Overview
Dr. Carolyn Rennels is a specialist in palliative care who supports patients with serious illnesses by addressing their symptoms while upholding their values and goals. She is honored to walk with her patients on their health journeys and to be allowed a glimpse into their multifaceted lives. Rennels' research has focused on caregiving, the patient experience (human perspectives on the health care they receive), and how doctors can deliver care in line with their patients' individual goals. She also has interests in the medical humanities (a field that integrates philosophical theories, the social sciences and the arts into medical education) and narrative medicine (an approach to care that incorporates both patients' and providers' unique stories related to a health concern). She loves teaching medical students, residents and fellows about palliative medicine and communication. Rennels earned her medical degree at UCSF, where she also completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in hospice and palliative medicine. Rennels was born in the Bay Area. She loves spending time outdoors with her family.
Dr. Rennels is board certified in American Board Of IM/Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Hospice & Palliative Medicine and American Board Of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine. She is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles. Dr. Rennels is currently accepting new patients.
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Locations
400 Parnassus Ave., Seventh Floor (suite A701) And Eighth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94143
1825 Fourth St., San Francisco, CA 94158
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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