Julie Wilson Childers MD, MS, FAAHPM

Julie Childers, MD, is a board certified physician in hospice and palliative medicine and a medical educator at the University of Pittsburgh. In 2010, while continuing to practice in inpatient palliative medicine, she founded an outpatient opioid use disorder clinic, where she continues to see patients one half day a week. In 2018, she became board certified in Addiction Medicine through the American Board of Preventative Medicine. She is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers and has developed MI curricula for medical students, residents, fellows, and practicing physicians. She is regularly asked to speak nationally and locally to palliative care professionals on managing pain in patients with opioid use disorder and addiction. Her research interests include the overlap between pain and addiction, particularly in individuals with serious illness who are receiving palliative care.