Dr. Jessica Fry is currently an Associate Professor in Pediatrics, Neonatology, and Palliative Care at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Her clinical work is with the divisions of neonatology and palliative care, as well as with the Lurie Ethics Advisory Board.  In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Fry serves as the co-director for Ethics Education at Lurie Children's Hospital and the co-medical director for the Lurie Patient-Family Experience department.  Dr. Fry graduated from Kenyon College and the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.  She completed a pediatrics residency at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and fellowships in both neonatology and clinical ethics at the University of Chicago.  Dr. Fry’s research focuses on ethics, communication, and decision-making for critically-ill newborns, including complex fetal care and neonatal end-of-life care.  She is a passionate advocate for family-centered care and the systematic integration of patients and families as partners across all aspects of health care systems.