Nicholas James, MD

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Get to know Dr. Nicholas James, who serves patients in Tampa, Florida and all of Hillsborough County.

An established physician in the field of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Dr. James is in practice at Lifepath Hospice’s Melech Hospice House. 

Chapters Health is one of the nations’ largest non for profit hospice providers. Lifepath Hospice is one of Chapter Health’s largest affiliates. Lifepath’s Melech Hospice House provides inpatient hospice care in a non-institutional residential setting. Located in Temple Terrace, Florida, serving patients and families in Hillsborough County. Contains 24 patient suites featuring private rooms in a homelike setting. Professional team members provide quality clinical care for acute pain control and symptom management. In addition, respite care is available.

Graduating with his medical degree from the Ross University School of Medicine in 2014, Dr. James completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the Florida Atlantic University’s  Boca Raton Regional Hospital. He further developed his training through the University of South Florida’s Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellowship program, Tampa General Hospice and Moffitt Cancer Center. He is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 

Palliative care focuses on improving a patient’s quality of life by manaing pain and other distressing symptoms of a serious illness. Palliative care should be provided along with other medical treatments. Hospice is palliative care for patients in their last year of life. Hospice care can be provided in patients’ homes, hospice centers, hospitals, long-term care facilities, or wherever a patient resides. Physicians who specialize in hospice and palliative medicine work with other doctors and healthcare professionals, listen to patients and align their treatments with what’s important to them, and help families navigate the complex healthcare system.

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