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Melissa Wachterman

Adjunct Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine · Boston University Medical Center

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History

Boston University Medical Center
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Boston University Medical Center
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
2008–2009
Internal Medicine
Mass General Brigham
2005–2008
Epidemiology, MSc, Harvard School of Public Health
Tufts University School of Medicine
2001–2005
Psychology, BA, Haverford College
1997–2001

Research

Quality of End-of-Life Care Provided to Patients With Different Serious Illnesses
JAMA Internal Medicine · 2016 · First of 6 authors · 261 citations
Obesity among adults with disabling conditions
JAMA · 2002 · 182 citations
Relationship between the prognostic expectations of seriously ill patients undergoing hemodialysis and their nephrologists
JAMA Internal Medicine · 2013 · First of 7 authors · Corresponding · 161 citations

Ann O'Hare
9 papers
Nancy Keating
7 papers
Karl Lorenz
6 papers
Edward Marcantonio
5 papers
Sushrut Waikar
4 papers
Benjamin Sommers
3 papers
Don Sullivan
3 papers
Jessica Merlin
3 papers
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Scott Shreve
3 papers
Catherine Butler
2 papers
Christopher Jones
2 papers
David Blumenthal
2 papers

Grants

Improving Quality of End-of-Life Care for Veterans Receiving Hospice in Community Nursing Homes
Department of Veterans Affairs · I01
Contact PI · Va Boston Health Care System
2024–2028
Optimizing Pain Management in End-Stage Renal Disease Among Veterans (OPERA-Vets):Balancing Benefits and Harms of Opioids
Department of Veterans Affairs · I01
Contact PI · Va Boston Health Care System
2021–2026
Deciding About Dialysis: Improving Decision-Making Among Older Adults with ESRD
National Institute on Aging · K23
Contact PI · $919.2K · Harvard Medical School
2015–2023
End-of-Life Decision Making in Seriously Ill Patients: The Case of ESRD
National Institute of Nursing Research · F32
Contact PI · $63.2K · University of Pennsylvania
2011–2012