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photo Linda A. King, MD

General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Associate Chief, Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics

Email: kingl@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4834
Contact
Office: UPMC Montefiore - 933 W
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 
Phone: 412-692-4834
Fax: 412-692-4315
E-mail: kingl@upmc.edu
Education and Training
Education
BS, Case Western Reserve University, 1990
MSE, University of Pennsylvania, 1991
MD, Northwestern University, 1995
Training
Internal Medicine Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1998
Palliative Care Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1999
Research Interest
Dr. King participates in clinical research activities conducted by the University of Pittsburgh Palliative Research Center.
Clinical Interest
Dr. King provides inpatient Palliative Care consultation focusing on optimal pain and symptom management, discussions of goals and advance care planning, and planning for future care needs.
Educational Interest
Dr. King focuses on the education of medical students in the pre-clinical years, including clinical skills development, communication skills including medical interviewing skills related to Palliative Care, and also participates in medical student coaching.
Publications
Selected Publications:
Childers, J. W., King, L. A., Arnold, R. M. Chronic Pain and Risk Factors for Opioid Misuse in a Palliative Care Clinic. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2015; 32(6): 654-9.
Gilbertson-White, S., Shrewood, P., Donovan, H., King, L. Use of Distress Screening To Identify Shorter Life Expectancy in Patients with Advanced Cancer Newly Referred to Palliative Care. J Palliat Med. 2016; 19(8): 800-1.
Schenker, Y., Bahary, N., Claxton, R., Childers, J., Chue, E., Kavalieratos, D., King, L., Lembersky, B., Tiver, G., Arnold, R. M. A Pilot Trial of Early Specialty Palliative Care for Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: Challenges Encountered and Lessons Learned. J Palliat Med. 2018; 21(1): 28-36.
Andersen, S. K., Vincent, G., Butler, R. A., Brown, E. H. P., Maloney, D., Khalid, S., Oanesa, R., Yun, J., Pidro, C., Davis, V. N., Resick, J., Richardson, A., Rak, K., Barnes, J., Bezak, K. B., Thurston, A., Reitschuler-Cross, E., King, L. A., Barbash, I., et al. ProPACC: Protocol for a Trial of Integrated Specialty Palliative Care for Critically Ill Older Adults. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022; 63(6): e601-e610.
Notable Achievements
Robert Wood Johnson Award for Excellence in End-of-Life Care Textbook Content: "Promoting End-of-Life Content in Medical Textbook.", 2003
William I Cohen Award, Outstanding Clinical Skills Instruction of Medical Students, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2018
Senior Physician Excellence in Clinical Care Award, UPMC, 2021
Award for Outstanding Professional Enrichment Course, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2022

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