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Joshua C Fronk
Palliative medicine doctor
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
Practice Areas
- Pain Pharmacology
- Psychological Care for Cancer
Professional Education
- Medical Education: Midwestern University (2008) AZ
- Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine (2012)
- Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine (2011)
- Board Certification, Palliative Medicine, American Board of Medical Specialties (2012)
- Fellowship: Stanford University HPM Fellowship Program (2012) CA
- Residency: Scottsdale Healthcare (2011) AZ
Honors & Awards
- Advance Practice Physician Champion, Stanford Health Care (October 2018)
Administrative Appointments
- Medical Director, Oncology Palliative Care, Stanford Healthcare (2017 - Present)
Publications
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PALLIATIVE CARE AND ANTI-CANCER CARE INTEGRATION: DESCRIPTION OF THREE MODELS OF CARE DELIVERY AT A TERTIARY MEDICAL CENTER
Ramchandran, K. J., Fronk, J., Trieu, S., Wakelee, H. A., Das, M., Neal, J. W., … Blayney, D. (2013). PALLIATIVE CARE AND ANTI-CANCER CARE INTEGRATION: DESCRIPTION OF THREE MODELS OF CARE DELIVERY AT A TERTIARY MEDICAL CENTER. JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY, 8, S1324. -
Palliative Care Always: Massive Open Online Education to Build Primary Palliative Care in a Global Audience
Tribett, E., Fronk, J., Chan, S., Passaglia, J., Bugos, K., Sickler, K., … Lyo, G. (2016). Palliative Care Always: Massive Open Online Education to Build Primary Palliative Care in a Global Audience. JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT, 52(6), E83–E84. -
Dronabinol for the Treatment of Paraneoplastic Night Sweats in Cancer Patients: A Report of Five Cases.
Carr, C., Vertelney, H., Fronk, J., & Trieu, S. (2019). Dronabinol for the Treatment of Paraneoplastic Night Sweats in Cancer Patients: A Report of Five Cases. Journal of Palliative Medicine. -
The Birds and Bees Do It, So Why Can't We Talk About It? Intimacy and Sexuality in Serious Illness and at the End of Life
Shaw, H., Fronk, J., Hui, F., Lorenz, K., Schroeder, K., Kenemuth, R., & Bober, S. (2017). The Birds and Bees Do It, So Why Can't We Talk About It? Intimacy and Sexuality in Serious Illness and at the End of Life. JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT, 53(2), 343.
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Palliative Care Always as a massive open online course (MOOC) to build primary palliative care in a global audience
Tribett, E. L., Ramchandran, K., Fronk, J., Passaglia, J., Bugos, K., Kogon, M., … Sickler, K. F. (2016). Palliative Care Always as a massive open online course (MOOC) to build primary palliative care in a global audience. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, 34(26).
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Sexuality and Intimacy in Serious Illness and at the End of Life
Fronk, J., & Shaw, H. (2019). Sexuality and Intimacy in Serious Illness and at the End of Life. Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing (p. 18). Oxford University Press.