Dawn Michelle Gross MD PhD (She/Her)

Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Hospice & Palliative Medicine, San Francisco, CA

Summary

I am a hospice and palliative care physician, mother, scientist, author, poet, and radio host of “Dying To Talk” inspired to engage our nation in a new conversation for end of life care. Drawing attention to what makes life worth living, I routinely ask my patients what I call "the Magic Wand Question." Only by learning what is truly essential for a person and family can I deliver care that makes a difference. I see my job description as eeking out every last moment of joy. Having trained in Hematology, I am particularly interested in fostering a formal integration of Hematology/BMT services with Palliative Care.

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Hematology, 2003 - 2006
Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2003
Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 2000, MD, PhD

UCSF Wellness Community Grant for new podcast-Dying Talk: UCSF Heart Sounds UCSF, 2022
Team Physician of the Year VITAS Innovative Hospice, 2007-2010
William Dameshek Award in Internal Medicine Tufts University School of Medicine, 2000
William Dameshek Undergraduate Research Award Tufts University School of Medicine, 2000
Top 10 Breakthroughs of 1998 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1998
ACR Research and Education Foundation Medical Student Achievement Award American College of Rheumatology, 1998
DHHS Secretary's Award for Innovation in Health Promotion & Disease Prevention U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1995
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PubMed

Journal Articles

The Error in "There's Nothing Ore We Can Do"
Dawn M. Gross, New York Times
Identification of LFA-1 as a candidate autoantigen in treatment-resistant Lyme arthritis
Gross, DM et al, Science
Th1 response is dominant and localized to the synovial fluid in patients with Lyme arthritis
Gross, DM et al, J. immunology
Wings to Fly
Gross, DM, San Francisco Medicine
This is when it hurts
Gross, DM, Annals of Internal Medicine
Regulatory T cell and their role in type 1 diabetes
Gross, DM et al, Curr Opinion in Endo and Diabetes
Cellular and molecular aspects of Lyme disease
Gross, DM and Huber BT, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
The mimic of molecular mimicry uncovered
Gross, DM and Huber BT, Trends in Microbio
The effect of co-stimulatory and interleukin 2 receptor blockade on regulatory T cells in renal transplantation
Bluestone JA et al, amer. J. of Transpl.
Autoimmune mechanisms in antibiotic treatment-resistant Lyme arthritis
Steere AC et al, J. of Autoimmunity
Prenatal Power: Education for Life
Pan E et al, Public Health Reports
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Books/Book Chapters

Chapter: Autoimmunity in Lyme Arthritis: Molecular Mimicry between OspA and LFA-1
Gross, DM and Huber BTEditors: Cunningham MW, Fujinami RS.ASM Press, Washington D.C.Edition 1,

Board Member, Zen Hospice ProjectNon-profit rooted in the Buddhist tradition of compassionate action with the intention of alleviating suffering providing education in end-of-life care giving, volunteer training based in Zen practice of mindfulness; Residential care home for terminally ill patients receiving hospice care