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Stephanie Harman
Palliative medicine doctor
Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
Bio:
Dr. Harman graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. She then completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Stanford and a Palliative Care fellowship at the Palo Alto VA/Stanford program before joining the faculty at Stanford. She is the founding medical director of Palliative Care Services for Stanford Health Care and a 2017 Cambia Sojourns Scholar Leader Awardee. She is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and a faculty member in the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics. She serves as the clinical section chief of Palliative Care in the Division of Primary Care and Population Health and co-chairs the Stanford Health Care Ethics Committee. Her research and educational interests include communication training in healthcare, bioethics in end-of-life care, and the application of machine learning to improve access to palliative care.
- 300 Pasteur Drive
- Stanford , CA 94305
- Phone: 650-724-0385
Professional Education
- Board Certification: Hospice and Palliative Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (2008)
- Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (2006)
- Medical Education: Case Western Reserve School of Medicine (2003) OH
- Fellowship: Palo Alto VA Healthcare System (2007) CA
- Residency: Stanford University Hospital -Clinical Excellence Research Center (2006) CA
Honors & Awards
- Arnold P. Gold Professorship, Arnold P. Gold Foundation (2011-2014)
- Cambia Sojourns Scholar Leadership Award, Cambia Health Foundation (October 1, 2017)
- Fellow, Stanford Faculty Fellows Program, Stanford University School of Medicine (2013-2014)
- Isaac Stein Award for Compassionate Care, Stanford Hospital and Clinics Board of Directors (September 23, 2009)
Administrative Appointments
- Associate Residency Program Director, Department of Medicine (2011 - 2017)
- Chairperson, Jonathan King Lectureship Committee, Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics (2011 - Present)
- Ethics Committee, Co-Chair (2013), Stanford University Medical Center (2007 - Present)
- Leadership Council on Clinical Excellence, Stanford Department of Medicine (2014 - Present)
- Professional Practice and Evaluation Committee, Stanford Department of Medicine (2009 - 2017)
- Stanford Commitee on Professional Satisfaction and Support, Stanford University Medical Center (2012 - Present)
- Stanford Senior Physicians Disaster Management Committee, Stanford University Medical Center (2011 - Present)
Publications
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Palliative Care Rounds: Toward Evidence-Based Practice
Dy, S. M., Harman, S. M., Braun, U. K., Howie, L. J., Harris, P. F., & Jayes, R. L. (2012). Palliative Care Rounds: Toward Evidence-Based Practice. JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT, 43(4), 795–801. -
Update in Palliative Care-2011
Harris, P. F., Arnold, R. M., Braun, U. K., Fromme, E., Ghermay, R., Harman, S., … Walling, A. M. (2012). Update in Palliative Care-2011. JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE, 27(5), 582–587. -
Late referral to palliative care consultation service: length of stay and in-hospital mortality outcomes.
Humphreys, J., & Harman, S. (2014). Late referral to palliative care consultation service: length of stay and in-hospital mortality outcomes. The Journal of Community and Supportive Oncology, 12(4), 129–136. -
Patients Who Lack Capacity and Lack Surrogates: Can They Enroll in Hospice?
Effiong, A., & Harman, S. (2014). Patients Who Lack Capacity and Lack Surrogates: Can They Enroll in Hospice? JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT, 48(4), 745–U277.
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Curricular innovations for medical students in palliative and end-of-life care: a systematic review and assessment of study quality.
Decoste-Lopez, J., Madhok, J., & Harman, S. (2015). Curricular innovations for medical students in palliative and end-of-life care: a systematic review and assessment of study quality. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 18(4), 338–349.
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Curricular Innovations for Medical Students in Palliative and End-of-Life Care: A Systematic Review and Assessment of Study Quality
DeCoste-Lopez, J., Madhok, J., & Harman, S. (2015). Curricular Innovations for Medical Students in Palliative and End-of-Life Care: A Systematic Review and Assessment of Study Quality. JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE, 18(4), 338–49.
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Patients who lack capacity and lack surrogates: can they enroll in hospice?
Effiong, A., & Harman, S. (2014). Patients who lack capacity and lack surrogates: can they enroll in hospice? Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 48(4), 745–50 e1.
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Early Experience With the California End of Life Option Act: Balancing Institutional Participation and Physician Conscientious Objection.
Harman, S. M., & Magnus, D. (2017). Early Experience With the California End of Life Option Act: Balancing Institutional Participation and Physician Conscientious Objection. JAMA Internal Medicine.
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The SDM 3 Circle Model: A Literature Synthesis and Adaptation for Shared Decision Making in the Hospital.
Rennke, S., Yuan, P., Monash, B., Blankenburg, R., Chua, I., Harman, S., … Satterfield, J. (2017). The SDM 3 Circle Model: A Literature Synthesis and Adaptation for Shared Decision Making in the Hospital. Journal of Hospital Medicine, 12(12), 1001–8.
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