Craig D. Blinderman
Craig D. Blinderman is the Director of the Adult Palliative Medicine Service at Columbia University Medical Center/New-York Presbyterian Hospital and an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons. He has published numerous original articles, reviews and chapters in the following areas: palliative care response to COVID-19, early palliative care in lung cancer patients (Temel et al. NEJM 2010), comfort care for the dying patient (NEJM, 2015), medical ethics, existential distress, symptom distress in chronic illnesses like COPD and CHF, etc. His academic interests include: decision-making at the end of life, palliative care in developing countries, medical ethics, and the integration of contemplative care and narrative medicine in palliative care. Blinderman also has a strong interest in teaching and developing programs to improve students’ and residents' skills in communication and care for the dying.
Biography current as of February 10, 2020