Dr. Gabriella Agostaro serves as the Director of Clinical Ethics at Novant Health, where she oversees the Clinical Ethics consultation program. In this role, she assists with clinical ethics consultations, policy review, ethics education, and patient rights, while also serving on the system Institutional Review Board.
Gabriella completed her Doctor of Philosophy in Healthcare Ethics at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her research interests lie within the equitable care of geriatric patients with psychiatric conditions and moral distress in healthcare. She has served as a guest lecturer at the Center for Global Health Ethics and provided the keynote address for the Southeast Clinical Educator Symposium.
In Gabriella’s spare time, she enjoys exploring new food and coffee, and entertaining her two chinchillas.
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Dr. Gabriella Agostaro serves as the Director of Clinical Ethics at Novant Health, where she oversees the Clinical Ethics consultation program. In this role, she assists with clinical ethics consultations, policy review, ethics education, and patient rights, while also serving on the system Institutional Review Board.
Gabriella completed her Doctor of Philosophy in Healthcare Ethics at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her research interests lie within the equitable care of geriatric patients with psychiatric conditions and moral distress in healthcare. She has served as a guest lecturer at the Center for Global Health Ethics and provided the keynote address for the Southeast Clinical Educator Symposium.
In Gabriella’s spare time, she enjoys exploring new food and coffee, and entertaining her two chinchillas.
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