Baddr Shakhsheer, MD

2025 Associate Junior Faculty Scholars

Dr. Baddr Shakhsheer is a pediatric surgeon and surgical ethicist at the University of Chicago. He earned his undergraduate degree with the University of Virginia and his medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School. He completed residency training in General Surgery at the University of Chicago. He completed a fellowship in Clinical Medical Ethics at the MacLean Center at the University of Chicago. He then completed a pediatric surgical fellowship at Washington University in Saint Louis. Dr. Shakhsheer’s clinical interests lie in the surgical care of children, especially those with congenital disorders and pediatric cancers, including complex hepato-pancreato-biliary problems. He specializes in the application of minimally invasive techniques to pediatric patients. His research interests include clinical medical ethics, especially surgical ethics and informed consent. He serves as faculty in the MacLean Center and as Co-Director for the ethics consult service.