25 of the Best Palliative Care Doctors Near Me in Oakland, CA

Looking for the best palliative care doctor near Oakland, CA? Find a top palliative care doctor near you in Oakland, CA who is an expert in your specific condition. A palliative care doctor specializes in improving quality of life for patients with severe, life-threatening conditions.

25 of the Best Palliative Care Doctors Near Me in Oakland, CA

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MediFind found 132 specialists near Oakland, CA

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    Diana Huynh
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    Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | Summit Campus

    350 Hawthorne Avenue, Suite 2304, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Diana Huynh is a Palliative Medicine provider in Oakland, California.

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    Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Summit Campus

    350 Hawthorne Ave, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Austin Causey is a Palliative Medicine provider in Oakland, California. Dr. Causey has been practicing medicine for over 10 years. His top area of expertise is Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST).

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    275 W MacArthur Blvd, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Molly Keegan is a Palliative Medicine provider in Oakland, California.

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    275 W MacArthur Blvd, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Suzanne Summer is a Palliative Medicine provider in Oakland, California.

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    Highland Hospital

    1411 E 31st St, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Bi is a Palliative Medicine provider in Oakland, California.

    Abdul R. Razzak
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    CPMC Cancer Center, Pacific Campus | 2351 Clay Street

    2351 Clay Street, Suite 111, 
    San Francisco, CA 
     (8.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Abdul Razzak is a Palliative Medicine provider in San Francisco, California. His top areas of expertise are Opioid Induced Constipation, Liver Failure, Necrosis, and Protein Deficiency. Dr. Razzak is currently accepting new patients.

    Stephanie Cheng
    Expertise in
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    Palliative Medicine | Oncology
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    Palliative Medicine | Oncology

    Cancer Symptom Management

    1825 Fourth St., 
    San Francisco, CA 
     (7.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Stephanie Cheng is a palliative care specialist who provides supportive care for patients with terminal or life-altering illnesses. With a primary focus on managing symptoms for patients with cancer, she also facilitates group medical visits – which can help patients with chronic conditions improve their self-care skills – through the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health. She has a special interest in relieving symptoms and improving quality of life through a whole-person approach that considers each patient's physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs. Cheng co-created group medical visits that center on teaching patients integrative approaches to treat common cancer-related symptoms. She also co-leads group medical visits focused on self-compassion based on research-informed practices developed by the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. A nature and forest therapy guide, she also facilitates virtual forest therapy walks, which are based on the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku , or forest bathing, and involve therapeutic immersion in nature. Cheng has a long-standing meditation practice and has completed trainings in chaplaincy through the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies, mind-body techniques through the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, and awakening joy practices with meditation teacher James Baraz. She also completed a two-year program focused on illness, aging, death and compassionate action from a contemplative perspective through Spirit Rock Insight Meditation Center and Metta Institute. After studying anthropology, Cheng earned her medical degree at Oregon Health & Science University. She completed a residency in family medicine at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (a UCSF affiliate), followed by a fellowship in hospice and palliative medicine, with a focus on integrative medicine, at the George Washington University. Cheng is a member of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health. She is passionate about planetary health and serves as a faculty affiliate at the UCSF Center for Climate, Health and Equity. Outside of work, Cheng enjoys spending time with her family and dog, as well as playing the harp. Dr. Cheng is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Oligodendroglioma, and Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG).

    Adam Janik
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    Palliative Medicine
    350 Hawthorne Ave., Suite 2304, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (0.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Adam Janik is a Palliative Medicine provider in Oakland, California.

    Andrew R. Bosomworth
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    East Bay Advanced Care (EBAC)

    3100 Summit Street, Floor 2, Suite 2549, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Andrew Bosomworth is a Palliative Medicine provider in Oakland, California. Dr. Bosomworth is currently accepting new patients.

    Gaurav Mathur
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    Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | Summit Campus

    350 Hawthorne Avenue, Room 2346, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Gaurav Mathur is a Palliative Medicine provider in Oakland, California.

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    275 W MacArthur Blvd, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sabrina Smith is a Palliative Medicine provider in Oakland, California. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Absence Seizure.

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    275 W MacArthur Blvd, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Neela Penumarthy is a Palliative Medicine provider in Oakland, California. Her top area of expertise is Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 2 (MPS II, Hunter Syndrome).

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    Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center - Hospital Medicine

    275 W Macarthur Blvd, 2nd Floor, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Loveleena Virk is a Palliative Medicine provider in Oakland, California. Her top area of expertise is Splenectomy. Dr. Virk is currently accepting new patients.

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    UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

    747 52nd St, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (2.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Elizabeth Seashore is a Palliative Medicine provider in Oakland, California. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Brain Stem Cancer, and Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP).

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    Alta Bates Medical Center-Herrick Campus

    2001 Dwight Way, 
    Berkeley, CA 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Andrea Thach is a Palliative Medicine provider in Berkeley, California. Dr. Thach has been practicing medicine for over 44 years. Her top area of expertise is Chronic Pain.

    Phillip C. So
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    Van Ness Campus MOB

    1100 Van Ness Avenue, Floor 6, 
    San Francisco, CA 
     (8.3 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Phillip So is a Palliative Medicine provider in San Francisco, California. Dr. So has been practicing medicine for over 10 years. Dr. So is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
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    Palliative Medicine
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    Institute On Aging

    3575 Geary Blvd, 
    San Francisco, CA 
     (10.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Daniel Pound is a primary care provider, practicing in Palliative Medicine in San Francisco, California. Dr. Pound is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Juvenile Temporal Arteritis, Temporal Arteritis, and Bullous Pemphigoid.

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    Cancer Symptom Management

    1825 4th St, 
    San Francisco, CA 
     (7.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Michael Rabow is a Palliative Medicine provider in San Francisco, California. Dr. Rabow is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM), Smoldering Multiple Myeloma, and ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

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    Sutter West Bay Hospitals

    45 Castro St, 
    San Francisco, CA 
     (9.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Gregory Martin is a primary care provider, practicing in Palliative Medicine in San Francisco, California. Dr. Martin is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Apoplexy, Sepsis, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, and Gastrostomy.

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    The Permanente Medical Group Inc

    1800 Harrison St Fl 7, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Gunther is a Palliative Medicine provider in Oakland, California.

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    Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Summit Campus

    350 Hawthorne Ave, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Lindsay Mazotti is a Palliative Medicine provider in Oakland, California.

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    Office

    275 W MacArthur Blvd, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Bonnie Chen is a primary care provider, practicing in Palliative Medicine in Oakland, California.

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    275 W MacArthur Blvd, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Chethana Vijay is a Palliative Medicine provider in Oakland, California.

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    Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center - Hospital Medicine

    275 W Macarthur Blvd, 8th Floor, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Spencer Christensen is a Palliative Medicine provider in Oakland, California. Dr. Christensen is currently accepting new patients.

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    Kaiser Permanente

    280 W MacArthur Blvd, 
    Oakland, CA 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sarah Piper is a primary care provider, practicing in Palliative Medicine in Oakland, California.

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    When should I see a Palliative Care Doctor near Oakland, CA?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Palliative Care Doctor near Oakland, CA?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Palliative Care Doctors near Oakland, CA?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Palliative Care Doctors near Oakland, CA?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Palliative Care Doctor in Oakland?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Palliative Care Doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Palliative Care Doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Palliative Care Doctor near Oakland, CA?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Palliative Care Doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Palliative Care Doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Palliative Care Doctors near Oakland, CA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Palliative Care Doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Palliative Care Doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Palliative Care Doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/07/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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