PhyllissMChappellMD

Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Attending Physician Houston Methodist Hospital. Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine. Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Houston Methodist Academic Institute. Assistant Clinical Member, Houston Methodist Research Institute. Adjunct Assistant Professor, Texas A&M College of Medicine

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Office
6550 Fannin St
Ste 971
Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-724-7965

Fax+1 713-441-0444

Education & Training

University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineFellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2013 - 2014
David Grant Medical CenterResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1986 - 1990
MedStar Health/Franklin SquareResidency, Family Medicine, 1982 - 1984
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumInternship, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1981
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1990 - Present
TX State Medical License 1994 - 2026
MD State Medical License 1982 - 1990
American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
American Board of Family Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Rho Chi Honor Society Omicron Chapter University of Maryland School of Pharmacy., 2021
Nominee Women Faculty Forum Excellence Award, Rising Star Category University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, 2016
Recipient Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, 2015-2016
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Hearst Foundation Award American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2014
2014 Investigator Paper Award, Professionals-in-Training Category, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Communicating with Dying Patients and their Families: Multimedia Training in End American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine., 2014
First Place 10th Annual Innovations in Health Science Education Conference, 2014. Sponsored by the University of Texas Academy of Health Science Education. Poster Presentation. Communicating with Dyin University of Texas Academy of Health Science Education., 2014
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

25 citations
Primary sellar melanoma simulating hemorrhagic pituitary adenoma: MR and pathologic findings.
Phylliss M. Chappell, William M. Kelly, Mark Ercius
AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 1990-09-01
5 citations
Communicating With Dying Patients and Their Families: Multimedia Training in End-of-Life Care.
Phylliss Chappell, Jennifer Healy, Shuko Lee, Glen Medellin, Sandra Sanchez-Reilly
The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2017-08-01
9 citations
Clinically documented hemorrhage in cerebral arteriovenous malformations: MR characteristics.
Phylliss M. Chappell, Gary K. Steinberg, Michael P. Marks
Radiology. 1992-06-01

Journal Articles

Departing: Death and the Art of Dying.
Chappell PM., Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2021;24(5): 801-801., 5/2021
Wish of a Young Failing Heart; Compassionate Listening in Palliative Care
Chappell PM, Woodbury C, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management