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Rachelle Bernacki, MD, Geriatrics, Boston, MA, Brigham and Women's Hospital

RachelleE.BernackiMD

Geriatrics • Boston, MA

Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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Education & Training

  • University of Chicago
    University of ChicagoFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2005 - 2006
  • University of Chicago
    University of ChicagoM.S., Master's Program for Clinical Professionals, 2003 - 2005
  • University of Washington
    University of WashingtonResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2002
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1998
  • Cornell University
    Cornell UniversityB.S., Biology & Society, With distinction, 1990 - 1994

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2008 - 2025
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2006 - 2024
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2003 - 2008
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow American Geriatrics Society, 2014
  • Fellow American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2012
  • President's Council of Cornell Women Cornell University, 2011
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Effect of the Serious Illness Care Program in Outpatient Oncology  
    Joshua Lakin, Susan D Block, Rachelle Bernacki, Atul A Gawande, JAMA
  • Mortality and Readmissions After Cervical Fractures From Falls In Older Adults: A Comparison To Hip Fracture Using National Medicare Data  
    Cooper, Z, Mitchell, SL, Lipsitz, S, Harris, MB, Ayanian, JZ, Bernacki, R, Jha, AK, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1/1/2015
  • Development of the Serious Illness Care Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Palliative Care Communication Intervention  
    Bernacki, R, Smith, G, Hutchings, M, Vick, J; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Smith, G, Paladino, J, Lipsitz, S, Gawande, A Block, SD, BMJ Open, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

  • ACP Medicine Principles and Practice 
    Chapter: Principles and Practice of Palliative Care 
    Schaefer K and Bernacki R2013
  • Pathy's Principles and Practice of Geriatrics 
    Chapter: End of life and palliative care 
    Page 1631 - 1641Bernacki R, Westoff R, Paniagua MEditors: Sinclair A, Morley J Vellas, J.Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK2012
  • Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine 
    Chapter: Principles of Palliative Care 
    Page 1781 - 1785Bernacki RE and Meier DEditors: McKean SC, Ross JJ, Dressler DD, Brotman DJ, Ginsberg JS.McGraw Hill, China2012
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Training Fellows to Be Leaders: Ensuring the Future of Palliative Care
    Bernacki R, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2015
  • Putting the "I" back in "QI"-Teaching Lifelong Skills in Clinician-Directed Quality Improvement
    Bernacki R, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2015
  • "Experience is the Teacher of All Things": Educational Outcomes of Home Hospice Visits
    Espada M, Bernacki RE, Schaefer KG, Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 1/1/2015
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Lectures

  • Approach to Prognosis 
    Brigham and Women's Hospital - 1/1/2015
  • Quality Improvement Workshop 
    Harvard, Boston, MA, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 - 1/1/2015
  • The Serious Illness Care Program 
    Harvard, Boston, MA - 1/1/2015
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Other

  • Communication and End-of-Life Planning in the Care of Patients with Serious and Life-Threatening Illness: High Value Care Advice from the High Value Care Task Force of... 
    Bernacki R and Block SD, Approved by the ACP Board of Regents
    1/27/2013
  • Psychological, Social and Spiritual Needs 
    Bernacki R, Kostas T, Williams S, POGOe - Portal of Geriatric Online Education
    http://www.pogoe.org/webgem/9498
    1/1/2013
  • Pain Management 
    Bernacki R, Geriatrics Review Syllabus, Geriatrics Review Syllabus, 8th ed, Audio Companion
    1/1/2013
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Press Mentions

  • Improving Surgical Outcomes for Senior Patients with Rachelle E. Bernacki, MD, MS
    Improving Surgical Outcomes for Senior Patients with Rachelle E. Bernacki, MD, MSMay 1st, 2023
  • Weighing Risks of a Major Surgery: 7 Questions Older Americans Should Ask Their Surgeon
    Weighing Risks of a Major Surgery: 7 Questions Older Americans Should Ask Their SurgeonJanuary 4th, 2023
  • What Should Older Adults Know Before Undergoing Surgery?
    What Should Older Adults Know Before Undergoing Surgery?December 27th, 2022
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Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Rachelle Bernacki, Dr. Rachelle Bernacki, MD, Dr. R Bernacki, Dr. Rachelle E. Bernacki