StevenJBaumruckerMDFAAFP, FAAHPM, HMDC

Family Medicine • Kingsport, TN

Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Medical Director

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Office
2202 N John B Dennis Hwy
Suite 101
Kingsport, TN 37660
Phone+1 425-578-8400
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Summary

System Medical Director, Palliative Medicine, Ballad Health System
Associate Editor in Chief, The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Education & Training

East Tennessee State University/Quillen College of MedicineResidency, Family Medicine, 1988 - 1989
East Tennessee State University/Quillen College of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1986 - 1987
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 1986
University of North CarolinaB.A., Radio, Television, Motion Pictures, 1973 - 1977

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 1988 - 2025
VA State Medical License 2010 - 2024
VT State Medical License 1989 - 1994
NC State Medical License 1987 - 1990
American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
American Board of Family Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Hospice Medical Director Certification Board - Certification HMDCB
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 1988, 2020
Health Care Hero Business Journal, 2017
Physician of the Year Tennessee Hospital Association, 2006
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Meritorious Service Award Tennessee Hospital Association, 2003
Finalist: Country Doctor of the Year Award 2003
Chairman's Leadership Award ETSU Dept of Family Medicine, 1989
Outstanding Resident Award Kingsport Family Practice, 1989
Chief Resident Award Kingsport Family Practice, 1989
Outstanding Software Award Creative Computing Magazine, 1984
Fellow AAFP
Fellow AAHPM
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Post-radiation lichen planus: a case report and review of the literature.
Adam N Musick, Steven J Baumrucker, Do Young Kim> ;Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2024 Mar 31
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
Ethics Roundtable: "Organ Donation After Cardiac Death" in a Patient with Developmental Delay.
Steven J Baumrucker, Matt Stolick, Scott P Boyles, Vladlena Jefferson, Eddy R Smith, Gregory T Carter> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2022 Dec 1
Case Report: Syndrome of Remitting Seronegative Symmetrical Synovitis with Pitting Edema-A Rare but Treatable Condition in Palliative Medicine.
L Merkle Moore, Jennifer M Brouner, Nelly Grigorian, R J Leach, Steven J Baumrucker> ;Palliative Medicine Reports. 2022 Jan 1
8 citations
Aromatase inhibitor-associated musculoskeletal pain: An overview of pathophysiology and treatment modalities.
Nelly Grigorian, Steven J Baumrucker> ;SAGE Open Medicine. 2022 Jan 1
4 citations
A new mathematical approach to methadone conversion.
StevenJ Baumrucker, ManarMarc Jbara, RichardMarc Rogers> ;Journal of Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics. 2016 Apr 1
3 citations
Preliminary Validation for the "BJR method"-A Possible New Mathematical Approach to Methadone Conversion
Diana Trofimovitch, Laura Hutchinson, Steven J. Baumrucker> ;Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy. 2019 Jul 1
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) in Palliative Medicine: Case Report and Discussion.
Jade Willey, Steven J. Baumrucker> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2021 Aug 24
Ethics Roundtable: The Case of the Surrogate Versus the Living Will.
Steven J. Baumrucker, Keelin F. Roche, Matt Stolick, Scott Boyles, Gregory T. Carter, Eddy R. Smith, Angela Eastridge> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2021 Aug 4
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
12 citations
Memantine (Namenda) for neuropathic pain.
Mailien Rogers, Atif Rasheed, Abdolali Moradimehr, Steven J. Baumrucker> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2009 Feb 1
Assigning an appropriate surrogate.
Steven J. Baumrucker> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2007 Oct 1
N-type calcium channel blockers: a call for papers.
Steven J. Baumrucker> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2005 Mar 1
5 citations
Complementary medicine and the scientific method: mainstreaming proven "alternative" therapies.
Steven J. Baumrucker> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2002 Nov 1
4 citations
Post-thoracotomy pain syndrome: an opportunity for palliative care.
Steven J. Baumrucker> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2002 Mar 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
1 citations
Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Deficiency: To Screen or Not to Screen?
Wendy H Vogel, Ahmed Minhas, Steven J. Baumrucker> ;Journal of the Advanced Practitioner in Oncology. 2020 Jan 1
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
21 citations
Sildenafil for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.
Sukhdeep Bhogal, Ola Khraisha, Mohammad Al Madani, Jennifer Treece, Steven J. Baumrucker, Timir K. Paul> ;American Journal of Therapeutics. 2019 Jul 1
27 citations
Pharmacology Update: Low-Dose Naltrexone as a Possible Nonopioid Modality for Some Chronic, Nonmalignant Pain Syndromes
Diana Trofimovitch, Steven J. Baumrucker> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2019 Mar 27
Death or Damnation: Surrogacy and Religious Beliefs:
Steven J. Baumrucker, Matt Stolick, Laura Hutchinson, Angela Eastridge, Lawrence Devereux, Russell W. Adkins, Gregory T. Carter> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2019 Jan 16
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
Serum Bovine Immunoglobulin for Chemotherapy-Induced Gastrointestinal Mucositis
Sowminya Arikapudi, Saima Rashid, Laith Adel Al Almomani, Jennifer Treece, Steven J. Baumrucker> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2018 May 1
3 citations
Critically Ill Patient Leaving Against Medical Advice.
Steven J. Baumrucker, Gregory T. Carter, Matt Stolick, Patricia York, Laura Hutchinson, Daniel Winiger, Russel W Adkins> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2018 Apr 5
7 citations
Prognostication in Anoxic Brain Injury.
Kim Phung Nguyen, Vandana Pai, Saima Rashid, Jennifer Treece, Marie Moulton, Steven J. Baumrucker> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2018 Apr 3
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Journal Articles

Cyclodehydration and Selective Chlorination of trans-2-hydroxycyclohexyl 2-hydroxyethyl sulfide with triphenylphosphine and tetrachloromethane
CN Barry, SJ Baumrucker, RC Andrews, SA Evans, Jr., J Org Chem, 1/1/1982

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