RodneyOTuckerMD
Internal Medicine • Birmingham, ALHospice & Palliative Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University Alabama
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Office
1717 6th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35233Phone+1 800-822-8816
Summary
- Director, UAB Center for Palliative and Supportive Care
Education & Training
Physicians Medical Center CarrawayResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1993
University of Alabama School of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
AL State Medical License 1990 - 2024- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2009-2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 24 citationsDischarge Hospice Referral and Lower 30-Day All-Cause Readmission in Medicare Beneficiaries Hospitalized for Heart FailureRaya Kheirbek, Ross D. Fletcher, Marie Bakitas, Gregg C. Fonarow, Sridivya Parvataneni
Circulation. Heart Failure. 2015-07-01 - 23 citationsA Qualitative Study of Pulmonary and Palliative Care Clinician Perspectives on Early Palliative Care in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseAnand S Iyer, James Dionne-Odom, Dina Khateeb, Lanier O'Hare, Rodney Tucker
Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2020-03-25 - 43 citationsEffects of a Telehealth Early Palliative Care Intervention for Family Caregivers of Persons With Advanced Heart Failure: The ENABLE CHF-PC Randomized Clinical Trial.J. Nicholas Dionne-Odom, Deborah Ejem, Rachel Wells, Andres Azuero, Macy L. Stockdill
JAMA Network Open. 2020-04-01
Journal Articles
- Effect of an Early Palliative Care Telehealth Intervention vs Usual Care on Patients with Heart FailureAndres Azuero, Elizabeth Kvale, Raegan W Durant, Rodney O Tucker, Jose Tallaj, Keith M Swetz, Salpy V Pamboukian, JAMA Internal Medicine
- Educate, Nurture, Advise, Before Life Ends Comprehensive Heartcare for Patients and Caregivers (ENABLE CHF-PC): Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled TrialJose Tallaj, Rodney O Tucker, Marie Bakitas, Keith M Swetz, Salpy V Pamboukian, Kathryn L Burgio, Elizabeth Kvale, Raegan W Durant, BioMed Central
Authored Content
- Effect of an Early Palliative Care Telehealth Intervention vs Usual Care on Patients with Heart FailureJuly 2020
- Effect of an Early Palliative Care Telehealth Intervention vs Usual Care on Patients with Heart FailureJuly 2020
Press Mentions
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