Margaret R. Moon

Margaret R. Moon, MD, MPH is an Associate Professor of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a Freeman Family Scholar in Clinical Ethics at the Berman Institute of Bioethics. She holds affiliations with the Johns Hopkins Hospital Ethics Committee, Hopkins IRB, and Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital IRB. Dr. Moon graduated from Michigan State University (BS), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (MPH), and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (MD), with a Clinical Ethics fellowship at the University of Chicago.

Her research focuses on empirical evaluation of ethics in clinical practice, ethics education for healthcare trainees, and ethical challenges in community-based research. Clinically, she works at the Harriet Lane Primary Care Clinic, teaching pediatric residents and developing educational curricula. She actively teaches clinical and research ethics across Johns Hopkins Hospital and School of Medicine through the Program on Ethics in Clinical Practice.

Her publications from 2008-2011 highlight themes in pediatric ethics, resident education, and ethical dilemmas in emergency and primary care settings. While no scientific awards are explicitly listed, her roles in major institutional ethics committees demonstrate professional recognition.

Dr. Moon has no listed advisees but contributes extensively to institutional ethics initiatives, including the Center for Child and Community Health Research at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Her work bridges clinical practice, education, and ethical scholarship in pediatric and general medical contexts.