medical Decision-Making," Salt Lake City, September 23, 2005.
- Armand H. Matheny Antommaria, Speaker,
2004 Spring Meeting, American Society for Bioethics and Humanities,
"Verification and Balance: Reporting Within the Constraints of Patient
Confidentiality," San Antonio, Texas, March 13, 2004
- Armand H. Matheny Antommaria,
"Verification and Balance: Reporting Within the Constraints of Patient
Confidentiality," 2004 Spring Meeting, American Society for Bioethics and
Humanities, San Antonio, Texas, 13 March 2004.
- Armand H. Matheny Antommaria, The
Goodness Switch: What Happens to Ethics if Behavior is All in Our Brains?,"
Utah Symposium in Science and Literature, Salt Lake City, Utah, 10 October
2003.
- Armand H. Matheny Antommaria, "Who
Should Survive?: Mental Retardation and the History of Bioethics," American
Society for Bioethics and Humanities 5th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland,
24 October, 2002.
- Armand H. Matheny Antommaria, "Stem
Cells: Religious Perspectives," 16th Annual Biologic Basis of Pediatric
Practice Symposium, Deer Valley, Utah, 14 September 2002.
- Armand H. Matheny Antommaria,
Respondent, H. Tristram Englehardt, Jr. "The Culture Wars in Bioethics,"
Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, Utah, 29 March 2002.
Department, University
and Other Committees
College Committees: Member, Retention,
Promotion, and Tenure Committee, Department of Pediatrics, 2005-Present;
Interviewer, Pediatric Residency Program, University of Utah School of
Medicine, 2004-Present; Member, Education Committee, Department of Pediatrics,
2003-Present
Primary Children's Medical Center
Committees: Member, Continuing Medical Education Committee, Primary Children's
Medical Center, 2005-Present; Member, Grand Rounds Planning Committee, Primary
Children's Medical Center, 2005-Present; Member, Primary Children's Medical
Center Ethics Committee, 2003-Present
Other: Steering Committee, ELCA
Alliance for Faith, Science, and Technology, 2003-Present, End of Life Issues,
Utah Department of Health, 2001-2002, Ethics Committee, Primary Children's
Medical Center 2000-Present, Education Committee, Department of Pediatrics
2000-2003
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