Lydia S. Dugdale, MD
On the web
Overview
Lydia Dugdale, MD, MAR (ethics), is the Dorothy L. and Daniel H. Silberberg Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center and Director of the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. She also serves as Co-Director of Clinical Ethics at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
A practicing internist, Dr Dugdale moved to Columbia in 2019 from Yale University, where she previously served as Associate Director of the Program for Biomedical Ethics. Her scholarship focuses on end-of-life issues, the role of aesthetics in teaching ethics, moral injury, and the doctor-patient relationship. She edited Dying in the Twenty-First Century (MIT Press, 2015) and is author of The Lost Art of Dying (HarperOne, 2020), a popular press book on the preparation for death. Dr Dugdale attended medical school at the University of Chicago, completed residency training at Yale-New Haven Hospital, and holds a MAR in ethics from Yale Divinity School.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Medical Ethics
Academic Appointments
- Dorothy L. and Daniel H. Silberberg Professor of Medicine at CUMC
Administrative Titles
- Co-Director of Clinical Ethics, NewYork-Presbyterian Milstein Hospital
- Director, Columbia Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, Department of Medicine, VP&S
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Gender
- Female
Schedule an Appointment
Phone Appointments
Connect Patient Portal
For existing patients, login to make an appointment, view documentation or contact your care provider.
Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
EmblemHealth
- EmblemHealth ACN West
Fidelis Care
- Fidelis Care ACN West Child Family Health Plus
- Fidelis Care ACN West Dual Exchange
- Fidelis Care ACN West Essential Plan 1 and 2
- Fidelis Care ACN West Essential Plan 3 and 4
- Fidelis Care ACN West Exchange
- Fidelis Care ACN West Medicaid Managed Care and HARP
- Fidelis Care ACN West Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Healthfirst ACN West Child Family Health Plus
- Healthfirst ACN West Essential Plan 1 and 2
- Healthfirst ACN West Essential Plan 3 and 4
- Healthfirst ACN West Exchange
- Healthfirst ACN West Medicaid Managed Care and HARP
- Healthfirst ACN West Medicare Managed Care
UnitedHealthcare
- UnitedHealthcare ACN West
VNS Health
- VNS Health ACN West Medicaid/Medicare Managed Care Advantage Plus
- VNS Health ACN West Select Health Medicaid Manage Care and HARP
WellCare
- WellCare ACN West American Progressive Life & Health
- WellCare ACN West Managed Long Term Care (MLTC)
- WellCare ACN West Medicaid Managed Care and Child Family Health Plus (NJ)
- WellCare ACN West Medicaid Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS)
- WellCare ACN West Medicare Managed Care
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- MD, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
- MAR, Yale Divinity School
- Internship: Yale New Haven Hospital
- Residency: Internal Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine