Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician: A family medicine physician 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.
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DR. DAVID M STEINHORN, MD
Pediatrics Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Address:200 Ucla Medical Plz Ste 265, Los Angeles, Ca, 900957647
DR. MARY ANDERSON DEUTSCHE, MD
Pediatrics Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Address:6041 Cadillac Ave, Los Angeles, Ca, 900341702
DR. SABRINA FRASER DERRINGTON, M.D.
Pediatrics Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Address:4650 W Sunset Blvd, Ms #12, Los Angeles, Ca, 900276062
DR. RATNA BEHAL, M.D.
Pediatrics Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Address:757 Westwood Plz, Los Angeles, Ca, 90095