Department of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh

Yael Schenker, MD, MS
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Assistant Professor of Medicine
Office: 230 McKee Place, Suite 600
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 
Phone: 412-864-2375
Fax: 412-692-4838
E-mail: schenkery@upmc.edu
Education
AB, Harvard University, 1995
MD, University of California, San Francisco, 2004
MS in Clinical Research, University of California, San Francisco, 2010
Training
Internship, University of California, San Francisco, 2005
Residency, University of California, San Francisco, 2007
Fellowship in General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 2010
Area of Specialization/Research Interest  
Integration of palliative care services for patients with advanced cancer
Surrogate decision making
Cross-cultural communication
Language barriers
Informed consent
Racial/ethnic differences in end-of-life care
Healthcare advertising
 
Profile
Dr. Schenker joined the faculty of the Division of General Internal Medicine, Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics in 2010. She is an affiliate faculty member in the Center for Bioethics and Health Law and a member of the Biobehavioral Medicine in Oncology Program at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Center. She has received funding from the National Palliative Care Research Center, the University of Pittsburgh Clinical Research Scholars (KL2) program and the National Cancer Institute. She is conducting a study to evaluate the integration of palliative care services in the multidisciplinary approach to patients with advanced cancer.
Recent Grants
Title: Surrogate Storytelling
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
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Funding Agency: National Palliative Care Research Center
Start Year: 2012
End Year: 2014
Title: Junior Scholar Award
Role: Principal Investigator
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Funding Agency: Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Start Year: 2011
End Year: 2013
Title: Integration of Palliative Care Services in the Multidisciplinary Approach to Patients with Advanced Cancer
Role: Principal Investigator
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Funding Agency: University of Pittsburgh Clinical Research Scholars Program
Start Year: 2011
End Year: 2016
Title: The Quality of Cross-Cultural Communication about End-of-Life Issues with Seriously Ill African American Patients
Role: Principal Investigator
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Funding Agency: National Palliative Care Research Center
Start Year: 2010
End Year: 2012
Title: Communication in Oncologist-Patient Encounters: A Patient Intervention
Role: Site-Principal Investigator
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Funding Agency: National Cancer Institute
Start Year: 2009
End Year: 2014
Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications
Title: Association between physicians' beliefs and the option of comfort care for critically ill patients
Author(s): Schenker Y, Tiver GA, Hong S, White DB
Year: 2012
Journal: Intensive Care Medicine
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Title: "Her Husband Doesn't Speak Much English": Conducting a Family Meeting with an Interpreter
Author(s): Schenker Y, Smith AK, Arnold RM, Fernandez A
Year: 2012
Journal: Journal of Palliative Medicine
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Title: Health Care System Distrust in the Intensive Care Unit
Author(s): Schenker Y, White DB, Asch DA, Kahn JM
Year: 2012
Journal: Journal of Critical Care
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Title: Interpretation for Discussions About End-of-Life Issues: Results from a National Survey of Healthcare Interpreters
Author(s): Schenker Y, Fernandez A, Kerr K, O'Riordan D, Pantilat P
Year: 2012
Journal: Journal of Palliative Medicine
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Title: Interventions to improve patient comprehension in informed consent for medical and surgical procedures: a systematic review.
Author(s): Schenker Y, Fernandez A, Sudore R, Schillinger D
Year: 2011
Journal: Medical Decision Making
Volume: 31
Page(s): 151-173
Title: Informed Consent in Clinical Care: Practical Considerations in the Effort to Achieve Ethical Goals
Author(s): Schenker Y, Pérez-Stable EJ, Nickleach D, Karliner LS
Year: 2011
Journal: Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Title: The impact of limited English proficiency and physician language concordance on reports of clinical interactions among patients with diabetes: the DISTANCE Study.
Author(s): Schenker Y, Karter AJ, Schillinger D, Warton EM, Adler NE, Moffet HH, Ahmed AT, Fernandez A
Year: 2010
Journal: Patient Education and Counseling
Volume: 81
Page(s): 222-228
Title: Time to establish national standards and certification for health care interpreters.
Author(s): Fernandez A, Schenker Y
Year: 2010
Journal: Patient Education and Counseling
Volume: 78
Page(s): 139-140
Title: Getting by: underuse of interpreters by resident physicians.
Author(s): Diamond LC, Schenker Y, Curry L, Bradley EH, Fernandez A
Year: 2009
Journal: Journal of General Internal Medicine
Volume: 24
Page(s): 256-262
Title: Depressive symptoms and perceived doctor-patient communication in the Heart and Soul Study.
Author(s): Schenker Y, Stewart A, Na B, Whooley M
Year: 2009
Journal: Journal of General Internal Medicine
Volume: 24
Page(s): 550-556
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