Sabrina Derrington, MD, MA, HEC-C, FAAP

Sabrina Derrington is an attending physician in Critical Care Medicine and the Director of the Center for Bioethics at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. She is an Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. Dr. Derrington received her medical degree from the University of California, Davis (AOA), and a master’s degree in Bioethics and Health Policy from Loyola University Chicago. She completed her residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in pediatric critical care at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. She is a certified healthcare ethics consultant, an Associate Editor for the American Journal of Bioethics, and has an extensive track record of leadership in professional organizations including the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. Dr. Derrington's academic interests include communication, shared decision-making, and end-of-life care in pediatric intensive care, and she recently co-chaired the SCCM 2026 Guidelines on the Care and Management of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Patients at the End of Life. Her current research centers pediatric patient and family voices for ethical design of genomic research and biorepositories, xenotransplantation, and communication and shared decision-making in childhood serious illness.
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Type of financial relationship:There are no financial relationships to disclose.Date added:09/24/2026Date updated:09/24/2026

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