David Jonathan Casarett, M.D.
David Jonathan Casarett, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Ralston-Penn Center
3615 Chestnut St, Rm 309
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3615 Chestnut St, Rm 309
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-898-2583
Fax: 215-573-8684
Fax: 215-573-8684
Email:
casarett@mail.med.upenn.edu
casarett@mail.med.upenn.edu
Education:
B.A. (Anthropology)
Swarthmore College, 1989.
M.S. (Medical Anthropology)
Case Western Reserve University, 1993.
M.D. (Medicine)
Case Western Reserve University, 1993.
Permanent linkB.A. (Anthropology)
Swarthmore College, 1989.
M.S. (Medical Anthropology)
Case Western Reserve University, 1993.
M.D. (Medicine)
Case Western Reserve University, 1993.
Description of Research Expertise
Palliative careHospice
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.