YaelSchenkerMD
Internal Medicine • Pittsburgh, PAHospice & Palliative Medicine
Assistant Professor, Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Office
200 Lothrop St
Suite 933 West Muh UPMC General Internal Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA 15213Phone+1 412-692-4822Fax+1 412-692-4825
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco) School of MedicineFellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2009 - 2010- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2007
- University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 2004
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2010 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2006 - 2025- American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2012-2015
Clinical Trials
- Intervention Study of Communication in Oncologist-Patient Encounters Start of enrollment: 2010 Nov 01
- Supportive Care Intervention-Pancreas Start of enrollment: 2013 Jul 01
- A Primary Palliative Care Intervention for Patients With Advanced Cancer Start of enrollment: 2016 Jul 27
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Private Equity's Growing Presence in Hospice Care: Clinical, Research, and Policy Considerations.Cynthia C McMahan, Lindsay M Sabik, Yael Schenker
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2025-01-13 - How is Telehealth Used to Increase Access to Specialty Palliative Care? A Systematic Review.Rebecca N Hutchinson, Eric J Chiu, Shane C Belin, Michele Klein-Fedyshin, Carolyn R Impagliazzo
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2025-01-02 - Implementing a Palliative Care Junior Faculty Visiting Professor Program: Pearls and Pitfalls.Jennifer B Seaman, Teresa H Thomas, Risa L Wong, David I Lazris, Maria Belin
The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2025-01-01
Journal Articles
- Use of Palliative Care Earlier in the Disease Course in the Context of the Opioid EpidemicEducational, Research, and Policy IssuesTimothy E Quill, Yael Schenker, JAMA
Press Mentions
Nurse-Led Palliative Care Improves Advance Care Planning for Patients with Advanced CancerApril 5th, 2023- New Study in JNCCN Identifies Approach for Improving End-of-Life Conversations for People with CancerApril 4th, 2023
- False Hope: Better Than No Hope?October 24th, 2021
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