FernandoKawaiMD

Geriatrics • Flushing, NY

Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Instructor, Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

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Office
5645 Main St
Flushing, NY 11355
Phone+1 718-670-2413

Fax+1 718-670-2456

Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2011 - 2012
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2008 - 2009
Westchester Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2008
Universidade de Sao Paulo Faculty of MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2010 - Present
NY State Medical License 2008 - 2025
MA State Medical License 2008 - 2011
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
How Long Does (S)He Have? Retrospective Analysis of Outcomes After Palliative Extubation in Elderly, Chronically Critically Ill Patients.
Cynthia X. Pan, Dimitris Platis, Min Min Maw, Jane Morris, Simcha Pollack
Critical Care Medicine. 2016-06-01
1 citations
Your postop patient is confused and agitated--next steps?
Jackson Ng, Cynthia X. Pan, Aleksander Geube, Christopher B. Tan, Fernando Kawai
The Journal of Family Practice. 2015-06-01
22 citations
A bioethical framework to guide the decision-making process in the care of seriously ill patients.
Daniel Neves Forte, Fernando Kawai, Claudio Cohen
BMC Medical Ethics. 2018-08-20