Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Medicine
·
2024 - Present
Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Rheumatology.
Journal Article J Palliat Med · December 2025 Systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) consist of a broad range of immune-mediated multisystem diseases. They are chronic, incurable illnesses that often present in early to mid-life and can be associated with a high symptom burden, disability, and ... Full text Link to item CitePaging Palliative Care: Barriers to Referral and Why Rheumatologists Aren't Making the Call (Yet).
Journal Article J Pain Symptom Manage · December 2025 PAGING PALLIATIVE CARE: Barriers to Referral and Why Rheumatologists Aren't Making the Call (Yet). CONTEXT: People with serious rheumatic disease experience high morbidity and mortality, yet palliative care (PC) remains an underutilized resource for these ... Full text Link to item CiteComparing Knowledge and Perceptions of Palliative Care Among Neuro-Oncology Patients, Caregivers, and Providers to a Representative U.S. Sample
Conference American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine · September 1, 2025 Background: Primary brain tumors (PBTs) pose a significant health challenge, affecting patients and their caregivers. While early integration of palliative care (PC) has shown benefits in advanced cancer, its integration for PBT patients, particularly glio ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Patient Perspectives on Palliative Care in Rheumatology
ResearchMentor · Awarded by Rheumatology Research Foundation · 2024 - 2025Informing Decisions in Chronic Critical Illness: An RCT
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Mount Sinai School of Medicine · 2010 - 2016View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
East Carolina University ·
2017
M.B.A.
Thomas Jefferson University ·
2006
M.D.