Steven Pantilat, MD
Professor
Dr. Pantilat is Board Certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine and in Internal Medicine with Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine. Dr. Pantilat was elected a Master of Hospital Medicine by the Society of Hospital Medicine in 2014 in recognition of his many contributions to the field and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. In 2007 he was a Fulbright Senior Scholar studying palliative care at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, University of Sydney, and Curtin University in Sydney, Australia. He served as President of the Society of Hospital Medicine in 2005-6, and is a past member of the Board of Directors, and the former Chair of the Ethics committee for the Society of Hospital Medicine. Dr. Pantilat serves on the UCSF Medical Center Ethics Committee.
In 2011 Dr. Pantilat received a James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award in recognition of his work to improve the lives of Californians and in 2014 Dr. Pantilat received the Ritz E. Heerman Award from the California Hospital Association in recognition of his work to improve the quality of palliative care. Dr. Pantilat was a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at UCSF and is a Faculty Scholar of the Project on Death in America. He has received five teaching awards from the medical students at UCSF for outstanding lectures and lecture series.
Education
Honors and Awards
- Visionary in Palliative Care, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2024
- Excellence in Education and Training, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2023
- Best Doctor in Palliative Care, San Francisco Magazine, 2015
- Kates-Burnard and Hellman Distinguished Professor in Palliative Care, UCSF School of Medicine, 2015
- Ritz E. Heerman Award, California Hospital Association, 2014
- Master in Hospital Medicine, Society of Hospital Medicine, 2014
- Fellow, American Academy of Hospice and Palliaitve Medicine, 2011
- Irvine Foundation Leadership Award, James Irvine Foundation, 2011
- Senior Fellow in Hospital Medicine, Society of Hospital Medicine, 2010
- Diplomate, Palliative Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2008-2028
- Fulbright Senior Scholar (University of Sydney, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Curtin University), Australian-American Fulbright Commission, 2007
- Alan M. Kates and John M. Burnard Endowed Chair in Palliative Care, UCSF, 2006
- President, Society of Hospital Medicine, 2005-2006
- Excellence in Teaching Award, UCSF School of Medicine, 2004
- Outstanding Lecture Series, UCSF School of Medicine, 2004
- Award of Excellence in Teaching, Society of Hospital Medicine, 2001
- Excellence in Teaching Award, UCSF School of Medicine, 2001
- Project on Death In American Faculty Scholar, Open Society Institute, 1998
Publications
Cammy R, Banks J, Vaughan-Briggs C, Garber G, Pantilat S, Worster B. A descriptive study of the connections between social risk and healthcare utilization with supportive oncology care. Journal of psychosocial oncology 2024. PMID: 39328018
Bischoff KE, Liera D, Tang J, Madugala N, Cohen E, Galea MD, Lindenberger E, Pantilat SZ, Lomen-Hoerth C. Development and Piloting of a Bereaved Care Partner Survey to Inform Quality Improvement in ALS Supportive Care. Journal of pain and symptom management 2024. PMID: 39111585
Bischoff KE, Patel K, Boscardin WJ, O'Riordan DL, Pantilat SZ, Smith AK. Prognoses Associated With Palliative Performance Scale Scores in Modern Palliative Care Practice. JAMA network open 2024. PMID: 38976269
Nouri S, Pantilat SZ, Meier DE, Nicolla JM, Friedman FAP, Chan RY, Candrian C. REaL and SOGI Data Collection: Results from a Palliative Care Quality Collaborative Survey. Journal of pain and symptom management 2024. PMID: 38670296
Bock MA, Macchi ZA, Harrison KL, Katz M, Dini M, Jones J, Ayele R, Kutner JS, Pantilat SZ, Martin C, Sillau S, Kluger B. Does a novel community-based outpatient palliative care intervention for Parkinson's disease and related disorders improve care? Qualitative results from patients and care partners. Palliative medicine 2024. PMID: 38267836
Kluger BM, Katz M, Galifianakis NB, Pantilat SZ, Hauser JM, Khan R, Friedman C, Vaughan CL, Goto Y, Long SJ, Martin CS, Dini M, McQueen RB, Palmer L, Fairclough D, Seeberger LC, Sillau SH, Kutner JS. Patient and Family Outcomes of Community Neurologist Palliative Education and Telehealth Support in Parkinson Disease. JAMA neurology 2023. PMID: 37955923
Postier AC, Root MC, O'Riordan DL, Purser L, Friedrichsdorf SJ, Pantilat SZ, Bogetz JF. The Pediatric Palliative Care Quality Network: Palliative Care Consultation and Patient Outcomes. Hospital pediatrics 2023. PMID: 38044667
Mahes A, Macchi ZA, Martin CS, Katz M, Galifianakis NB, Pantilat SZ, Kutner JS, Sillau S, Kluger BM. The "Surprise Question" for Prognostication in People with Parkinson's Disease & Related Disorders. Journal of pain and symptom management 2023. PMID: 37838080
Nouri S, Li L, Huang C, Chung A, Stokes SC, Pan S, Wong EC, Newman J, Woo JW, Cheng J, Tan CH, Wertz M, Wood-Hughes E, Quinn M, Pantilat SZ, Lyles CR, Ritchie CS, Sudore RL. "At the End I Have a Say": Engaging the Chinese Community in Advance Care Planning. Journal of pain and symptom management 2023. PMID: 37536524
Kluger BM, Hudson P, Hanson LC, Bužgovà R, Creutzfeldt CJ, Gursahani R, Sumrall M, White C, Oliver DJ, Pantilat SZ, Miyasaki J. Palliative care to support the needs of adults with neurological disease. The Lancet. Neurology 2023. PMID: 37353280
Bischoff KE, Vanegas G, O'Riordan DL, Sumser B, Long J, Lin J, Berkey AR, Kobayashi E, Zapata C, Rabow MW, Pantilat SZ. A Systematic Approach to Assessing and Addressing Palliative Care Needs in an Outpatient Population. Journal of pain and symptom management 2023. PMID: 37380147
Digitale JC, Nouri SS, Cohen EL, Calton BA, Rabow MW, Pantilat SZ, Bischoff KE. Differential Use of Outpatient Palliative Care by Demographic and Clinical Characteristics. Journal of pain and symptom management 2023. PMID: 37084827
Zapata C, Poore T, O'Riordan D, Pantilat SZ. Hispanic/Latinx and Spanish Language Concordance Among Palliative Care Clinicians and Patients in Hospital Settings in California. The American journal of hospice & palliative care 2023. PMID: 37073754
Nouri S, Quinn M, Doyle BN, McKissack M, Johnson N, Wertz M, Tan C, Pantilat SZ, Lyles CR, Ritchie CS, Sudore RL. "We've Got to Bring Information to Where People Are Comfortable": Community-Based Advance Care Planning with the Black Community. Journal of general internal medicine 2023. PMID: 36894819
Nouri S, Tan CH, Rangel M, Wertz M, Sanchez A, Alvarado A, Arreola E, Quinn M, Pantilat SZ, Lyles CR, Ritchie CS, Sudore RL. "Advocating for what we need": A CBPR approach to advance care planning in the Latinx older adult community. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2023. PMID: 36651685
Zapata CB, Dionne-Odom JN, Harris HA, Kalanithi L, Lin J, Bischoff K, Fazzalaro K, Pantilat SZ. Honoring What We Say We Do: Developing Real-World Tools for Routine Family Caregiver Assessment and Support in Outpatient Palliative Care. Journal of palliative medicine 2023. PMID: 36608316
Macchi ZA, Seshadri S, Ayele R, Bock M, Long J, Coats H, Miyasaki J, Pantilat SZ, Katz M, Santos EJ, Sillau SH, Lum HD, Kluger BM. Aggression Towards Caregivers in Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders: A Mixed Methods Study. Movement disorders clinical practice 2022. PMID: 36247911
Goss A, O'Riordan DL, Pantilat SZ. Inpatients With Dementia Referred for Palliative Care Consultation: A Multicenter Analysis. Neurology. Clinical practice 2022. PMID: 36382122
Chapman AC, Lin JA, Cobert J, Marks A, Lin J, O'Riordan DL, Pantilat SZ. Utilization and Delivery of Specialty Palliative Care in the ICU: Insights from the Palliative Care Quality Network. "Are Telehealth Visits Feasible for Vulnerable Patients?" 2022. PMID: 35595374
Bischoff KE, Lin J, Cohen E, O'Riordan DL, Meister S, Zapata C, Sicotte J, Lindenfeld P, Calton B, Pantilat SZ. Outpatient Palliative Care for Noncancer Illnesses: One Program's Experience with Implementation, Impact, and Lessons Learned. "Are Telehealth Visits Feasible for Vulnerable Patients?" 2022. PMID: 35442773
Kluger BM, Kramer NM, Katz M, Galifianakis NB, Pantilat S, Long J, Vaughan CL, Foster LA, Creutzfeldt CJ, Holloway RG, Sillau S, Hauser J. Development and Dissemination of a Neurology Palliative Care Curriculum: Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care Neurology. Neurology. Clinical practice 2022. PMID: 35747891
Fahrner-Scott K, Zapata C, O'Riordan DL, Cohen E, Rosow L, Pantilat SZ, Lomen-Hoerth C, Bischoff KE. Embedded Palliative Care for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Pilot Program and Lessons Learned. Neurology. Clinical practice 2022. PMID: 36157626
Bock MA, Katz M, Sillau S, Adjepong K, Yaffe K, Ayele R, Macchi ZA, Pantilat SZ, Miyasaki JM, Kluger B. What's in the sauce? The Specific Benefits of Palliative Care for Parkinson's Disease. "Are Telehealth Visits Feasible for Vulnerable Patients?" 2022. PMID: 35114353
Periyakoil VS, Gunten CFV, Fischer S, Pantilat S, Quill T. Generalist versus Specialist Palliative Medicine. "Are Telehealth Visits Feasible for Vulnerable Patients?" 2022. PMID: 35103529
Goto Y, Kojimoto G, Pantilat SZ, Sumser BM. Recommendations for Integrating Antiracist Practice at the JPSM. "Are Telehealth Visits Feasible for Vulnerable Patients?" 2022. PMID: 35026385
Deng LX, Bischoff KE, Kent DS, O'Riordan DL, Pantilat SZ, Lai JC. Frailty is strongly associated with self-reported symptom burden among patients with cirrhosis. European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology 2021. PMID: 33731588
Poore TC, Pantilat SZ. Web Exclusive. Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes - Palliative Care Consultation-What a Hospitalist Should Know. Annals of internal medicine 2021. PMID: 34543603
Deng LX, Kent DS, O'Riordan DL, Pantilat SZ, Lai JC, Bischoff KE. Symptom Burden Is Associated with Increased Emergency Department Utilization among Patients with Cirrhosis. Journal of palliative medicine 2021. PMID: 34348042
Cobert J, Cook AC, Lin JA, O'Riordan DL, Pantilat SZ. Trends in palliative care consultations in critically ill patient populations, 2013-2019. Journal of pain and symptom management 2021. PMID: 34348177
Kamal AH, Thienprayoon RM, Aldridge M, Bull J, Fazzalaro K, Meier DE, Mueller L, Rodgers PE, McKenna KA, Pantilat SZ. Specialty Palliative Care in COVID-19: Early Experiences from the Palliative Care Quality Collaborative. Journal of palliative medicine 2021. PMID: 34160293
Ayele R, Macchi ZA, Dini M, Bock M, Katz M, Pantilat SZ, Jones J, Kluger BM. Experience of Community Neurologists Providing Care for Patients With Neurodegenerative Illness During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Neurology 2021. PMID: 34489348
Bischoff KE, Choi S, Su A, Cohen E, O'Riordan DL, Oettel E, Blachman M, Meister S, Zapata C, Lindenfeld P, Calton B, Witt L, Pantilat SZ, Shah RJ. Better Together: A Mixed-Methods Study of Palliative Care Co-Management for Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease. Journal of palliative medicine 2021. PMID: 34115958
Macchi ZA, Ayele R, Dini M, Lamira J, Katz M, Pantilat SZ, Jones J, Kluger BM. Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for improving outpatient neuropalliative care: A qualitative study of patient and caregiver perspectives. Palliative medicine 2021. PMID: 34006157
Sumarsono N, Sudore RL, Smith AK, Pantilat SZ, Anderson WG, Makam AN. Availability of Palliative Care in Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2021. PMID: 33965406
Calton B, Shibley WP, Cohen E, Pantilat SZ, Rabow MW, O'Riordan DL, Bischoff KE. Patient and Caregiver Experience with Outpatient Palliative Care Telemedicine Visits. Palliative medicine reports 2020. PMID: 34223495
Smith GM, Calton BA, Rabow MW, Marks AK, Bischoff KE, Pantilat SZ, O'Riordan DL. Comparing the Palliative Care Needs of Patients Seen by Specialty Palliative Care Teams at Home Versus in Clinic. Journal of pain and symptom management 2020. PMID: 33246071
Calton BA, Bischoff K, Pantilat SZ. "I Just Need to Hold His Hand": Telemedicine Is Powerful, But Not Perfect. Journal of palliative medicine 2020. PMID: 33147095
Kluger BM, Pantilat S, Miyasaki J. Palliative Care in Parkinson Disease-Is It Beneficial for All?-Reply. JAMA neurology 2020. PMID: 32897303
Cook AC, Stein DM, Pantilat SZ. Surgery and Palliative Care: A Shared History and Integrated Future. Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety 2020. PMID: 32682693
Schoenherr LA, Cook A, Peck S, Humphreys J, Goto Y, Saks NT, Huddleston L, Elia G, Pantilat SZ. Proactive Identification of Palliative Care Needs Among Patients With COVID-19 in the ICU. Journal of pain and symptom management 2020. PMID: 32544647
Kluger BM, Miyasaki J, Katz M, Galifianakis N, Hall K, Pantilat S, Khan R, Friedman C, Cernik W, Goto Y, Long J, Fairclough D, Sillau S, Kutner JS. Comparison of Integrated Outpatient Palliative Care With Standard Care in Patients With Parkinson Disease and Related Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA neurology 2020. PMID: 32040141
Humphreys J, Schoenherr L, Elia G, Saks NT, Brown C, Barbour S, Pantilat SZ. Rapid Implementation of Inpatient Telepalliative Medicine Consultations During COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of pain and symptom management 2020. PMID: 32283219
Rogers MM, Kamal AH, Rodgers PE, Meier DE, Pantilat SZ. Response to Bharadwaj et al., Challenges of Promoting Uniformity in Programs Within a Health Care System (DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2019.0404). Journal of palliative medicine 2020. PMID: 32196403
Liu AY, O'Riordan DL, Marks AK, Bischoff KE, Pantilat SZ. A Comparison of Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure and Cancer Referred to Palliative Care. JAMA network open 2020. PMID: 32101304
Yi D, Johnston BM, Ryan K, Daveson BA, Meier DE, Smith M, McQuillan R, Selman L, Pantilat SZ, Normand C, Morrison RS, Higginson IJ. Drivers of care costs and quality in the last 3 months of life among older people receiving palliative care: A multinational mortality follow-back survey across England, Ireland and the United States. Palliative medicine 2020. PMID: 32009542
Elia G, Mayors Woods LE, Pantilat SZ. End of life care for patients with meningioma. Handbook of clinical neurology 2020. PMID: 32586506
Schoenherr LA, Bischoff KE, Marks AK, O'Riordan DL, Pantilat SZ. Trends in Hospital-Based Specialty Palliative Care in the United States From 2013 to 2017. JAMA network open 2019. PMID: 31808926
Ufere NN, O'Riordan DL, Bischoff KE, Marks AK, Eneanya N, Chung RT, Jackson V, Pantilat SZ, El-Jawahri A. Outcomes of Palliative Care Consultations for Hospitalized Patients with Liver Disease. Journal of pain and symptom management 2019. PMID: 31326503
Bogetz JF, Marks A, Root MC, Purser L, Pantilat SZ. Development of the Pediatric Palliative Care Quality Network. Journal of palliative medicine 2019. PMID: 31268842
O'Riordan DL, Rathfon MA, Joseph DM, Hawgood J, Rabow MW, Dracup KA, De Marco T, Pantilat SZ. Feasibility of Implementing a Palliative Care Intervention for People with Heart Failure: Learnings from a Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of palliative medicine 2019. PMID: 31099698
Taylor BL, O'Riordan DL, Pantilat SZ, Creutzfeldt CJ. Inpatients with neurologic disease referred for palliative care consultation. Neurology 2019. PMID: 30918095
Raghavan K, Copeland TP, Rabow M, Ladenheim M, Marks A, Pantilat SZ, O'Riordan D, Seidenwurm D, Franc B. Palliative care and imaging utilisation for patients with cancer. BMJ supportive & palliative care 2019. PMID: 30826736
Kluger BM, Katz M, Galifianakis N, Pantilat SZ, Kutner JS, Sillau S, Gritz M, Jones J, Fairclough D, Sumrall M, Hall K, Miyasaki J. Does outpatient palliative care improve patient-centered outcomes in Parkinson's disease: Rationale, design, and implementation of a pragmatic comparative effectiveness trial. Contemporary clinical trials 2019. PMID: 30779960
Dzeng E, Pantilat SZ. Reply to: Social Causes of Rational Suicide in Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2018. PMID: 30506678
Katz M, Goto Y, Kluger BM, Galifianakis NB, Miyasaki JM, Kutner JS, Jones CA, Pantilat SZ. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders. Journal of palliative medicine 2018. PMID: 30204543
Dzeng E, Pantilat SZ. Reply to Rational Suicide in Older Adults: Not by Default an Ageist Concept. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2018. PMID: 30084189
Dzeng E, Pantilat SZ. Social Causes of Rational Suicide in Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2018. PMID: 29500826
Bischoff K, O'Riordan DL, Marks AK, Sudore R, Pantilat SZ. Care Planning for Inpatients Referred for Palliative Care Consultation. Volume 178 of Issue 1. JAMA internal medicine 2018. PMID: 29159371
Kamal AH, Kirkland KB, Meier DE, Morgan TS, Nelson EC, Pantilat SZ. A Person-Centered, Registry-Based Learning Health System for Palliative Care: A Path to Coproducing Better Outcomes, Experience, Value, and Science. Journal of palliative medicine 2017. PMID: 29091509
Bischoff KE, O'Riordan DL, Fazzalaro K, Kinderman A, Pantilat SZ. Identifying Opportunities to Improve Pain Among Patients With Serious Illness. Journal of pain and symptom management 2017. PMID: 29030211
Bischoff K, Anderson W, Pantilat SZ. A Video Is Worth a Thousand Words. Journal of hospital medicine 2017. PMID: 28914286
Sudore RL, Heyland DK, Lum HD, Rietjens JAC, Korfage IJ, Ritchie CS, Hanson LC, Meier DE, Pantilat SZ, Lorenz K, Howard M, Green MJ, Simon JE, Feuz MA, You JJ. Outcomes That Define Successful Advance Care Planning: A Delphi Panel Consensus. Volume 55 of Issue 2. Journal of pain and symptom management 2017. PMID: 28865870
Anderson WG, Puntillo K, Cimino J, Noort J, Pearson D, Boyle D, Grywalski M, Meyer J, O'Neil-Page E, Cain J, Herman H, Barbour S, Turner K, Moore E, Liao S, Ferrell B, Mitchell W, Edmonds K, Fairman N, Joseph D, MacMillan J, Milic MM, Miller M, Nakagawa L, O'Riordan DL, Pietras C, Thornberry K, Pantilat SZ. Palliative Care Professional Development for Critical Care Nurses: A Multicenter Program. American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses 2017. PMID: 28864431
Grubbs V, O'Riordan D, Pantilat S. Characteristics and Outcomes of In-Hospital Palliative Care Consultation among Patients with Renal Disease Versus Other Serious Illnesses. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2017. PMID: 28655708
Pantilat SZ, Marks AK, Bischoff KE, Bragg AR, O'Riordan DL. The Palliative Care Quality Network: Improving the Quality of Caring. Journal of palliative medicine 2017. PMID: 28384070
Selman LE, Daveson BA, Smith M, Johnston B, Ryan K, Morrison RS, Pannell C, McQuillan R, de Wolf-Linder S, Pantilat SZ, Klass L, Meier D, Normand C, Higginson IJ. How empowering is hospital care for older people with advanced disease? Barriers and facilitators from a cross-national ethnography in England, Ireland and the USA. Age and ageing 2017. PMID: 27810850
Sudore RL, Lum HD, You JJ, Hanson LC, Meier DE, Pantilat SZ, Matlock DD, Rietjens JAC, Korfage IJ, Ritchie CS, Kutner JS, Teno JM, Thomas J, McMahan RD, Heyland DK. Defining Advance Care Planning for Adults: A Consensus Definition From a Multidisciplinary Delphi Panel. Volume 53 of Issue 5. Journal of pain and symptom management 2017. PMID: 28062339
Gordon NA, O'Riordan DL, Dracup KA, De Marco T, Pantilat SZ. Let Us Talk About It: Heart Failure Patients' Preferences Toward Discussions about Prognosis, Advance Care Planning, and Spiritual Support. Journal of palliative medicine 2016. PMID: 27603266
Thygeson NM, Wang M, O'Riordan D, Pantilat SZ. Self-Reported California Hospital Palliative Care Program Composition, Certification, and Staffing Level Are Associated with Lower End-of-Life Medicare Utilization. Journal of palliative medicine 2016. PMID: 27508981
Pantilat SZ, O'Riordan DL, Rathfon MA, Dracup KA, De Marco T. Etiology of Pain and Its Association with Quality of Life among Patients with Heart Failure. Journal of palliative medicine 2016. PMID: 27494139
Kinderman AL, Harris HA, Brousseau RT, Close P, Pantilat SZ. Starting and Sustaining Palliative Care in Public Hospitals: Lessons Learned from a Statewide Initiative. Journal of palliative medicine 2016. PMID: 27167527
Beck KR, Pantilat SZ, O'Riordan DL, Peters MG. Use of Palliative Care Consultation for Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease: Survey of Liver Transplant Service Providers. Journal of palliative medicine 2016. PMID: 27092870
Anderson WG, Puntillo K, Boyle D, Barbour S, Turner K, Cimino J, Moore E, Noort J, MacMillan J, Pearson D, Grywalski M, Liao S, Ferrell B, Meyer J, O'Neil-Page E, Cain J, Herman H, Mitchell W, Pantilat S. ICU Bedside Nurses' Involvement in Palliative Care Communication: A Multicenter Survey. Journal of pain and symptom management 2015. PMID: 26596882
Kamal AH, Harrison KL, Bakitas M, Dionne-Odom JN, Zubkoff L, Akyar I, Pantilat SZ, O'Riordan DL, Bragg AR, Bischoff KE, Bull J. Improving the Quality of Palliative Care Through National and Regional Collaboration Efforts. Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center 2015. PMID: 26678966
Pantilat SZ. Hope to reality: The future of hospitalists and palliative care. Journal of hospital medicine 2015. PMID: 26059802
Kutner JS, Blatchford PJ, Taylor DH, Ritchie CS, Bull JH, Fairclough DL, Hanson LC, LeBlanc TW, Samsa GP, Wolf S, Aziz NM, Currow DC, Ferrell B, Wagner-Johnston N, Zafar SY, Cleary JF, Dev S, Goode PS, Kamal AH, Kassner C, Kvale EA, McCallum JG, Ogunseitan AB, Pantilat SZ, Portenoy RK, Prince-Paul M, Sloan JA, Swetz KM, Von Gunten CF, Abernethy AP. Safety and benefit of discontinuing statin therapy in the setting of advanced, life-limiting illness: a randomized clinical trial. Volume 175 of Issue 5. JAMA internal medicine 2015. PMID: 25798575
Howie-Esquivel J, Carroll M, Brinker E, Kao H, Pantilat S, Rago K, De Marco T. A Strategy to Reduce Heart Failure Readmissions and Inpatient Costs. Cardiology research 2015. PMID: 28197226
Bertain CJ, O'Riordan DL, Pantilat SZ. Learning from those without: identifying barriers and creating solutions to establishing hospital palliative care services. Journal of hospital medicine 2014. PMID: 25523274
Rabow MW, O'Riordan DL, Pantilat SZ. A statewide survey of adult and pediatric outpatient palliative care services. Journal of palliative medicine 2014. PMID: 25137356
Reid T, O'Riordan DL, Mazzini A, Bruno KA, Pantilat SZ. Pediatric palliative care consultation services in California hospitals. Journal of palliative medicine 2014. PMID: 25299845
Pantilat SZ, O'Riordan DL, Bruno KA. Two steps forward, one step back: changes in palliative care consultation services in California hospitals from 2007 to 2011. Journal of palliative medicine 2014. PMID: 25084528
Kamal AH, Hanson LC, Casarett DJ, Dy SM, Pantilat SZ, Lupu D, Abernethy AP. The quality imperative for palliative care. Journal of pain and symptom management 2014. PMID: 25057987
Bischoff K, Currow DC, Corvera C, Pantilat SZ. Unanswered questions in malignant bowel obstruction. Journal of palliative care 2014. PMID: 25962258
Gomutbutra P, O'Riordan DL, Pantilat SZ. Management of moderate-to-severe dyspnea in hospitalized patients receiving palliative care. Journal of pain and symptom management 2012. PMID: 22940561
Pantilat SZ. When it's the right care, more is better: comment on "palliative care and quality of life" and "pain as a cause of agitated delirium". Archives of internal medicine 2012. PMID: 22751676
Schenker Y, Fernandez A, Kerr K, O'Riordan D, Pantilat SZ. Interpretation for discussions about end-of-life issues: results from a National Survey of Health Care Interpreters. Journal of palliative medicine 2012. PMID: 22788909
Pantilat SZ, O'Riordan DL, Dibble SL, Landefeld CS. An assessment of the screening performance of a single-item measure of depression from the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale among chronically ill hospitalized patients. Journal of pain and symptom management 2012. PMID: 22560356
Ryerson CJ, Arean PA, Berkeley J, Carrieri-Kohlman VL, Pantilat SZ, Landefeld CS, Collard HR. Depression is a common and chronic comorbidity in patients with interstitial lung disease. Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) 2012. PMID: 22221976
Pantilat SZ, Kerr KM, Billings JA, Bruno KA, O'Riordan DL. Characteristics of palliative care consultation services in California hospitals. Journal of palliative medicine 2012. PMID: 22394365
Brousseau RT, Jameson W, Kalanj B, Kerr K, O'Malley K, Pantilat S. A multifaceted approach to spreading palliative care consultation services in California public hospital systems. Journal for healthcare quality : official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality 2012. PMID: 23552204
Pantilat SZ, O'Riordan DL, Dibble SL, Landefeld CS. Longitudinal assessment of symptom severity among hospitalized elders diagnosed with cancer, heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Journal of hospital medicine 2012. PMID: 22371388
Ryerson CJ, Donesky D, Pantilat SZ, Collard HR. Dyspnea in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review. Journal of pain and symptom management 2012. PMID: 22285287
Pantilat SZ, Kerr KM, Kutner JS, Ferris FD, Rathfon MA, Rabow MW. Leveraging external resources to grow and sustain your palliative care program: a call to action. Journal of palliative medicine 2011. PMID: 22165898
Berger GN, O'Riordan DL, Kerr K, Pantilat SZ. Prevalence and characteristics of outpatient palliative care services in California. Archives of internal medicine 2011. PMID: 21986345
Pantilat SZ, Kerr KM, Billings JA, Bruno KA, O'Riordan DL. Palliative care services in California hospitals: program prevalence and hospital characteristics. Journal of pain and symptom management 2011. PMID: 21802898
Pantilat SZ, O'Riordan DL, Dibble SL, Landefeld CS. Hospital-based palliative medicine consultation: a randomized controlled trial. Archives of internal medicine 2010. PMID: 21149765
Abernethy AP, Aziz NM, Basch E, Bull J, Cleeland CS, Currow DC, Fairclough D, Hanson L, Hauser J, Ko D, Lloyd L, Morrison RS, Otis-Green S, Pantilat S, Portenoy RK, Ritchie C, Rocker G, Wheeler JL, Zafar SY, Kutner JS. A strategy to advance the evidence base in palliative medicine: formation of a palliative care research cooperative group. Volume 13 of Issue 12. Journal of palliative medicine 2010. PMID: 21105763
Anderson WG, Chase R, Pantilat SZ, Tulsky JA, Auerbach AD. Code status discussions between attending hospitalist physicians and medical patients at hospital admission. Journal of general internal medicine 2010. PMID: 21104036
Rabow MW, Pantilat SZ, Kerr K, Enguidanos S, Ferrell B, Goldstein R, Pankratz C, Picchi T, Rosenfeld KE, Stone SC. The intersection of need and opportunity: assessing and capitalizing on opportunities to expand hospital-based palliative care services. Journal of palliative medicine 2010. PMID: 20831435
Ritchie CS, Ceronsky L, Coté TR, Herr S, Pantilat SZ, Smith TJ, Yosick L. Palliative care programs: the challenges of growth. Volume 13 of Issue 9. Journal of palliative medicine 2010. PMID: 20836632
Anderson WG, Pantilat SZ, Meltzer D, Schnipper J, Kaboli P, Wetterneck TB, Gonzales D, Arora V, Zhang J, Auerbach AD. Code status discussions at hospital admission are not associated with patient and surrogate satisfaction with hospital care: results from the multicenter hospitalist study. The American journal of hospice & palliative care 2010. PMID: 20713421
Ryerson CJ, Berkeley J, Carrieri-Kohlman VL, Pantilat SZ, Landefeld CS, Collard HR. Depression and functional status are strongly associated with dyspnea in interstitial lung disease. Chest 2010. PMID: 20688924
Ryerson CJ, Collard HR, Pantilat SZ. Management of dyspnea in interstitial lung disease. Current opinion in supportive and palliative care 2010. PMID: 20375900
Cassel JB, Kerr K, Pantilat S, Smith TJ. Palliative care consultation and hospital length of stay. Journal of palliative medicine 2010. PMID: 20597710
Widera E, Pantilat SZ. Hospitalization as an opportunity to integrate palliative care in heart failure management. Current opinion in supportive and palliative care 2009. PMID: 19730104
Pantilat SZ. Communicating with seriously ill patients: better words to say. JAMA 2009. PMID: 19318656
Auerbach AD, Katz R, Pantilat SZ, Bernacki R, Schnipper J, Kaboli P, Wetterneck T, Gonzales D, Arora V, Zhang J, Meltzer D. Factors associated with discussion of care plans and code status at the time of hospital admission: results from the Multicenter Hospitalist Study. Journal of hospital medicine 2008. PMID: 19084893
Sudore RL, Landefeld CS, Pantilat SZ, Noyes KM, Schillinger D. Reach and impact of a mass media event among vulnerable patients: the Terri Schiavo story. Volume 23 of Issue 11. Journal of general internal medicine 2008. PMID: 18716849
Collard HR, Pantilat SZ. Dyspnea in interstitial lung disease. Current opinion in supportive and palliative care 2008. PMID: 18685404
Sudore RL, Schickedanz AD, Landefeld CS, Williams BA, Lindquist K, Pantilat SZ, Schillinger D. Engagement in multiple steps of the advance care planning process: a descriptive study of diverse older adults. Volume 56 of Issue 6. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2008. PMID: 18410324
Chen LM, Miaskowski C, Dodd M, Pantilat S. Concepts within the Chinese culture that influence the cancer pain experience. Cancer nursing 2008. PMID: 18490884
Pantilat SZ, Isaac M. End-of-life care for the hospitalized patient. The Medical clinics of North America 2008. PMID: 18298983
Markowitz AJ, Pantilat SZ. Palliative care for frail older adults: "there are things I can't do anymore that I wish I could". JAMA 2006. PMID: 17190898
Chittenden EH, Clark ST, Pantilat SZ. Discussing resuscitation preferences with patients: challenges and rewards. Journal of hospital medicine 2006. PMID: 17219504
Pantilat SZ, Rabow MW, Citko J, von Gunten CF, Auerbach AD, Ferris FD. Evaluating the California Hospital Initiative in Palliative Services. Archives of internal medicine 2006. PMID: 16432093
Pantilat SZ. Palliative care and hospitalists: a partnership for hope. Journal of hospital medicine 2006. PMID: 17219464
Bardach N, Zhao S, Pantilat S, Johnston SC. Adjustment for do-not-resuscitate orders reverses the apparent in-hospital mortality advantage for minorities. The American journal of medicine 2005. PMID: 15808138
Pantilat SZ, Steimle AE. Palliative care for patients with heart failure. JAMA 2004. PMID: 15161899
Auerbach AD, Pantilat SZ. End-of-life care in a voluntary hospitalist model: effects on communication, processes of care, and patient symptoms. The American journal of medicine 2004. PMID: 15121493
Rabow MW, Dibble SL, Pantilat SZ, McPhee SJ. The comprehensive care team: a controlled trial of outpatient palliative medicine consultation. Archives of internal medicine 2004. PMID: 14718327
Lo B, Kates LW, Ruston D, Arnold RM, Cohen CB, Puchalski CM, Pantilat SZ, Rabow MW, Schreiber RS, Tulsky JA. Responding to requests regarding prayer and religious ceremonies by patients near the end of life and their families. Journal of palliative medicine 2003. PMID: 14509486
Pantilat SZ, Billings JA. Prevalence and structure of palliative care services in California hospitals. Archives of internal medicine 2003. PMID: 12742807
Pantilat SZ. End-of-life care for the hospitalized patient. The Medical clinics of North America 2002. PMID: 12365339
Hruby M, Pantilat SZ, Lo B. How do patients view the role of the primary care physician in inpatient care? Disease-a-month : DM 2002. PMID: 12021755
Goldman L, Pantilat SZ, Whitcomb WF. Passing the clinical baton: 6 principles to guide the hospitalist. Disease-a-month : DM 2002. PMID: 12021758
Pantilat SZ, Lindenauer PK, Katz PP, Wachter RM. Primary care physician attitudes regarding communication with hospitalists. Disease-a-month : DM 2002. PMID: 12021754
Wachter RM, Pantilat SZ. The "continuity visit" and the hospitalist model of care. Disease-a-month : DM 2002. PMID: 12021759
Dudas V, Bookwalter T, Kerr KM, Pantilat SZ. The impact of follow-up telephone calls to patients after hospitalization. Disease-a-month : DM 2002. PMID: 12021756
Pantilat SZ, Wachter RM. The patient provider relationship and the hospitalist movement. Introduction. Disease-a-month : DM 2002. PMID: 12021750
Lo B, Ruston D, Kates LW, Arnold RM, Cohen CB, Faber-Langendoen K, Pantilat SZ, Puchalski CM, Quill TR, Rabow MW, Schreiber S, Sulmasy DP, Tulsky JA. Discussing religious and spiritual issues at the end of life: a practical guide for physicians. JAMA 2002. PMID: 11851542
Hruby M, Pantilat SZ, Lo B. How do patients view the role of the primary care physician in inpatient care? The American journal of medicine 2001. PMID: 11790364
Goldman L, Pantilat SZ, Whitcomb WF. Passing the clinical baton: 6 principles to guide the hospitalist. The American journal of medicine 2001. PMID: 11790367
Pantilat SZ, Lindenauer PK, Katz PP, Wachter RM. Primary care physician attitudes regarding communication with hospitalists. The American journal of medicine 2001. PMID: 11790363
Wachter RM, Pantilat SZ. The "continuity visit" and the hospitalist model of care. The American journal of medicine 2001. PMID: 11790368
Dudas V, Bookwalter T, Kerr KM, Pantilat SZ. The impact of follow-up telephone calls to patients after hospitalization. The American journal of medicine 2001. PMID: 11790365
Pantilat S. Steven Pantilat: a palliative care specialist. (Interview by Barbara Boughton). The Lancet. Oncology 2001. PMID: 11902520
Plauth WH, Pantilat SZ, Wachter RM, Fenton CL. Hospitalists' perceptions of their residency training needs: results of a national survey. The American journal of medicine 2001. PMID: 11530039
Pantilat SZ, Markowitz AJ. Perspectives on care at the close of life. Initiating end-of-life discussions with seriously ill patients. JAMA 2001. PMID: 11401613
Billings JA, Pantilat S. Survey of palliative care programs in United States teaching hospitals. Journal of palliative medicine 2001. PMID: 11596541
Auerbach AD, Nelson EA, Lindenauer PK, Pantilat SZ, Katz PP, Wachter RM. Physician attitudes toward and prevalence of the hospitalist model of care: results of a national survey. The American journal of medicine 2000. PMID: 11099685
McPhee SJ, Rabow MW, Pantilat SZ, Markowitz AJ, Winker MA. Finding our way--perspectives on care at the close of life. JAMA 2000. PMID: 11074784
Pantilat SZ. Care of dying patients: beyond symptom management. The Western journal of medicine 1999. PMID: 10578680
Pantilat SZ. Just say yes: the use of opioids for managing pain at the end of life. The Western journal of medicine 1999. PMID: 10578681
Pantilat SZ, Alpers A, Wachter RM. A new doctor in the house: ethical issues in hospitalist systems. JAMA 1999. PMID: 10411199
Pantilat SZ, Chesney M, Lo B. Effect of incentives on the use of indicated services in managed care. The Western journal of medicine 1999. PMID: 10214099
Lindenauer PK, Pantilat SZ, Katz PP, Wachter RM. Hospitalists and the practice of inpatient medicine: results of a survey of the National Association of Inpatient Physicians. Annals of internal medicine 1999. PMID: 10068403
Dugdale DC, Epstein R, Pantilat SZ. Time and the patient-physician relationship. Journal of general internal medicine 1999. PMID: 9933493
Gerbert B, Bronstone A, Pantilat S, McPhee S, Allerton M, Moe J. When asked, patients tell: disclosure of sensitive health-risk behaviors. Medical care 1999. PMID: 10413398
Gerbert B, Bronstone A, McPhee S, Pantilat S, Allerton M. Development and testing of an HIV-risk screening instrument for use in health care settings. American journal of preventive medicine 1998. PMID: 9713665
Gerbert B, Bronstone A, Wolff M, Maurer T, Berger T, Pantilat S, McPhee SJ. Improving primary care residents' proficiency in the diagnosis of skin cancer. Journal of general internal medicine 1998. PMID: 9502368
Gerbert B, Maurer T, Berger T, Pantilat S, McPhee SJ, Wolff M, Bronstone A, Caspers N. Primary care physicians as gatekeepers in managed care. Primary care physicians' and dermatologists' skills at secondary prevention of skin cancer. Archives of dermatology 1996. PMID: 8795541
Pantilat SZ. Patient-physician communication: respect for culture, religion, and autonomy. JAMA 1996. PMID: 8531297