9481-Leland, Brian

Brian D. Leland, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Director, Charles Warren Fairbanks Center for Medical Ethics, Clinical Ethics Fellowship

Medical Director for Pediatric Ethics

Chair, Riley Hospital for Children Ethics Senior Advisory Council

Email
brleland@iu.edu
Address
Phase 2, Suite 4900
705 Riley Hospital Dr.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
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Bio

Dr. Brian Leland joined the IU School of Medicine faculty in 2016 after completing a Fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care medicine.  Dr Leland is a Physician Ethicist, serves as the Medical Director for Pediatric Ethics at Riley Hospital for Children, and directs the Clinical Ethics Fellowship at the Charles Warren Fairbanks Center for Medical Ethics.  Dr. Leland is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics within the division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.  As an Indiana native committed to serving the needs of his home state, Dr. Leland completed medical school, Pediatric residency, and Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship through the Indiana University School of Medicine.   

As a second generation physician, Dr. Leland gained an appreciation for the practice of medicine at an early age, with a particular interest in the care of children.  He was drawn to the field of pediatric critical care where he identified clinical ethics to be an area of significant need.  Implementing his formal training and interests, Dr. Leland has been tasked with Pediatric Ethics program development for the Department of Pediatrics and the hospital at large. 

 

 

Key Publications

 
 

Sedation for voiding cystourethrograms with intranasal dexmedetomidine.  Ahmed SS, Leland BD, Rigby M, Slaven J, Nitu M.  Anaesthesia and intensive care. 2014; 42(2):269-70. PMID:24580401

Futility Disputes: A Review of the Literature and Proposed Model for Dispute Navigation Through Trust Building.  Leland BD, Torke AM, Wocial LD, Helft PR. Journal of intensive care medicine. 2016; PMID: 27568477
 
Extubation Airway Emergency after Spinal Fusion Using Bone Morphogenetic Protein.  Scherer BJ, Benneyworth BD, Nitu ME, Leland BD.  Clinical medical reviews and case reports. 2017; 4(3).
 
Pediatric Ethics and Communication Excellence (PEACE) Rounds: Decreasing Moral Distress and Patient Length of Stay in the PICU.  Wocial L, Ackerman V, Leland B, Benneyworth B, Patel V, Tong Y, Nitu M. HEC forum : an interdisciplinary journal on hospitals' ethical and legal issues. 2017; 29(1):75-91. PMID: 27815753

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