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Office
200 1st St Sw
Rochester, MN 55905Phone+1 507-284-2511Fax+1 507-266-0038
Summary
- I am a board certified general internist and palliative care physician with additional fellowship training in clinical bioethics. I do research on the ethics, economics and clinical outcomes of end of life care.
Education & Training
- Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Medical Ethics, 2007 - 2008
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
- University of IcelandClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
- MN State Medical License 2004 - 2025
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2013-2016
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsDecisional Regret Surrounding Dialysis Initiation: A Comparative Analysis.Aditya S Pawar, Bjorg Thorsteinsdottir, Sam Whitman, Katherine Pine, Alexander Lee
Kidney Medicine. 2024-03-01 - Impact of Program Changes Including Telemedicine and Telephonic Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Preventing 30-Day Hospital Readmission for Patients in a Care Tran...Paul Y Takahashi, Bjorg Thorsteinsdottir, Rozalina G McCoy, Priya Ramar, Rachel E Canning
Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 2024-01-25 - Ethics Education in Health Sciences Should Engage Contentious Social Issues: Here Is Why and How.Jon Tilburt, Fred Hafferty, Andrea Leep Hunderfund, Ellen Meltzer, Bjorg Thorsteinsdottir
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics. 2024-01-04
Grant Support
- K23NIA2016–2021
Committees
- Member, SGIM Ethics committee 2019 - Present
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Danish, Swedish, Italian, German
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