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Veerawat Phongtankuel

Assistant Professor of Medicine · Cornell Univ Joan and Sanford I Weill Med Coll

Credentials: · · · · ·

History

Cornell Univ Joan and Sanford I Weill Med Coll · New York Presbyterian Hospital
Present

Geriatric Medicine
New York Presbyterian Hospital
2012–2013
Internal Medicine
Temple University Hospital
2009–2012
SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
2005–2009

Research

Awareness and Misperceptions of Hospice and Palliative Care: A Population-Based Survey Study
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine® · 2018 · 153 citations
Why Do Home Hospice Patients Return to the Hospital? A Study of Hospice Provider Perspectives
Journal of Palliative Medicine · 2016 · First of 7 authors · 47 citations
Prevalence, Severity, and Correlates of Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression at the Very End of Life
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management · 2019 · 46 citations

Manney Reid
26 papers
Ronald Adelman
24 papers
Ritchell Dignam
11 papers
DO
Dulce Cruz Oliver
5 papers
Daniel Shalev
3 papers
Eugenia Siegler
3 papers
Milagros Silva
3 papers
Erika Abramson
2 papers
Lisa Kern
2 papers
Paul Casale
2 papers
Sigall Bell
2 papers
SP
Simone Prather
2 papers · 2 as a resident

Grants

Improving the Mental Health of Home Hospice Caregivers Through a Single Session Intervention
National Institute on Aging · R21
Contact PI · $523.3K · Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ
2026–2028
Detecting Respiratory Distress in Nursing Home Patients with Advanced ADRD Using Radio Sensors
National Institute on Aging · R21
Contact PI · $451.7K · Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ
2024–2026
"Developing and Piloting a Multi-Component Technology-Based Care Intervention to Address Patient Symptoms and Caregiver Burden in Home Hospice"
National Institute on Aging · K76
Contact PI · $1.6M · Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ
2019–2025
Identifying Correlates of Symptom Burden Experienced by Home Hospice Patients and Its Association with Patient and Caregiver Outcomes
National Institute on Aging · R03
Contact PI · $254.3K · Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ
2016–2019

Clinical trials

Adapting and Implementing the I-HoME Intervention in Caregivers of Patients With ADRD
Principal investigator · Completed
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
2024–2025
Developing and Testing Culturally Based Educational Videos for Puerto Rican and African American Home Hospice Caregivers
Principal investigator · Completed
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
2023–2024
Piloting a Multi-component Technology-based Care Intervention to Address Patient Symptoms in Home Hospice
Principal investigator · Completed
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
2022–2024
Developing and Piloting a Multi-component Technology-based Care Intervention to Address Patient Symptoms and Caregiver Burden in Home Hospice. Phase 1.
Principal investigator · Completed
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
2021