Richard Leiter
Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School
Schools
- Harvard Medical School
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Biography
Harvard Medical School
Richard Leiter, MD, MA is an attending physician on the adult inpatient palliative care consult service at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Leiter assists patients with serious illness with symptom management, coping, and medical decision-making. He is also a research fellow in the Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, where his work is focused on the international patient population with cancer seen at Dana-Farber. Dr. Leiter is also interested in cross-cultural palliative care and the intersection of palliative care and medical ethics.
Clinical Interests
- Cross-cultural palliative care
- End of life care
- International patients in the U.S.
- Medical ethics
- Symptom management
Board Certification:
- Internal Medicine, 2015
Fellowship:
- Harvard Interprofessional Palliative Care Program
Residency:
- New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center
Medical School:
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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