Meaghann S. Weaver, MD, PhD, MPH, HEC-C

Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty

Departments

Department of Oncology

Education

BA – Creighton University, Omaha, NE, USA
MD – University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
Residency (Pediatric Resident) – Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VA. USA.
Fellowship (Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellow) – St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Fellowship (Palliative Care/Hospice Fellow) – National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Certification - Healthcare Ethics Consultation Certification

Research Interests

Engaging bioethics and diverse perspectives
Applying ethical theories toward the mitigation of values tensions
Incorporating patient-reported outcomes and quality of life metrics
Supporting complex symptom management
Fostering compassionate end-of-life care and communication
Strengthening informed consent processes
Engaging family decisional theories and paradigms
Investigating and including child voice and pediatric perspectives
Recognizing the strengths of true teamwork in healthcare systems

Contact Information

Meaghann S. Weaver, MD, PhD, MPH, HEC-C Oncology MS 278 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 262 Danny Thomas Place Memphis, TN 38105-3678

Selected Publications

Jacobs JW, Booth GS, Lewis-Newby M, Saifee NH, Ferguson E, Cohn CS, Delaney M, Morley S, Thomas S, Thorpe R, Raza S, Weaver MS, Woo JS, Sharma D, So-Osman C, Yurtsever N, Tormey CA, Waters A, Goldman M, Yan MTS, Fasano RM, Stephens LD, Allen ES, Erikstrup C, Infanti L, Schlafer TD, Warner MA, Winters JL, Tobian AAR, Bloch EM. Medical, Societal, and Ethical Considerations for Directed Blood Donation in 2025. Ann Intern Med. 2025 May 13. doi: 10.7326/ANNALS-25-00815. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40354666.

Wiener L, Weaver MS. Grief and Bereavement in Pediatric Palliative Care #502. J Palliat Med. 2025 Jun;28(6):847-848. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2025.0079. Epub 2025 Feb 24. PMID: 39992230.n

Arango H, Gramszlo C, Grewal J, Cetin A, Weaver M, Walter JK. Ethics Consultation in U.S. Pediatric Hospitals: Adherence to National Practice Standards. AJOB Empir Bioeth. 2025 Apr-Jun;16(2):77-84. doi: 10.1080/23294515.2024.2433473. Epub 2024 Dec 5. PMID: 39636257.

Sansom-Daly UM, Evans HE, Darlington AS, Weaver MS, Rosenberg AR, Wiener L, Anazodo A, Sue L, Cable M, Fernando RA, Herbert AR, Lindsay T, Cohn RJ, Wakefield CE; Global Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Accord End-of-Life Study Group. Alignment of Palliative Care Service Structure and Standards of Care for Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer: An International Survey of Clinical Practice. J Palliat Med. 2024 Dec;27(12):1606-1617. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0141. Epub 2024 Nov 26. PMID: 39588678; PMCID: PMC11698666.

Weaver MS, Tarzian AJ, Hester HN, Davidson KR, Dismukes RP, Foglia MB. An Ethics Consult Documentation Simplification Project: Summation of Participatory Processes, User Perceptions, and Subsequent Use Patterns. HEC Forum. 2025 Jun;37(2):249-265. doi: 10.1007/s10730-024-09537-2. Epub 2024 Oct 10. PMID: 39388003.

Foxwell AM, Ulrich CM, Walter JK, Weaver MS. Everyday Ethics or Deference to Expertise: Experiences of Pediatric Palliative Care Teams with Ethics Consultancy. J Palliat Med. 2024 Oct;27(10):1324-1331. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2023.0568. Epub 2024 Jul 8. PMID: 38973557.

Bell CJ, Spruit JL, Deatrick JA, Weaver MS, Dickens DS, Hinds PS, Kavanaugh KL. Development and Validation of a Ready-to-Talk Measure for Use in Adolescents and Young Adults Living With Advanced Cancer. Cancer Nurs. 2025 Jul-Aug 01;48(4):E275-E287. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000001343. Epub 2024 Jun 4. PMID: 38832797.

Weaver MS, Potter L, Foglia MB, Schonfeld T. Letter to the Editor: Removing Code Status from Patient Wristbands While Fostering Strong Care Practices. J Palliat Med. 2024 May;27(5):584-585. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2023.0695. Epub 2024 May 10. PMID: 38728087.

Weaver M, Geppert C. Salute to Service Dogs. Fed Pract. 2023 Sep;40(9):278-280. doi: 10.12788/fp.0414. Epub 2023 Sep 18. PMID: 38562163; PMCID: PMC10984690.

Paul TK, Reddy Y, Gnanakumar A, England R, Superdock A, Malipeddi D, Wrigley J, Reardon E, Weaver MS, Kaye EC. Narrative medicine interventions for oncology clinicians: a systematic review. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Mar 21;32(4):241. doi: 10.1007/s00520-024-08434-1. PMID: 38512594; PMCID: PMC11439222.

Boss RD, Maddox K, Thorndike D, Keppel K, Batson L, Smith B, Weaver MS, Munoz-Blanco S; Pediatric Chronic Critical Illness Collaborative. Building clinician-parent partnerships to improve care for chronically critically Ill children: A pilot project. Patient Educ Couns. 2024 May;122:108152. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2024.108152. Epub 2024 Jan 13. PMID: 38232672.

Nwora C, Prince EJ, Pugh L, Weaver MS, Pecker LH. How young adults with sickle cell disease define "being a good patient" in the adult healthcare system. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Feb;71(2):e30786. doi: 10.1002/pbc.30786. Epub 2023 Dec 5. PMID: 38053232; PMCID: PMC10841975.

Porter AS, Hinds PS, Wiener L, Thompson AL, Weaver MS. How we approach sharing child-caregiver PRO disagreement. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Feb;71(2):e30783. doi: 10.1002/pbc.30783. Epub 2023 Nov 27. PMID: 38009632; PMCID: PMC10842848.

Weaver MS, Nasir A, Lord BT, Starin A, Linebarger JS; Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family GHealth, Section on Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Supporting the Family After the Death of a Child or Adolescent. Pediatrics. 2023 Dec 1;152(6):e2023064426. doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-064426. PMID: 38009001.

Weaver MS, Wang J, Reeve BB, Porter AS, Baker JN, Mack JW, Thompson AL, Wiener L, Grossoehme DH, Hinds PS. Agreement and disagreement between child-caregiver symptom and function reports in pediatric oncology. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Jan;71(1):e30710. doi: 10.1002/pbc.30710. Epub 2023 Oct 12. PMID: 37828816.

Davis HA, Weaver MS, Torkildson C, Lindley LC. Understanding Adult Hospices Caring for Children in California, 2018-2021. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2024 Aug;41(8):911-919. doi: 10.1177/10499091231204941. Epub 2023 Sep 29. PMID: 37772488.

Weaver MS, Ulrich CM, Moon MR, Walter JK. Adherence to the AAP's Institutional Ethics Committee Policy Recommendations. Hosp Pediatr. 2023 Sep 1;13(9):e246-e250. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2023-007124. PMID: 37641886; PMCID: PMC10468404.

Weaver MS, Chana T, Fisher D, Fost H, Hawley B, James K, Lindley LC, Samson K, Smith SM, Ware A, Torkildson C. State of the Service: Pediatric Palliative and Hospice Community-Based Service Coverage in the United States. J Palliat Med. 2023 Nov;26(11):1521-1528. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2023.0204. Epub 2023 Jun 13. PMID: 37311177.

Neumann ML, Allen JY, Ladner A, Kakani S, Weaver MS, Mercer DF. Exploring the impact of pediatric short bowel syndrome on parent well-being using a disease-specific pilot survey. Nutr Clin Pract. 2024 Feb;39(1):154-167. doi: 10.1002/ncp.11008. Epub 2023 May 28. PMID: 37245122.

Weaver MS, Yee MEM, Lawrence CE, Matheny Antommaria AH, Fasano RM. Requests for Directed Blood Donations. Pediatrics. 2023 Apr 1;151(4):e2022058183. doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-058183. PMID: 36897227; PMCID: PMC10998552.

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Last update: July 2025