Michael V. Certo, MD, MA, MM
Attending Physician, Palliative Care; Program Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Pediatric Track
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Palliative Care), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Language:
- English
- Pronouns:
- He
- Him
- His
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Offering Telemedicine Visits:
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Yes
Location
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
225 E. Chicago Ave.Chicago, Illinois 60611
About
Mike Certo is originally from Pittsburgh, PA. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music performance from Carnegie Mellon University and the Manhattan School of Music, an MD from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and a master’s degree in bioethics from the University of Pittsburgh. He joined the faculty at Lurie Children’s in 2023, where he practices pediatric palliative care, critical care, and clinical ethics. He also serves as the program director for the pediatric track of the hospice and palliative medicine fellowship at Northwestern and Lurie Children's. His academic interests include music as narrative medicine, ethical decision-making frameworks, pediatric suffering, serious illness communication, and education at the intersection of pediatric palliative care, critical care, and bioethics.
Clinical Interests
Pediatric Palliative Care, Critical Care Medicine, and Clinical Ethics
Specialties
Education & Training
Education: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2022; Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY, 2016; Manhattan School of Music, New York NY, 2007; Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 2005
Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in hospice and palliative medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2022-2023; Fellowship in pediatric critical care, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 2019-2022; Residency in pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 2017-2019; Internship in pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 2016-2017
Board Certifications: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine; Pediatrics
Professional Organizations: American Academy of Pediatrics, Society of Critical Care Medicine, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, American Society for Bioethics and Humanities