Department of Pediatrics

Faculty of Medicine

A. Stacie Colwell, MD, PhD

Division Head, Division of Pediatric Palliative Medicine, Assistant Professor

Department of Pediatrics

Email: asccolwell@dal.ca
Phone: 902-470-3804
Fax: 902-470-7216
Mailing Address: 
Pediatric Advanced Care Team
IWK Health Centre
5850/5980 University Avenue
PO Box 9700
Halifax, NS B3K 6R8
 
Research Topics:
  • Pediatric Palliative Care
  • General Pediatrics
  • Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
  • Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics
  • Bibliometric Analysis
  • Epidemiology of Autism
  • History of Medicine

Education

  • BA Colgate University, Hamilton NY
  • MA Medical Scholars Program, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign IL
  • PhD Medical Scholars Program, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign IL
  • MD, Medical Scholars Program, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign IL
  • Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Takemi Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston MA
  • Pediatric Residency Training, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon NH
  • Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship, Center for Children with Special Needs, Boston MA

Research interests

Dr.  Colwell’s current research is a historical analysis of the autism epidemic. Her overarching interest is in the concept of normal and projects that stem from that include topics within palliative care, care for children with medical complexity, bibliometrics, colonial health development and the microbiome.