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Office
1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-792-6161
Education & Training
- Johns Hopkins University/Bayview Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1973 - 1974
- University of Pavia Faculty of MedicineClass of 1972
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 1994 - 2019
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
- Top Doctors:SE Texas Castle Connolly, 2013
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2009-2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1423 citationsSPIKES-A six-step protocol for delivering bad news: application to the patient with cancer.Walter F. Baile, Robert Buckman, Renato Lenzi, Gary A. Glober, Estela A. Beale
The Oncologist. 2000-08-01 - 75 citationsEffects of patient‐centered communication on anxiety, negative affect, and trust in the physician in delivering a cancer diagnosis: A randomized, experimental studyJelena Zwingmann, Walter F. Baile, Johann Wilhelm Schmier, Jürg Bernhard, Monika Keller
Cancer. 2017-08-15 - 63 citationsDifficult Conversations: Teaching Medical Oncology Trainees Communication Skills One Hour at a TimeDaniel E. Epner, Walter F. Baile
Academic Medicine. 2014-04-01
Press Mentions
- 3 Questions on... Better Patient-Oncologist Communications: With Walter F. Baile, MD, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterOctober 25th, 2017
- Best of the Best in Care: Meet Houston's Top Doctors 2016October 21st, 2016
- Doctors Learn How to Say What No One Wants to HearJanuary 10th, 2006
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