Leah McDonald MD
Hospice & Palliative Medicine
ED Site Supervisor, ED-Embedded Palliative Medicine Programs
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1085 North Main StreetNorth Providence, RI 02904
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Summary
- Dr. Leah McDonald is an emergency medicine physician in North Providence, RI and is affiliated with Falmouth Hospital. She received her medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and has been in practice 9 years. She specializes in hospice & palliative medicine and is experienced in hospice and palliative medicine and emergency medicine. She has 7 publications and over 350 citings.
Education & Training
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University HealthFellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2019 - 2020
NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2015 - 2019
Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 2015
Certifications & Licensure
RI State Medical License 2019 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2020 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2017 - 2019
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine- American Board of Emergency Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 18 citationsThe relationship of manic episodes and drug abuse to sexual risk behavior in patients with co-occurring bipolar and substance use disorders: a 15-month prospective ana...Christina S. Meade, Garrett M. Fitzmaurice, Amy K. Sanchez, Margaret L. Griffin, Leah J. McDonald
AIDS and Behavior. 2011-11-01 - 14 citationsThe impact of drug use in social networks of patients with substance use and bipolar disordersLeah J. McDonald, Margaret L. Griffin, Monika E. Kolodziej, Garrett M. Fitzmaurice, Roger D. Weiss
The American Journal on Addictions. 2011-02-01 - 287 citationsAlterations in brain structure and functional connectivity in prescription opioid-dependent patientsJaymin Upadhyay, Nasim Maleki, Jennifer Sharpe Potter, Igor Elman, David Rudrauf
Brain. 2010-07-01
Press Mentions
HopeHealth’s Dr. Leah McDonald Sees ‘System-Wide Embedding’ of Palliative SkillsFebruary 21st, 2024
The Miriam Hospital Integrates Palliative, Emergency Care ProgramMay 5th, 2023
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