Experienced Hospice and Palliative Physician
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- Company: Sandra Frellsen MD, PLLC
- Phone: (312) 498-3656
- Cell: (312) 498-3656
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Hospice and Palliative Care and Internal MedicineKeywords/Search Terms:
End of life, Serious illness, Chronic illness, End-of-life decision making, Goals of care documentation, Palliative Care, Palliative Medicine, Hospice, Medical decision-making, Clinical decision-making, Advanced Directives, Advance Directives, General Inpatient Hospice, GIP Hospice, Complex symptom management, Surrogate decisionEducation:
BA, Yale University; MD, University of Chicago Pritzker School of MedicineYears in Practice:
25Additional Information
I have been practicing as a Board-certified Internal Medicine physician since 2001 and as a Board-Certified Hospice and Palliative Medicine physician since 2008. I practiced hospital-based palliative medicine in an urban teaching hospital prior to transitioning to work as a community-based hospice physician. I have worked as a Hospice Medical Director since 2020 and have been involved in multiple quality improvement projects and audits. I oversee multiple physicians and nurse practitioners and make hospice visits in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and private residences. I continue to participate in Maintenance of Certification for my primary and secondary board certifications. I am also board certified as a Hospice Medical Director by the Hospice Medical Director Certification Board. I am a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a Fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. I am also the site director for the Dell Medical School Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship program. I have presented at regional and national conferences and have several publications. I am affiliate faculty at the University of Texas Dell Medical School. I have experience in direct patient care, care oversight, audits, and staff oversight. Communication skills are one of my strongest areas, and I am able to explain complex medical information in a straightforward way.