Dr. Lara M Skarf M.D.
Hospice and Palliative Care Specialist | Hospice and Palliative Medicine
1400 Vfw Pkwy Medicine Service Off West Roxbury MA, 02132About
Dr. Lara Skarf is a hospice and palliative care specialist practicing in West Roxbury, MA. Dr. Skarf provides care to people who are seriously ill. As a hospice and palliative care specialist, Dr. Skarf works to relieve the pain and suffering of people who have a severe medical condition and are in a critical state. Hospice and palliative care specialists try to improve the quality of life for a person who may not have much time left to live.
Education and Training
Tufts Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 2003
BARNARD COLLEGETUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 2003
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Patient-physician boundaries in palliative care training: a case study and discussion.
- Spiritual needs and spiritual care for veterans at end of life and their families.
- End-of-life spiritual care at a VA medical center: chaplains' perspectives.
- Complexity perplexity: a systematic review to describe the measurement of medication regimen complexity.
- Spiritual distress of military veterans at the end of life.
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Dementia
- Pain
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