BrookAnneCaltonMDMD, MHS(She/Her)

Internal Medicine • Boston, MA

Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Palliative Medicine Physician; Director of Palliative Care Mass General Brigham Population Health Management

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Office
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114
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Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco) School of MedicineFellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2012 - 2013
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2012
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 2009

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2024 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2023 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2010 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2023 - 2025
ME State Medical License 2023 - 2025
TN State Medical License 2024 - 2025
MA State Medical License 2021 - 2024
NH State Medical License 2022 - 2024
AL State Medical License 2024 - 2024
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

"We're Onto Something Here!": Clinician Perspectives of a Pilot Program to Increase Palliative Care Access in an Urban Skilled Nursing Facility.
Brook Calton, Pamela Williams, Carolina Jaramillo, Kathryn Corelli, Katie Carr, Louis Waldman> ;Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2024 Jan 4
Breaking the Cycle: Using Serious Illness Communication to Optimize Care Transition Planning in Serious Illness.
Tamra Keeney, Alexis Drutchas, Joanna Paladino, Elizabeth Lindenberger, Christine Ritchie, Brook Calton, Jaclyn Shameklis> ;Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2023 Nov 7
Strategies to Make Telemedicine a Friend, Not a Foe, in the Provision of Accessible and Equitable Cancer Care.
Brook A Calton, Sarah Nouri, Carine Davila, Ashwin Kotwal, Carly Zapata, Kara E Bischoff> ;Cancers. 2023 Oct 24
2 citations
Differential Use of Outpatient Palliative Care by Demographic and Clinical Characteristics.
Jean C Digitale, Sarah S Nouri, Eve L Cohen, Brook A Calton, Michael W Rabow, Steven Z Pantilat, Kara E Bischoff> ;Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2023 Aug 1
3 citations
Outpatient Palliative Care for Noncancer Illnesses: One Program's Experience with Implementation, Impact, and Lessons Learned.
Kara E Bischoff, Eve Cohen, David L O'Riordan, Sarah Meister, Carly Zapata, Jeffrey Sicotte, Paul Lindenfeld, Brook Calton, Steven Z Pantilat, Lin, J.> ;Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2022 Oct 1
2 citations
Embedding palliative care in a neuro-oncology clinic at an academic medical center: Our structure, experience, and lessons learned.
Brook Calton, Michael Rabow, Margaretta Page, Rosemary Rossi, Nancy Oberheim-Bush, Susan Chang, Jennie W Taylor> ;Neuro-Oncology Advances. 2022 Jul 11
6 citations
An Interprofessional Primary Palliative Care Curriculum for Health Care Trainees and Practicing Clinicians.
Brook A Calton, Naomi Saks, Thomas Reid, Nancy Shepard-Lopez, Bridget Sumser> ;Palliative Medicine Reports. 2022 Jan 1
10 citations
Better Together: A Mixed-Methods Study of Palliative Care Co-Management for Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease.
Sylvia Choi, Anny Su, Eve Cohen, David L. O'Riordan, Elida Oettel, Marsha Blachman, Sarah Meister, Carly Zapata, Paul Lindenfeld, Brook Calton, Leah J. Witt, Steven Z....> ;Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2021 Jun 11
8 citations
Foundational Telemedicine Workshop for First-Year Medical Students Developed During a Pandemic.
Susannah Cornes, Jeffrey M. Gelfand, Brook Calton> ;Mededportal. 2021 Jul 16
1 citations
Communication Strategies for Providing Palliative Care via Telemedicine #406.
Brook Calton> ;Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2021 Jan 1
26 citations
Patient and Caregiver Experience with Outpatient Palliative Care Telemedicine Visits
Brook Calton, William Shibley, Eve Cohen, Steven Z. Pantilat, Michael W. Rabow, David L. O'Riordan> ;Palliative Medicine Reports. 2020 Dec 28
2 citations
Comparing the Palliative Care Needs of Patients Seen by Specialty Palliative Care Teams at Home Versus in Clinic
Grant Smith, Brook Calton, Michael W. Rabow, Angela K. Marks, Kara Bischoff, Steven Z. Pantilat, David L. O'Riordan> ;Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2021 Jul 1
4 citations
“I Just Need to Hold His Hand”: Telemedicine Is Powerful, But Not Perfect
Brook Calton, Kara Bischoff, Steven Z. Pantilat> ;Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2021 Jan 15
2 citations
Supportive Strategies for Breaking Bad News via Telemedicine
Brook Calton> ;The Oncologist. 2020 Nov 1
240 citations
Telemedicine in the Time of Coronavirus.
Brook Calton, Nauzley C. Abedini, Michael David Fratkin> ;Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2020 Jul 1
Novel Data Linkage for Quality Improvement in Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Terry E. Hill, Cari Jarbouai, Nathaniel M. Robbins, Vidah Johnston, Brook Calton> ;Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2020 Apr 1
5 citations
Development and Validation of the ACP-CAT for Assessing the Quality of Advance Care Planning Communication.
Jacqueline K. Yuen, Amy S. Kelley, Laura P. Gelfman, Elizabeth E. Lindenberger, Cardinale B. Smith, Robert M. Arnold, Brook Calton, Jane O. Schell, Stephen H. Berns> ;Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2020 Jan 1
42 citations
Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Telepalliative Care.
Brook Calton, Michael W. Rabow, Linda Branagan, James Dionne-Odom, Debra Parker Oliver, Marie Bakitas, Michael David Fratkin, Dana Lustbader, Christopher A Jones, Chri...> ;Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2019 Aug 1
3 citations
The Cambia Sojourns Scholars Leadership Program: Projects and Reflections on Leadership in Palliative Care.
Constance Dahlin, Justin J. Sanders, Brook Calton, Susan DeSanto-Madeya, DorAnne Donesky, Joshua R Lakin, Eric Roeland, Jennifer S. Scherer, Anne Walling, Brie Williams> ;Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2019 Jul 1
2 citations
"Yes! We Have a Home-Based Palliative Care Program!"
Brook Calton, Christine S. Ritchie> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2019 Jun 1
15 citations
What We Do: Key Activities of an Outpatient Palliative Care Team at an Academic Cancer Center
Eleanor Yang, Gayle Kojimoto, Nancy Shepard Lopez, Sarah Holland, Brook Calton, Sarah H. Adkins, Stephanie Cheng, Bruce J Miller, Michael W. Rabow> ;Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2018 Jul 1
2 citations
"She Would Be Flailing Around Distressed": The Critical Role of Home-Based Palliative Care for Patients with Advanced Cancer.
Brook Calton, Nicole Thompson, Nancy Shepard, Redwing Keyssar, Kanan Patel, Virginia Dzul-Church, Helen Kao, Christine S. Ritchie, Michael W. Rabow> ;Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2017 Aug 1
50 citations
The Current State of Palliative Care for Patients Cared for at Leading US Cancer Centers: The 2015 NCCN Palliative Care Survey
Brook Calton, Amy Alvarez-Perez, Diane G. Portman, Kavitha Ramchandran, Jessica Sugalski, Michael W. Rabow> ;Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 2016 Jul 1
15 citations
New Frontiers in Outpatient Palliative Care for Patients With Cancer.
Michael W. Rabow, Constance Dahlin, Brook Calton, Kara Bischoff, Christine S. Ritchie> ;Cancer Control. 2015 Oct 1
Teaching serious illness communication through an innovative workshop.
Brook Calton, Eric Widera> ;Medical Education. 2013 May 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, Massachusetts