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Office
4 Hospital Dr
Charlottesville, VA 22908Phone+1 434-243-5730Fax+1 434-924-1138
Education & Training
- Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1989
- New York University School of MedicineClass of 1984
- Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1990 - Present
- VA State Medical License 2001 - 2026
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Inpatient - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Clinical Trials
- Modafinil in Treating Fatigue in Patients With Cancer Start of enrollment: 2004 Feb 01
- Phase 1/2 Study to Determine Optimal Dose for Treating Bone Metastases Using Novel STAT-RT Workflow Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
- Early Integrated Telehealth Versus In-Person Palliative Care for Patients With Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2018 Jun 15
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 52 citationsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis and palliative care: where we are, and the road ahead.Leslie Blackhall
Muscle & Nerve. 2012-03-01 - 43 citationsEarly Palliative Care Reduces End‐of‐Life Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Use but Not ICU Course in Patients with Advanced CancerAndrew M. Romano, Kristine E Gade, Gradon Nielsen, Robert Havard, James H. Harrison
The Oncologist. 2017-03-01 - 312 citationsEthnicity and attitudes towards life sustaining technology.Leslie Blackhall, Gelya Frank, Sheila T. Murphy, Vicki Michel, Joycelynne M. Palmer
Social Science & Medicine. 1999-06-01
Press Mentions
- Q&A: Finding Pain Relief Amid the Opioid CrisisSeptember 15th, 2021
- Depression, Anxiety Linked to Opioid Use in Older Women with Breast CancerAugust 23rd, 2019
- Managing Pain Can Be a Puzzle After Breast CancerSeptember 11th, 2017
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