AaronAllenKuntzMD

Internal Medicine • Boston, MA

Geriatric Medicine, Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Palliative Care Physician - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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Office
330 Brookline Ave
Boston, MA 02215

Summary

I am a board-certified Hospice and Palliative Medicine physician with a background in Internal Medicine and additional training in geriatric medicine and quality improvement. My academic interests include expanding availability of outpatient palliative care to older adults with non-cancer illnesses and the role of palliative care in transitions of care.

Education & Training

Northeast Ohio Medical UniversityClass of 2016

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
WI State Medical License 2019 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2016 - 2019
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Harvard Medical SchoolSafety, Quality, Informatics, and Leadership Certificate
Northeast Ohio Medical UniversityCertificate of Bioethics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

BIVA Fellowship Teaching Award Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Boston VA HPM Fellowship, 2023-2024

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Use of a nursing-led geriatrics consult service to deliver age-friendly care.
Aaron A Kuntz, Eleanore K Stumm, Tess C Anderson, Stephanie J Ibarra, Megan R Markart
Geriatric Nursing. 2023-01-13
Caregiver Support in a Case of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Lewy Body Dementia.
Aaron A Kuntz, Ellen Wanninger, Brian Lewis
Federal Practitioner. 2022-05-01
1 citations
A supportive framework for the care of older adults with COPD.
Aaron A. Kuntz, Timothy R. Holden
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2021-06-22

Journal Articles

Caregiver Support in a case of posttraumatic stress disorder and Lewy Body dementia
Kuntz A, Wanninger E., Lewis B., Federal Practitioner, 5/13/2022
A supportive framework for the care of older adults with COPD
Kuntz, AA, Holden, TR, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 6/22/2021

Abstracts/Posters

Discharge needs and perceptions of patients receiving palliative care – A qualitative interview study
Kuntz A, Osher B, Ambady L, DesRoches C., Annual Assembly of AAHPM, 3/2024
Dysphagia Outcomes from a Multidisciplinary Clinic for Persons with Dementia
Joanne P Yee, Danielle Brates, Amelia Barczi, Meredith Mackowicz‐Torres, Lindsay R Clark, Ellen Wanninger, Brian Lee Young Lewis, Aaron Kuntz, Raele Donetha Robison, S..., Alzheimer's & Dementia, 12/2023
Dysphagia Evaluation in a Multidisciplinary VA Cognitive Care Clinic
Meredith Mackowicz, Joanne Yee, Lindsay R Clark, Ellen Wanninger, Brian Lee Young Lewis, Aaron Kuntz, Raele Robison, Amy J Kind, Nicole M Rogus‐Pulia, Alzheimer's & Dementia, 12/20/2022
“Food for thought”: integrating dysphasia care into value-focused dementia care
Kuntz A, Williams C., Abstract from the annual assembly of AAHPM. 2022, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.
Supportive C-TRAC: transitional care for serious illness
Kuntz A, Jensen L, Zach C, Kind A, Hayes B, Driver K, American Geriatrics Society, Orlando, FL, 5/2022
Use of "Vivid Vignettes" to Enhance Memorialization of Palliative Care Patients
Stark, S; Stecher, A; Talbot, R; Uganski, C; Kuntz, A, University of Wisconsin, Madison Medical Education Day 2021, Madison, Wisconsin, 5/2021
Overlap of PTSD and BPSD in a Case of Lewy Body Dementia: How were geriatric programs utilized?
Kuntz, A, Lewis, B., Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Disorders Research Day, Madison, Wisconsin, 3/2021
Oxygen Clinic Advanced Care Planning, Rehabilitation Referral, and Symptom Assessment Program (OARS Program) – A Novel Approach to Reaching Patients with COPD
Kuntz, A; Floden, F; Renier, M., AAHPM Annual Meeting, Digital Event due to COVID-19 Pandemic, 2/2021
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