
J. Hunter Groninger MD FACP FAAHPM
Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Director, Palliative Care, MedStar Washington Hospital Center Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University
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110 Irving StWashington, DC 20010
Phone+1 202-877-7445
Fax+1 202-291-0386
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Education & Training
- University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
- University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 2002
- Princeton UniversityB.A., Comparative Literature, 1993 - 1997
Certifications & Licensure
- DC State Medical License 2006 - 2027
- MD State Medical License 2022 - 2024
- VA State Medical License 2002 - 2020
- American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top 40 Inspiring Leaders Under 40 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2015
- Clinical Center Director's Award National Institutes of Health, 2013
- Year-Long Mentoring Award American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2012
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Development of a Voice-Activated Virtual Assistant to Improve Insomnia Among Young Adult Cancer Survivors: Mixed Methods Feasibility and Acceptability Study.Hunter Groninger, Hannah Arem, Lylian Ayangma, Lisa Gong, Eric Zhou
JMIR Formative Research. 2025-03-10 - 3 citationsIntegration of Palliative Care into Heart Failure Care: Consensus-Based Recommendations from the Heart Failure Society of America.Sarah Chuzi, Martha Abshire Saylor, Larry A Allen, Akshay S Desai, Shelli Feder
Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2025-03-01 - A Qualitative Inquiry of Patients Using Virtual Reality to Mitigate Cancer Pain.Hunter Groninger, Nadia Ali, Kylie Gomes, Diana Violanti
The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2025-01-04
Journal Articles
- Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: an overview and comparison of three consensus guidelinesTageja N, Groninger H, Postgrad Med J, 1/11/2015
- Increasing the Number of Outpatients Receiving Spiritual Assessment: A Pain and Palliative Care Service Quality Improvement ProjectGomez-Castillo BJ, Hirsch R, Groninger H, Baker K, Cheng MJ, Phillips J, Pollack J, Berger AM, J Pain Symptom Manage, 1/10/2015
- A case of persistent hiccups successfully managed with pregabalinGroninger H, Cheng, MJ, Progress Palliat Care, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Palliative Care Consultation Integrated Within Advanced Heart Failure Care: Descriptive Analysis of a Pilot ProgramGroninger H, Aggarwal M, Panke JT, Holder RM, Kelemen A, Walker K, Ruiz G, DC Region American College of Physicians Associates Meeting, 1/30/2015
- In the Gray Zone - or, what we talk about when we talk about prognosis.Groninger H, CHEST Annual Meeting, 1/27/2015
- Ethical Decisions in the Palliative Care of the Transplant Patient.Groninger H, CHEST Annual Meeting, 1/26/2015
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Lectures
- "This was not what I had in mind," and other palliative challenges encountered in advanced heart failure.1/18/2015
- Change of Heart: A New Model for Palliative Care in the World of Heart Failure.Columbia, MD - 1/5/2015
- Alone gone' - Using the Short Plays of Samuel Beckett to Educate Clinicians about End-of-life CareUniversity of Warwick, Warwick, United Kingdom - 1/18/2012
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