StevenJBaumruckerMDFAAFP, FAAHPM, HMDC

Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Medical Director

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System Medical Director, Palliative Medicine, Ballad Health System
Associate Editor in Chief, The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

East Tennessee State University/Quillen College of MedicineResidency, Family Medicine, 1988 - 1989
East Tennessee State University/Quillen College of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1986 - 1987
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 1986
University of North CarolinaB.A., Radio, Television, Motion Pictures, 1973 - 1977

Hospice Medical Director Certification Board - Certification HMDCB
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 1988, 2020
Health Care Hero Business Journal, 2017
Physician of the Year Tennessee Hospital Association, 2006
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Meritorious Service Award Tennessee Hospital Association, 2003
Finalist: Country Doctor of the Year Award 2003
Chairman's Leadership Award ETSU Dept of Family Medicine, 1989
Outstanding Resident Award Kingsport Family Practice, 1989
Chief Resident Award Kingsport Family Practice, 1989
Outstanding Software Award Creative Computing Magazine, 1984
Fellow AAFP
Fellow AAHPM
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PubMed

27 citations
Morphine to Methadone Conversion: An Interpretation of Published Data:
Ashley B. Pollock, Monica L. Tegeler, Vickie Morgan, Steven J. Baumrucker
The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2011-03-01
11 citations
Aromatase inhibitor-associated musculoskeletal pain: An overview of pathophysiology and treatment modalities.
Nelly Grigorian, Steven J Baumrucker
SAGE Open Medicine. 2022-01-01
23 citations
Sildenafil for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.
Sukhdeep Bhogal, Ola Khraisha, Mohammad Al Madani, Jennifer Treece, Steven J. Baumrucker
American Journal of Therapeutics. 2019-07-01

Journal Articles

Cyclodehydration and Selective Chlorination of trans-2-hydroxycyclohexyl 2-hydroxyethyl sulfide with triphenylphosphine and tetrachloromethane
CN Barry, SJ Baumrucker, RC Andrews, SA Evans, Jr., J Org Chem, 1/1/1982

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