A surgeon with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses. This specialist works with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life while addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of both patient and family throughout the course of the disease, through the dying process, and beyond for the family. This specialist has expertise in the assessment of patients with advanced disease; the relief of distressing symptoms; the coordination of interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues; the use of specialized care systems including hospice; the management of the imminently dying patient; and legal and ethical decision making in end-of-life care.
The results displayed on this page are in order by the provider's last name, then first name.
| Full name | City / State | Specialty | |
|---|---|---|---|
A DALESSANDRO MD PC |
SAINT JAMES, NY | Hospice and Palliative Medicine | |
ANA BERLIN |
NEW YORK, NY | Surgery | |
NASSER K GHASSEMI |
NEW YORK, NY | Hospice and Palliative Medicine | |
LESLIE J KOHMAN |
SYRACUSE, NY | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | |
GREGORY PISKUN |
BROOKLYN, NY | Hospice and Palliative Medicine | |
SAMY SAKER |
NEW CITY, NY | Hospice and Palliative Medicine | |
WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER |
WHITE PLAINS, NY | Radiation Oncology |