Shelley Ruth Salpeter MD FACP
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Stanford University
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1350 Bayshore Hwysuite 520Burlingame, CA 94010
Phone+1 650-532-2321
Fax+1 650-532-2333
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Summary
- Shelley Salpeter, MD, is a geriatrician based in Burlingame, CA, with subspecialties in hospice and palliative medicine. She earned her medical degree from the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine in 1982 and completed her residencies in internal medicine at Tufts Medical Center and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Salpeter currently works as a Hospice Physician at ANX Hospice and has been a geriatric and palliative care physician at HomeCare Physicians Medical Group since 2012. She previously served as Medical Director at Mission Hospice & Home Care from 2012 to 2024. Her research publications cover topics such as methadone use in hospice care, with notable citations in various medical journals. Dr. Salpeter has been recognized as a Regional Top Doctor by Castle Connolly and received the CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification.
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1986
Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1984
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1982
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1986 - 2026
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
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 50 citationsSafe and Appropriate Use of Methadone in Hospice and Palliative Care: Expert Consensus White PaperMary Lynn McPherson, Kathryn A. Walker, Mellar P. Davis, Eduardo Bruera, Akhila Reddy
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2019-03-01 - 102 citationsA Risk-Benefit Assessment of Dementia Medications: Systematic Review of the Evidence.Jacob S. Buckley, Shelley R. Salpeter
Drugs & Aging. 2015-05-05 - 16 citationsThe Use of Very-Low-Dose Methadone and Haloperidol for Pain Control in the Hospital Setting: A Preliminary ReportShelley R. Salpeter, Jacob S. Buckley, Nicholas S. Buckley, Eduardo Bruera
Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2015-01-26
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