DavidWKissaneMD

Psychiatry • New York, NY

Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Psycho-Oncology, Psychosomatic Medicine

Professor, Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College

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Office
1275 York Ave
New York, NY 10065
Phone+1 212-639-2000

Education & Training

University of Melbourne Faculty of MedicineClass of 1974

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2005 - 2013

Clinical Trials

Couples Therapy to Enhance Intimacy Between Patients With Advanced or Recurrent Prostate Cancer and Their Partners Start of enrollment: 2007 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Randomized Controlled Trial of Group Psychotherapy Interventions for Cancer Patients Start of enrollment: 2007 Jun 26
Completed
Phase 3
Communication and Intimacy-Enhancing Therapy for Men With Early Stage Prostate Cancer and Their Partners Start of enrollment: 2007 May 01
Unknown status
Not Applicable
Trial of Family Focused Grief Therapy in Palliative Care and Bereavement Start of enrollment: 2005 Nov 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Quality of Life and Development of Measures in Patients With Cancer of the Oral Cavity Start of enrollment: 2004 Dec 01
Completed
The Communication of Genetic Risk to Adolescent Daughters of Women With Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2007 Dec 01
Completed
Trial of Individual Psychosocial Interventions for Cancer Patients Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 22
Completed
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Meaning and Purpose (MaP) therapy in advanced cancer patients: a randomised controlled trial.
David W Kissane, Irene Bobevski, Jane Appleton, Genevieve Murphy, Anna Laverty-Wilson
Supportive Care in Cancer. 2023-11-30
4 citations
Real World Experience of Change in Psycho-Existential Symptoms in Palliative Care.
David W Kissane, Irene Bobevski, Jane Appleton, Natasha Michael, Tania King
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2023-09-01
14 citations
Psycho-Existential Symptom Assessment Scale (PeSAS) Screening in Palliative Care.
David W Kissane, Jane Appleton, Jonathon Lennon, Natasha Michael, Richard Chye
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2022-11-01

Lectures

American Psychosocial Oncology Society 9th Annual Conference
American Psychosocial Oncology Society, Miami, Florida - 2/23/2012

Press Mentions

Can We Find a Vaccine for the Euthanasia Virus Pandemic?June 7th, 2021
Invited SpeakersJune 29th, 2016