ElizabethCollinsMD

Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Assistant Professor Thomas Jefferson University

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Office
925 Chestnut St
Suite 420
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone+1 215-955-1888

I am a board certified family physician with specialty board certifications in geriatrics and hospice/palliative medicine.

I am particularly passionate about teaching concepts related to care of the medically complex patient, patients at the end of life, and older adults.

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2018 - 2019
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine), 2017 - 2018
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Family Medicine, 2014 - 2017
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 2014

Richard C. Gozon Compassion in Medicine Award Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 2018
Gold Humanism Honor Society 2016
Family Medicine Class Day Award Jefferson Medical College, 2014

PubMed

End of Life Outcomes Following Comfort Care Orders: A Single Center Experience.
Matthew Tucker, Dayna Hovern, John Liantonio, Elizabeth Collins, Adam F Binder
The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2024-05-13
1 citations
Migraine: Expanding our Tx arsenal.
Kathryn McGrath, Allison Rague, Claire Thesing, Elizabeth Collins, Olivia M. Seecof
The Journal of Family Practice. 2019-01-01

Journal Articles

Comprehensive Diagnosis and Management of Malignant Bowel Obstruction: A Review.
Demarest K, Lavu H, Batra V, Collins E., Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy, 2022
Migraine: Expanding our treatment arsenal
McGrath K, Thesing C, Rague A, Collins E, Seecof O, Liantonio J., Journal of Family Practice, 2019
Common breast problems
Salzman BS, Collins E, Hersh L., American Family Physician, 2019
Healthcare integration for formerly homeless people with serious mental illness
Weinstein LC, Henwood B, Collins E, Lanoue M., Journal of Dual Diagnosis, 2013
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Abstracts/Posters

Toward a common goal: A collaborative palliative care and oncology pilot study to expand advance care planning
Collins E, et al., American Association of Hospice and Palliative Medicine National Conference, Virtual, 2/2022
The overlap of opioid-induced hyperalgesia and leptomeningeal metastasis: A case
Spina E, Collins E, American Association of Hospice and Palliative Medicine National Conference, Virtual, 2/2022
Implementation of a volunteer-based hospital visitation program for older adults
Collins E, Swartz K, American Geriatrics Society National Scientific Meeting, Orlando, FL, 5/2018
'She's just not acting like herself': Atypical presentation of a deadly disease
Collins E, Salzman B, American Geriatrics Society National Scientific Meeting, Orlando, FL, 5/2018
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Lectures

Pain Management
Philadelphia ASCO Direct Conference - 7/2022
Caring for Aging Patients
Drexel University College of Medicine Seminar Series on Aging, Philadelphia, PA - 8/2021
Interdisciplinary Learning via Telehealth during COVID
Jefferson Geriatrics and Palliative Care Symposium Day 2021, Philadelphia, PA - 5/2021
Implementation of a Volunteer-Based Hospital Visitation Program for Older Adults
Eastern Pennsylvania Geriatrics Society 26th Annual Research Night, Philadelphia PA - 5/2018
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member, Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center 2022 - Present
member, Mortality Committee, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital 2022 - Present
member, Delirium Committee, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital 2017 - 2018