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Office
1959 NE Pacific St
Seattle, WA 98195Phone+1 206-598-4333Fax+1 206-520-5620- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva UniversityFellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2010 - 2011
- Christ Hospital/University of Cincinnati College of MedicineResidency, Family Medicine, 2007 - 2010
- Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 2007
Certifications & Licensure
- OH State Medical License 2007 - 2026
- WA State Medical License 2012 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 2010 - 2014
- American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
- American Board of Family Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Narrative Quilting.Melissa A Bender, Carol Kummet, Laura Buck, Kathryn Schlenker, Ashley D Meagher, Lucille Marchand> ;Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2020 Mar 1
- 11 citationsMoral Distress and Attitudes About Timing Related to Comfort Care for Hospitalized Patients: A Survey of Inpatient Providers and Nurses.Melissa A. Bender, C. Holly A. Andrilla, Rashmi K. Sharma, Caroline Hurd, Nicole Solvang, Laura Mae-Baldwin> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2019 Apr 9
- Grieve and Light a Virtual Candle.A BenderMelissa, KummetCarol, MerelSusan> ;Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2018 Jul 1
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Hospital Affiliations
- UW Medicine/University of Washington Medical CenterSeattle, Washington
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