GreggKVandekieftMD

Family Medicine • Olympia, WA

Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Physician

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Office
413 Lilly Rd NE
Olympia, WA 98506
Phone+1 360-486-6402
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Summary

Palliative care physician, hospice medical director, family physician, clinical ethicist in Olympia, WA

Education & Training

Abrazo Health NetworkResidency, Family Medicine, 1987 - 1990
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 1989 - Present
WA State Medical License 1990 - 2026
MT State Medical License 2021 - 2023
MI State Medical License 1996 - 2003
American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
American Board of Family Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Ethics Roundtable: Advance Directives, Autonomy, and Gastrostomy Placement.
Steven J Baumrucker, Gregg VandeKieft, Eddy R Smith, Matt Stolick, Vladlena Jefferson, Scott P Boyles, Kristin L Thatcher, Rebecca J Leach> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2023 Nov 1
2 citations
Ethics Roundtable: Autonomy and Delusion.
Steven J. Baumrucker, Hannah Gersch, Heather Holland, Angela Eastridge, Matt Stolick, Gregg VandeKieft, Eddy R. Smith> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2022 Jan 1
End-of-Life Care: Medical Aid in Dying.
Gregg K VandeKieft> ;FP Essentials. 2020 Nov 1
2 citations
Ethics Roundtable: Distribution of Critical Care Resources in the Setting of a COVID-19 Surge.
Steven J. Baumrucker, Gregory T. Carter, Russel W Adkins, Cheryl Perkins, Matt Stolick, Gregg VandeKieft> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2020 Sep 8
3 citations
Options of Last Resort: Palliative Sedation, Physician Aid in Dying, and Voluntary Cessation of Eating and Drinking.
David A. Gruenewald, Gregg Vandekieft> ;The Medical Clinics of North America. 2020 Feb 20
1 citations
A Mother in Jeopardy: The Ethics of Pregnancy and Chemotherapy:
Steven J. Baumrucker, Wendy H Vogel, Robert M Stolick, Russell W. Adkins, Heather Holland, Gregg VandeKieft, Angela Eastridge> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2020 Jan 1
3 citations
Autonomy and Withdrawal of Treatment in a Patient With Depression.
Steven J. Baumrucker, Patricia York, Matt Stolick, Gregg VandeKieft, Laura Hutchinson, Russell W. Adkins, Saima Rashid, Daniel Winiger> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2018 Jun 1
Decision-Making on a Deadline: Tracheostomy, Nutrition, and Autonomy:
Steven J. Baumrucker, Matt Stolick, Laura Hutchinson, Gregg VandeKieft, Angela Cullop, Ella Farida Meade, Russell W. Adkins> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2018 Mar 8
1 citations
Medical Aid in Dying
David Nowels, Gregg VandeKieft, Jennifer Moore Ballentine> ;American Family Physician. 2018 Mar 1
Palliative Care Through Illness Trajectory
David Nowels, Gregg VandeKieft, Daniel D. Matlock> ;American Family Physician. 2017 Mar 15
1 citations
The Partial Code Blue
Steven J. Baumrucker, Laura Hutchinson, Rev. Karrie Oertli, Matt Stolick, Russell W. Adkins, Gregg VandeKieft> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2015 Dec 1
The Allegedly Abusive Surrogate
Steven J. Baumrucker, Leslie Stilin Schmidt, Matt Stolick, Russell W. Adkins, Rev. Karrie Oertli, Melissa McCall-Burton, Gregg VandeKieft> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2015 Feb 1
1 citations
Whose “Best Interests” Are at Stake?
Steven J. Baumrucker, Rev. Karrie Oertli, Matt Stolick, Melissa McCall-Burton, Leslie Stilin Schmidt, Russell W. Adkins, Gregg VandeKieft> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2014 Sep 1
Surrogates with conflicting interests: who makes the decision?
Steven J. Baumrucker, Russell W. Adkins, Matt Stolick, Gregg VandeKieft, Leslie Stilin Schmidt, Paige Mingle> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2012 Jul 9
4 citations
The Principle of Distributive Justice
Steven J. Baumrucker, Matt Stolick, Paige Mingle, Karrie A. Oertli, Gerald M. Morris, Gregg VandeKieft> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2012 Jan 12
1 citations
A Cognitively Impaired Patient Without a Surrogate: Who Makes the Decision?
Steven J. Baumrucker, Matt Stolick, Gerald M. Morris, Leslie Stilin, Gregg VandeKieft, Paige Mingle, Karrie A. Oertli> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2011 Oct 18
Placebo: Medicine or Deception?:
Steven J. Baumrucker, Matt Stolick, Paige Mingle, Gregg VandeKieft, Gerald M. Morris, Dianne Harrington, Karrie A. Oertli> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2011 Mar 21
1 citations
A ''minor'' decision: right to die or manslaughter?
Steven J. Baumrucker, Gerald M. Morris, Matt Stolick, Gregg VandeKieft> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2010 Jul 20
5 citations
End-of-life care when the state is the guardian.
Steven J. Baumrucker, Joanne E. Sheldon, Matt Stolick, Karrie A. Oertli, Dianne Harrington, Gregg VandeKieft, Gerald M. Morris> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2010 Mar 29
1 citations
Ethics roundtable. Providing care in an unacceptable environment.
Steven J. Baumrucker, Joanne E. Sheldon, Matt Stolick, Rev. Karrie Oertli, Dianne Harrington, Gregg VandeKieft, Gerald M. Morris> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2009 Nov 18
2 citations
Comfort care versus euthanasia.
Steven J. Baumrucker, Joanne E. Sheldon, Matt Stolick, Karrie A. Oertli, Gerald M. Morris, Dianne Harrington, Gregg VandeKieft> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2009 Sep 23
5 citations
Diversion of opioid pain medications at end-of-life.
Steven J. Baumrucker, Gregory T. Carter, Gregg VandeKieft, Matt Stolick, Dianne Harrington, Joanne E. Sheldon, Gerald M. Morris> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2009 May 26
5 citations
The Ethical Concept of “Best Interest”
Steven J. Baumrucker, Joanne E. Sheldon, Matt Stolick, Gerald M. Morris, Gregg VandeKieft, Dianne Harrington> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2008 Mar 1
Cruel and unusual code blue
Steven J. Baumrucker, Matt Stolick, Gerald M. Morris, Joanne E. Sheldon, Gregg VandeKieft> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2007 Jun 1
Dueling Interests: When Surrogates Collide:
Steven J. Baumrucker, Joanne E. Sheldon, Gerald M. Morris, Matt Stolick, Gregg VandeKieft> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2007 Apr 1
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Press Mentions

Coronavirus Is Posing Special Challenges for Those Trained to Help the Dying and Their FamiliesMarch 31st, 2020
Affordable Medications, Marijuana Research Among Topics DebatedOctober 2nd, 2015
End-of-Life Care, Tobacco Control, Immigrant Discrimination Draw Fervent Testimony -- AAFP News -- AAFPOctober 23rd, 2014

Hospital Affiliations

Providence St. Peter HospitalOlympia, Washington
Providence Centralia HospitalCentralia, Washington

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