Position:
Palliative Care Physician at St. Charles Health System
Work:
St. Charles Health System
- Bend, OR since 2012
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Palliative Care Physician
St. Charles Health System, Bend OR
2010 - Jan 2012
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Pulmonary & Critical Care Physician
Providence Health & Services
2005 - 2009
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Medical Director, Hospice & Palliative Care
Providence Health & Services
1996 - 2005
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Director of Critical Care Services
The Oregon Clinic, P.C.
1995 - 2005
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Pulmonary & Critical Care Physician
Swedish Medical Center
1991 - 1995
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Director of Critical Care Services
UW Medicine
1984 - 1991
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Associate Professor of Medicine
Education:
University of Washington School of Medicine 1981 - 1984
Fellowship, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine 1977 - 1981
Residency, Internal Medicine
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences 1973 - 1977
M.D., Medicine
University of California, Berkeley 1970 - 1973
A.B., Psychology, Pre-Med
Interests:
• Collaborative management of patients with complex illness
• Excellence in communication and problem solving
• Spiritual and emotional support for patients and families facing advanced, often progressive or life-limiting illness
• Innovation and teamwork
• Advocacy for "revolutionary" health care reform
Honor & Awards:
Fellow, American College of Physicians
Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
Best Doctors in America 1997-2007
Teacher of the Year Awards 1994, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2004
Board certification:
Internal Medicine (ABIM) - Certificate valid indefinitely
Pulmonary Medicine (ABIM) - Certificate valid indefinitely
Critical Care Medicine (ABIM) - 1987-2008
Hospice & Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) - 2005-12
Hospice & Palliative Medicine (ABIM) - 2012-2022