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Sunita Puri, MD, Internal Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, Keck Hospital of USC

SunitaPuriMD

Internal Medicine Los Angeles, CA

Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Medical Director, Palliative Medicine & Supportive Care, Keck Hospital & Norris Cancer Center of USC

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Summary

  • I am the Medical Director of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care at the Keck Hospital and Norris Cancer Center of USC. I also chair the Bioethics Committee at our institution. I am also a writer, and have published essays and editorials in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Slate, JAMA, and JAMA-Internal Medicine. My first book, That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour, was published by Viking/Penguin Random House in March 2019. My book has been featured in in the Atlantic, NPR, BBC, The Guardian, Forbes, Spirituality and Health, India Today, and the Asian Age, among other places.

Education & Training

  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2013
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2013
  • University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
    University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 2010

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2011 - 2025
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2022 - 2024
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Op-Ed: Reopening a City That Still Throbs with Loss
    Op-Ed: Reopening a City That Still Throbs with LossJune 14th, 2021
  • Column: While Crowds Are Out Shopping, at L.A.'s Hospitals, ‘It Feels like We’re Drowning’
    Column: While Crowds Are Out Shopping, at L.A.'s Hospitals, ‘It Feels like We’re Drowning’December 23rd, 2020
  • Emotional & Cultural Reflection
    Emotional & Cultural ReflectionJune 1st, 2019
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