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Office
450 Brookline ave
Boston, MA 02115Phone+1 617-763-7263Fax+1 617-632-6180- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1977
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1982 - Present
MA State Medical License 1978 - 2025- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2008-2014
- Boston Magazine Castle Connolly, 2008-2013
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2007-2013
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Clinical Trials
- Serious Illness Communication Project Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 16 citationsFeasibility of a Brief Intervention to Facilitate Advance Care Planning Conversations for Patients with Life-Limiting Illness in the Emergency Department.Sarah E Pajka, Mohammad Adrian Hasdianda, Naomi George, Rebecca L. Sudore, Mara A. Schonberg, Edward Bernstein, James A. Tulsky, Susan D. Block, Kei Ouchi> ;Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2021 Jan 1
- 23 citationsAdherence and Concordance between Serious Illness Care Planning Conversations and Oncology Clinician Documentation among Patients with Advanced Cancer.Olaf P. Geerse, Daniela Lamas, Rachelle Bernacki, Justin J. Sanders, Joanna Paladino, Annette J. Berendsen, Thijo J N Hiltermann, Charlotta Lindvall, Erik K. Fromme, S...> ;Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2021 Jan 1
- 21 citationsImpact of cancer on school, work, and financial independence among adolescents and young adults.Bryan A. Sisk, Karen Fasciano, Susan D. Block, Jennifer W. Mack> ;Cancer. 2020 Oct 1
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Journal Articles
- Effect of the Serious Illness Care Program in Outpatient OncologyJoshua Lakin, Susan D Block, Rachelle Bernacki, Atul A Gawande, JAMA
Lectures
- Practical Aspects of Palliative Care: Integrating Palliative Care into Clinical PracticeHarvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts - 10/12/2012
Other
- Psychosocial issues at the end of lifeBlock SD, Rosenblatt L
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/psychosocial-issues-at-the-end-of-life
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-12-06 - Grief and bereavementBlock SD
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/grief-and-bereavement
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-11-19
Press Mentions
Dr. Eric Cassell, Bioethicist Who Put the Patient First, Dies at 93October 14th, 2021
Salon Addresses Post-Trump Sex DisorderFebruary 15th, 2019
Let’s Rank Hospitals by the Quality of Their End-of-Life CareNovember 9th, 2017- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Palliative Care Role Model ProgramNational Cancer Institute1998–2002
- Hospice In General Medical Education And Primary CareNational Cancer Institute1994–1996
Hospital Affiliations
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, Massachusetts
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, Massachusetts
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