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Arif H Kamal

Arif H Kamal

Associate Consulting Professor in the Department of Medicine
Medicine, Medical Oncology
arif.kamal@duke.edu
Box 2715, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710
Box 2715, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710

Overview

health services and outcomes research, information-technology enabled registries, supportive oncology and palliative care, quality assessment and improvement

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Consulting Professor in the Department of Medicine · 2024 - Present Medicine, Medical Oncology, Medicine
Core Faculty in Innovation & Entrepreneurship · 2020 - Present Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship, University Initiatives & Academic Support Units

In the News

Published November 8, 2022
Reigniting the White House Cancer Moonshot in Gynecologic & Breast Cancers
Published February 1, 2022
Kamal Named First Chief Patient Officer for American Cancer Society
Published May 6, 2019
Earlier Palliative Care Brings More Benefits for Heart Patients

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Recent Publications

US Medicare Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician Workforce and Service Delivery in 2008-2020.

Journal Article J Pain Symptom Manage · June 2024 CONTEXT: Despite clinical benefits of early palliative care, little is known about Medicare physician workforce specialized in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) and their service delivery settings. OBJECTIVES: To examine changes in Medicare HPM physici ... Full text Link to item Cite

American Cancer Society's report on the status of cancer disparities in the United States, 2023.

Journal Article CA Cancer J Clin · 2024 In 2021, the American Cancer Society published its first biennial report on the status of cancer disparities in the United States. In this second report, the authors provide updated data on racial, ethnic, socioeconomic (educational attainment as a marker) ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants

Creating and testing patient-level reports for the PCQC Registry

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Palliative Care Quality Collaborative · 2020 - 2022

Development of a National Palliative Care Quality Collaborative

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine · 2018 - 2021

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Education, Training & Certifications

University of Massachusetts, Amherst · 2016 M.B.A.
Duke University · 2015 M.H.S.
University of Missouri Kansas City, School of Medicine · 2005 M.D.