Steven Z. Pantilat, MD, a palliative-care physician and the Kates-Burnard and Hellman Distinguished Professor in Palliative Care, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. His research has been published in journals including JAMA Internal Medicine, Journal of Palliative Medicine and others, and he is author of Life After the Diagnosis: Expert Advice on Living Well with Serious Illness for Patients and Caregivers.
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