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Sima Zadeh Bedoya, PsyD

  • Center for Cancer Research
  • National Cancer Institute

RESEARCH SUMMARY

Sima Zadeh Bedoya, Psy.D., is a pediatric clinical psychologist in the Psychosocial Support and Research Program of the Behavioral Health Core of the Pediatric Oncology Branch. As a clinician-scientist, her work focuses on providing comprehensive psychosocial support to pediatric patients and their families. Her research is focused on advance care planning and end-of-life support in adolescents and young adults, assessing distress in pediatric patients, social isolation in medically isolated patients, parental needs and coping, and sibling issues.  She has played an integral role in co-developing Voicing My CHOiCES, an advanced care planning guide for adolescents and young adults, as well as Checking IN, an electronic distress screening tool. Dr. Bedoya also provides staff support both within the Pediatric Oncology Branch and the NIH Clinical Center. 

Areas of Expertise

Pediatric Cancer
Psychosocial Oncology
Therapeutic Support
Therapeutic Resources
End Of Life/Advanced Care Planning

Publications

Selected Key Publications

Advancing Advance Care Planning: Evaluating a Revised Version of Voicing My CHOiCES

Bedoya S, Gordon M, Zabokrtsky K, Kasper K, Frediani J, Ruble K, Ciampa D, Moynihan L, Pao M, Wiener L
Journal of Palliative Medicine. Online ahead of print: 2024.
Full-Text Article
[ Journal Article ]

Checking IN: Development, Acceptability, and Feasibility of a Pediatric Electronic Distress Screener

Wiener L, Bedoya SZ, Gordon M, Fry A, Casey R, Steele A, Ruble K, Ciampa D, Pao M.
Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology. 11(1): 94-107, 2023.
Full-Text Article
[ Journal Article ]

Opening end-of-life discussions: How to introduce Voicing My CHOiCES™, an advance care planning guide for adolescents and young adults

Zadeh S, Pao M, and Wiener L.
Palliative and Supportive Care. 13(3): 591-599, 2015. [ Journal Article ]

Social Media Use in Pediatric Oncology: Tweets, Blogs, and Boundaries

Zadeh S and Tunick R. Eds: Abrams AN, Muriel AC, Wiener L.
Chapter 19: 339-349, 2016. [ Book Chapter ]

Maintaining Competent Teams in Pediatric Oncology

Zadeh S, Phillips J, Aizvera JE, and Wiener L. Eds: Christ G, Messner C, Behar L.
Section 19, 108: 801-808, 2015. [ Book Chapter ]