Update Your ProfileAcademic Title:
Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment:
Medicine
Additional Title:
MD, FACP Assistant Professor Department of Medicine
Location:
827 Linden Ave. Baltimore MD 21201
Phone (Primary):
410-225-8772
Phone (Secondary):
410-225-8166
Fax:
410-225-8910
Education and Training
Education
8/76-5/80 Williams College, BA Cum Laude, Major: History of Ideas
8/80-5/81 University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Year One
6/81-4/82 Volunteer at International SOS Village of Hope, Honduras CA
5/82-5/85 University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, MD with Honors
Post Graduate Education and Training
6/85-6/90 Residency, Internal Medicine & Psychiatry, University of Virginia Health Systems
1/11-1/15 Masters in Public Health, (minus capstone) University of Southern Maine, Portland ME
8/13-1/15 Certificate in Bioethics and Health Policy, Neiswanger Institute, Loyola University
8/13-3/14 McAfee Fellowship, Hanley Center for Physician Executive Leadership, Portland ME
7/14-6/15 Hearst Foundation/AAHPM Designated Fellowship, Palliative, Geriatric and Hospice Medicine, University of Virginia Health Systems
Certifications
09/1989 American Board of Internal Medicine
10/1991 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
10/2016 American Subspecialty Board for Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Biosketch
Born, raised and attended medical school in Rochester NY. Dual internal medicine and psychiatry residency at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. Lived in Maine for 24 years, first as practicing academic psychiatrist with focus on consultation liaison, pain management and geriatric psychiatry for 14 years, then as primary care traditional internist at an Adventist Hospital in Brunswick ME. After raising 4 children to adulthood left Maine and did fellowship followed by appointment in Palliative Care at University of Virginia from 2014 to 2017. Pursued an interest in geriatics, health care reform and public policy along with medical ethics through my entire career. Hospitalist since 2017 with academic appointment here at UMMC Midtown in 2019.
Research/Clinical Keywords
Pain management, opiate diversion, ethical decision making, institutional ethics in palliative care
Highlighted Publications
Publications
“Hospital Management of a Patient with Intractable Factitious Disorder,” Psychosomatics, Vol 34, No. 3, May-June 1993
Book and Media Reviews. "Hospice Ethics: Policy and Practice in Palliative Care," for Journal of the AAHPM, March 2015
Additional Publication Citations
“News You Can Use” Monthly newsletter regarding mental health care in the primary care setting, 1996 -2000, Portland ME
“Twelve Session Cognitive – Behavioral Group Therapy for Anxiety Disorders,” Falmouth ME
Invited Speeches/Papers/Posters
2015 “DNR Orders: Ethical and Accurate Decision-Making,” Grand Rounds, University of Virginia, Department of Medicine, Charlottesville VA
2015 “Relational Ethics in Palliative Opioid Prescribing” Poster Presentation AAHPM, Chicago
2016 “Do You Really Want Everything Done? Prognosticating CPR Outcomes,” Edward Hook Recent Advances in Clinical Care Symposium, Charlottesville VA
2016 “Where Policy and Ethics Collide: The Complex Palliative Care Clinic,” Paper, American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, Washington DC
Clinical Specialty Details
Hospitalist Medicine. I bring in the perspectives of a former psychiatrist, pain management team member, geriatric care provider, primary care provider, palliative care provider, student of health care system reform and medical ethicist.
Awards and Affiliations
Society of Hospital Medicine
American College of Physicians- Fellowship since 2020
American Society of Bioethics and Humanities