Biography
She has been the clinical director or Stanford Medicine's implementation of the Ariadne Labs' Serious Illness Care Program since its inception in 2018. Her interests include communication skills training, leveraging predictive algorithms to identify patients who would most benefit from serious illness conversations, how to empower non-physician clinical team members to participate in this work, and best practice for EHR builds related to advance care planning.
Professional Summary
Education & Certifications
- Residency: University of Chicago Hospitals Internal Medicine Residency (2001) IL
- Board Certification: American Board of Preventive Medicine, Clinical Informatics (2018)
- Medical Education: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine (1998) IL
- Board Certification, American Board of Preventive Medicine, Clinical Informatics (2018)
- Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine (2010)
- Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital Palliative Care Fellowship (2004) MA
- Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (2001)
Administrative Appointments
- Clinical Director, Stanford Serious Illness Care Program, Stanford Department of Medcine (2018 - Present)
- Medical Informatics Director, Stanford Division of Primary Care and Population Health (2017 - 2020)
Publications
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UTILIZATION OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD PREFERENCE LISTS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY, CONSISTENCY AND SATISFACTION AMONG PROVIDERS IN THE AMBULATORY CARE SETTING
Shah, S., Angelo, P., Teuteberg, W. G., & Singh, B. (2018). UTILIZATION OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD PREFERENCE LISTS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY, CONSISTENCY AND SATISFACTION AMONG PROVIDERS IN THE AMBULATORY CARE SETTING. JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE, 33, S837–S838. -
Earlier identification of seriously ill patients: an implementation case series.
Lakin, J. R., Desai, M., Engelman, K., O'Connor, N., Teuteberg, W. G., Coackley, A., … Fromme, E. K. (2019). Earlier identification of seriously ill patients: an implementation case series. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. -
Use of a computer model and care coaches to increase advance care planning conversations for patients with metastatic cancer
Gupta, D., Fardeen, T., Teuteberg, W., Seevaratnam, B., Asuncion, M. K., Alves, N., … Ramchandran, K. (2021). Use of a computer model and care coaches to increase advance care planning conversations for patients with metastatic cancer. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. -
Coaches Activating Reaching and Engaging Patients (CAREPlan): A randomized controlled trial combining two evidence-based interventions to improve goals of care documentation
Parikh, D. A., Asuncion, M. K., Hansen, J., Seevaratnam, B., Khateeb, S. I., Rosenthal, E. L., … Patel, M. I. (2021). Coaches Activating Reaching and Engaging Patients (CAREPlan): A randomized controlled trial combining two evidence-based interventions to improve goals of care documentation. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. -
Considerations in the reliability and fairness audits of predictive models for advance care planning
Lu, J., Sattler, A., Wang, S., Khaki, A. R., Callahan, A., Fleming, S., … Shah, N. (2022). Considerations in the reliability and fairness audits of predictive models for advance care planning. Frontiers in Digital Health. -
Embedded Specialist Palliative Care in Cystic Fibrosis: Results of a Randomized Feasibility Clinical Trial.
Kavalieratos, D., Lowers, J., Moreines, L. T., Hoydich, Z. P., Arnold, R. M., Yabes, J. G., … Pilewski, J. M. (2022). Embedded Specialist Palliative Care in Cystic Fibrosis: Results of a Randomized Feasibility Clinical Trial. Journal of Palliative Medicine. -
Use of Machine Learning and Lay Care Coaches to Increase Advance Care Planning Conversations for Patients With Metastatic Cancer.
Gensheimer, M. F., Gupta, D., Patel, M. I., Fardeen, T., Hildebrand, R., Teuteberg, W., … Ramchandran, K. (2022). Use of Machine Learning and Lay Care Coaches to Increase Advance Care Planning Conversations for Patients With Metastatic Cancer. JCO Oncology Practice, OP2200128. -
The Team-based Serious Illness Care Program, a qualitative evaluation of implementation and teaming.
Garcia, R., Brown-Johnson, C., Teuteberg, W., Seevaratham, B., & Giannitrapani, K. (2023). The Team-based Serious Illness Care Program, a qualitative evaluation of implementation and teaming. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. -
Implementing an Interdisciplinary Team-Based Serious Illness Care Program (SICP) in Stanford Healthcare
Giannitrapani, K., Garcia, R., Teuteberg, W., & Brown-Johnson, C. (2023). Implementing an Interdisciplinary Team-Based Serious Illness Care Program (SICP) in Stanford Healthcare. JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. -
Lessons Learned from a Multi-Site, Team-Based Serious Illness Care Program Implementation at an Academic Medical Center.
Seevaratnam, B., Wang, S., Fong, R., Hui, F., Callahan, A., Chobot, S., … Teuteberg, W. (2023). Lessons Learned from a Multi-Site, Team-Based Serious Illness Care Program Implementation at an Academic Medical Center. Journal of Palliative Medicine.
Practice Locations
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