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Robert Fine, MD, Internal Medicine, Dallas, TX, Baylor University Medical Center

RobertLFineMDMACP, FAAHPM, HEC-C

Internal Medicine • Dallas, TX

Geriatric Medicine, Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Clinical Director, Office of Clinical Ethics and Palliative Care, Baylor Health Care System

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Summary

  • Dr. Robert Fine is a palliative care and clinical ethics specialist in Dallas, TX. Dr. Fine is a graduate of UT Austin (BA, summa cum laude, English) and UT Southwestern. He is a member of both Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha honor societies. He has completed board certification in internal medicine, geriatrics and palliative medicine, and is a Master of the American College of Physicians and a Fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Fine is the founder of both Clinical Ethics (1985) and Supportive Palliative Care (2004) services at BSWH. The palliative medicine programs under his leadership have been nationally recognized for excellence twice by the American Hospital Association. He has previously served on the National Quality Forum Committee on Palliative and End of Life Care, the Ethics Committee of AAHPM, the Steering Committee on Palliative Care for the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC), and he co-chaired the national corporate ethics committee for VITAS hospice. In 1999 he served as the lead physician author of the Texas Advance Directives Act and has worked closely with the TMA, THA and others to maintain and improve the Act since that time. He has provided well over 2000 bedside clinical ethics consults, provided clinical ethics expertise to numerous health care organizations beyond BSWH, and has spearheaded development of the North Texas Mass Critical Care (pandemic triage) guidelines which have formed the basis of guidelines by many organizations across Texas. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management and publishes and lectures nationally on topics related to both Clinical Ethics and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Fine currently serves as the Clinical Director of the Office of Clinical Ethics and Palliative Care for Baylor Scott and White Health.

Education & Training

  • Baylor University Medical Center
    Baylor University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1981
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 1978

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1978 - 2025
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top MD Consumers Checkbook
  • Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Organ Donation and end-of-life discussions: A scripting template for supportive palliative caer  
    Robert Fine, Giuliano Testa, Anji Wall, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 8/2022
  • Ethical Considerations in Supporting Donation after Circulatory Death  
    Robert Fine, Giuliano Testa, Journal of Clinical Ethics, 2022
  • Food as Love: Ethical and Moral Dilemmas in Withdrawal of Artificial Nutrition and Hydration in the Minimally Conscious State  
    Robert Fine, Kelly Newcomer, Journal of Palliative Care, 5/2021
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Books/Book Chapters

  • The Pursuit of Life: The Promise and Challenge of Palliative Care 
    Co-editor with Professor Jack LevisonPennsylvania State University Press, University Park, PA2023
  • The Critically Ill Cirrhotic Patient 
    Chapter: The Role of Palliative Care in Cirrhosis 
    Robert FineEditors: Robert Rahimi.SpringerEdition 1,2019

Press Mentions

  • Doctors Discuss Guidelines if Hospitals Reach Capacity
    Doctors Discuss Guidelines if Hospitals Reach CapacityAugust 20th, 2021
  • Dallas Hospitals Did Not Agree to Triage Based on Vaccination Status
    Dallas Hospitals Did Not Agree to Triage Based on Vaccination StatusAugust 20th, 2021
  • Conversation with: Dr. Robert Fine, BSWH’s Palliative Care Whiz, on How Honest Conversations Can Save Hospitals Money
    Conversation with: Dr. Robert Fine, BSWH’s Palliative Care Whiz, on How Honest Conversations Can Save Hospitals MoneyJune 1st, 2018

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Robert Fine, Dr. Robert Fine, MD, Dr. R Fine, Dr. Robert L Fine