Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Medicine
·
2024 - Present
Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Serious Illness Communication in a Randomized Trial of a Nurse and Social Worker Palliative Telecare Team.
Journal Article J Am Geriatr Soc · March 22, 2025 BACKGROUND: Early serious illness communication (SIC) has numerous benefits for patients with cardiopulmonary illnesses, yet engaging patients in this complex, iterative communication process is challenging due to constraints on clinician time, limited cli ... Full text Link to item CiteUncovering Psychosocial Contexts in Goals of Care Conversations: A Qualitative Study in a Multi-Centered Randomized Controlled Trial.
Journal Article Clin Gerontol · February 17, 2025 OBJECTIVES: Patients often struggle with psychological and social stressors that accompany life-limiting chronic illness. Because psychosocial concerns may be conveyed through emotional sentiments, this study aimed to identify emotional expressions to desc ... Full text Link to item CiteProvider Perspectives on Implementation of Adult Community-Based Palliative Care: A Scoping Review.
Journal Article Med Care Res Rev · January 2, 2025 While community-based palliative care (CBPC) programs have been expanding, there remain important obstacles to widespread use. Since provider perspectives on CBPC remain underexplored, we conducted a scoping review to summarize provider perspectives regard ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Pain Management Decision Making in Advanced Kidney Disease
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Regents of the University of Michigan · 2023 - 2025View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Texas A&M University, College of Medicine ·
2014
M.D.