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David Jonathan Casarett, M.D.

David Jonathan Casarett, M.D.

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Associate Professor of Medicine
Department: Medicine

Contact information
Ralston-Penn Center
3615 Chestnut St, Rm 309
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-898-2583
Fax: 215-573-8684
Education:
B.A. (Anthropology)
Swarthmore College, 1989.
M.S. (Medical Anthropology)
Case Western Reserve University, 1993.
M.D. (Medicine)
Case Western Reserve University, 1993.
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Description of Research Expertise

Palliative care
Hospice
Decision-making
End-of-life care

Selected Publications

Casarett D, Farrington S, Oldanie B, Slattery J, Craig T, Teno J. : Predictors of short stay in hospice. Journal of Palliative Medicine 2012.

Jeurkar N, Farrington S, Teno J, Oldanie B, Slattery J, Craig T, Casarett D. : Factors associated with a death at home among patients with cancer: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of Clinical Oncology 2012.

Fishman J, Casarett DJ. : Ethnic disparities in cancer reporting in mainstream media. Cancer 2012.

Casarett D, Shields R, Spence C, Clark M, Teno J. : What is 'safe' hospice care? Journal of Palliative Medicine 2012.

Shin J. Casarett D: Facilitating hospice discussions: a six-step roadmap. The Journal of Supportive Oncology 9(3): 97-102, May-Jun 2011.

Casarett D. Johnson M. Smith D. Richardson D. : The optimal delivery of palliative care: a national comparison of the outcomes of consultation teams vs inpatient units. Archives of Internal Medicine 271(7): 649-55, Apr 2011.

Smith D. Caragian N. Kazlo E. Bernstein J. Richardson D. Casarett D: Can we make reports of end-of-life care quality more consumer-focused? results of a nationwide quality measurement program. Journal of Palliative Medicine 14(3): 301-7, Mar 2011.

Teno JM. Gozalo PL. Lee IC. Kuo S. Spence C. Connor SR. Casarett DJ. : Does hospice improve quality of care for persons dying from dementia? Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2011.

Casarett DJ, Spence C, Haskins M, Teno J. : One big happy family? Interdisciplinary disparities in hospice job satisfaction. Journal of Palliative Medicine 2011.

Casarett D: REthinking hospice eligibility criteria. JAMA 2011.

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Last updated: 05/12/2012
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