Palliative Care: Research and Treatment

Dr. Parag Bharadwaj is System Chief of Palliative Care at Sentara Healthcare, and was formerly the Director of the Palliative Care Program at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, and the Assistant Clinical Professor of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Dr. Bharadwaj specializes in Geriatrics and Hospice and Palliative Care. He received his M.B.B.S. degree in India and thereafter moved to the United States where he did his residency in Internal Medicine.

Dr. Bharadwaj received the Young Investigators award for 2005 from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. He received the 2004-2005 Outstanding Clinician Educator Award from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. Dr. Bharadwaj has presented and published extensively in the field of Palliative Medicine and won various awards for his work. He has a special interest in promoting Palliative Care internationally.  

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