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David Jonathan Casarett

Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Medicine · 2024 - Present Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, Medicine
Section Chief of Palliative Care · 2024 - Present Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, Medicine
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 2017 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers
Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute · 2024 - Present Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


Palliative Care Planner: A Pilot Study to Evaluate Acceptability and Usability of an Electronic Health Records System-integrated, Needs-targeted App Platform.

Journal Article Ann Am Thorac Soc · January 2018 RATIONALE: The quality and patient-centeredness of intensive care unit (ICU)-based palliative care delivery is highly variable. OBJECTIVE: To develop and pilot an app platform for clinicians and ICU patients and their family members that enhances the deliv ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


PCplanner: Operationalizing needs-focused palliative care for older adults in ICUs

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2025

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Education, Training & Certifications


Case Western Reserve University · 1993 M.A.
Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine · 1993 M.D.