Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Surgery)

• LUBBOCK, TX 1 providers
• DALLAS, TX 1 providers

• Surgery 45,117 active providers 208600000X
• Vascular Surgery (Surgery) 7,821 active providers 2086S0129X
• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Surgery) 4,513 active providers 2086S0122X
• Surgical Oncology (Surgery) 2,454 active providers 2086X0206X
• Surgical Critical Care (Surgery) 2,141 active providers 2086S0102X
• Pediatric Surgery (Surgery) 1,744 active providers 2086S0120X
• Trauma Surgery (Surgery) 1,692 active providers 2086S0127X
• Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) 666 active providers 2086S0105X
• Family Medicine 210,951 active providers 207Q00000X
• Internal Medicine 193,133 active providers 207R00000X
• Pediatrics 87,864 active providers 208000000X
• Emergency Medicine 80,796 active providers 207P00000X

A surgeon with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses. This specialist works with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life while addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of both patient and family throughout the course of the disease, through the dying process, and beyond for the family. This specialist has expertise in the assessment of patients with advanced disease; the relief of distressing symptoms; the coordination of interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues; the use of specialized care systems including hospice; the management of the imminently dying patient; and legal and ethical decision making in end-of-life care.

Definition source: NUCC Healthcare Provider Taxonomy.