JoshuaRLakinMD

Internal Medicine • Boston, MA

Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Physician

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Office
450 Brookline Ave
Boston, MA 02215
Phone+1 617-632-5561

Summary

Dr. Joshua Lakin is an internist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He received his medical degree from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and has been in practice 8 years. He specializes in hospice & palliative medicine.

Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco) School of MedicineFellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2012 - 2013
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2012
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 2009

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2013 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2010 - 2016
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Differences in code status practice patterns among emergency clinicians working in Japan and the United States.
Kenji Numata, Shigeki Fujitani, Hiraku Funakoshi, Minoru Yoshida, Yu Nomura
Patient Education and Counseling. 2024-11-01
Using implementation science to encourage Serious Illness Conversations on general medicine inpatient services: An interrupted time series.
Myrna Katalina Serna, Catherine Yoon, Julie Fiskio, Joshua R Lakin, Anuj K Dalal
Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2024-10-29
Leveraging the End-Stage Renal Disease Patient Life Goals Survey (PaLS) to Improve Quality of Care: Avoiding a "Checkbox Measure".
Samantha L Gelfand, Joshua R Lakin, Mallika L Mendu
American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2024-10-02

Journal Articles

Effect of the Serious Illness Care Program in Outpatient Oncology
Joshua Lakin, Susan D Block, Rachelle Bernacki, Atul A Gawande, JAMA

Press Mentions

Incentives May Encourage End-of-Life DiscussionsJuly 19th, 2013