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Eric Lewis Krakauer, MD

  • Phone: 617-724-9197
Departments
Palliative Care
Department of Medicine

Specialties

  • Cancer Center
  • Palliative Care
Clinical Interests
Palliative care
General internal medicine
Medical ethics
Healthcare for vulnerable populations
Global health
Locations
Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital
Medical Education
MD, Yale University School of Medicine
Residency, Yale New Haven Hospital
Fellowship, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Hospice and Palliative Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Gender
Male
Foreign Languages
French
German
Patient Age Group
Adult
Accepting New Patients
Yes

Biography

Dr. Krakauer is an internist and palliative medicine specialist on the Palliative Care Service at MGH where he also co-chairs the ethics consultation committee. At Harvard Medical School, he directs International Programs at the Center for Palliative Care and teaches in the Department of Global Health & Social Medicine. He currently is assisting major hospitals and cancer centers in Vietnam to integrate palliative care into comprehensive cancer, HIV, geriatric and primary care.

Palliative Care Service
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114-2696

Phone: 617-724-9197
Fax: 617-724-8693

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