Hospice and Palliative Medicine
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Definition | A pediatrician 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. |
| Grouping | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians |
| Classification | Pediatrics |
| Specialization | Hospice and Palliative Medicine |
Health providers classified as: Hospice and Palliative Medicine
| Provider | State | Specializations |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Jeremy Edwards | Hawaii | |
| Dr. Mindy Dickerman | Delaware | |
| Dr. Kimberly Battle-miller | Illinois | |
| Dr. Sharon Beall | South Carolina | |
| Dr. Michelle Jones | Louisiana | |
| Dr. Melanie Oblender | Texas | |
| Dr. Scot Bateman MD | Massachusetts | |
| Savithri Nageswaran | North Carolina | |
| Mark Thomas | Arkansas | |
| Kaci Osenga | Texas |
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|---|---|
| 208000000X | |
| 2080A0000X | Adolescent Medicine |
| 2080B0002X | Obesity Medicine |
| 2080C0008X | Child Abuse Pediatrics |
| 2080I0007X | Clinical & Laboratory Immunology |
| 2080N0001X | Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine |
| 2080P0006X | Developmental - Behavioral Pediatrics |
| 2080P0008X | Neurodevelopmental Disabilities |
| 2080P0201X | Pediatric Allergy/Immunology |
| 2080P0202X | Pediatric Cardiology |
| 2080P0203X | Pediatric Critical Care Medicine |
| 2080P0204X | Pediatric Emergency Medicine |
| 2080P0205X | Pediatric Endocrinology |
| 2080P0206X | Pediatric Gastroenterology |
| 2080P0207X | Pediatric Hematology-Oncology |
| 2080P0208X | Pediatric Infectious Diseases |
| 2080P0210X | Pediatric Nephrology |
| 2080P0214X | Pediatric Pulmonology |
| 2080P0216X | Pediatric Rheumatology |
| 2080S0010X | Sports Medicine |
| 2080S0012X | Sleep Medicine |
| 2080T0002X | Medical Toxicology |
| 2080T0004X | Pediatric Transplant Hepatology |