MelissaPattersonMD

Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Director of Inpatient Geriatric and Palliative Services at NewYork-Presbyterian Allen; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

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Office
5141 Broadway
2 River East, Room 272
New York, NY 10034
Phone+1 212-932-4080

Fax+1 212-932-4261

Summary

Dr. Melissa Patterson is a geriatrician and palliative medicine physician in New York, NY and is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She specializes in geriatric and palliative medicine and is experienced in alzheimer's disease, dementia, hospice, pain management, goals of care, and delirium.

Education & Training

NYP Dual Campus (Columbia/Cornell)Hospice and Palliative Medicine , 2020 - 2021
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2019 - 2020
American University of the Caribbean School of MedicineClass of 2015

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2020 - 2026
MI State Medical License 2016 - 2019
American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
American Board of Family Medicine Geriatric Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Characteristics of Provider-Focused Research on Complementary and Integrative Medicine in Palliative Care: A Scoping Review.
Anurag Ratan Goel, Hana Elhassan, Melissa Patterson, M. Carrington Reid
The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2021-04-23
15 citations
The Role of Palliative Care in Caring for the Families of Patients With COVID-19.
Melissa Bakar, Elizabeth Capano, Melissa Patterson, Brooke McIntyre, Chaplain Jean Walsh
The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2020-06-08
3 citations
Development of the Verbal Autopsy Instrument for COVID-19 (VAIC).
Tony Rosen, Monika M. Safford, Madeline R Sterling, Parag Goyal, Melissa Patterson
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2021-06-25

Journal Articles

Development of the Verbal Autopsy Instrument for COVID-19 (VAIC)
Tony Rosen, MD, MPH, Monika M. Safford, MD, Madeline R. Sterling, MD, MPH, MS, Parag Goyal, MD, MSc, Melissa Patterson, MD, MBA, Christina Al Malouf, MD, Mary Ballin, ..., Journal of General Internal Medicine, 6/25/2021
Characteristics of Provider-Focused Research on Complementary and Integrative Medicine in Palliative Care: A Scoping Review
Anurag Ratan Goel, MD, Hana Elhassan, BS, Melissa Patterson, MD, MBA, M. Carrington Reid, MD, PhD, American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, 4/23/2021
The Role of Palliative Care in Caring for the Families of Patients With COVID-19
Melissa Bakar, MD, Elizabeth Capano, NP, Melissa Patterson, MD, MBA, Brooke McIntyre, LCSW, Chaplain Jean Walsh, BCC, American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, 6/8/2020
Medical Students’ (Dis)comfort with Assessing Religious and Spiritual Needs in a Standardized Patient Encounter
Cindy Schmidt, PhD, Loes Nauta, BTE, CHSE, Melissa Patterson, MD, MBA, Adam Ellis, MD, Journal of Religion and Health, 10/10/2018
Religious and Spiritual Assessment: A Standardized Patient Curriculum Intervention
Cindy A. Schmidt, PhD, Melissa A. Patterson, MD, Adam M. Ellis, MD, Henka L. Nauta, BTE, CHSE, Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 7/1/2017
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