Dr. King is a clinician-educator that focuses on the medical education of medical students in the pre-clinical years, including clinical skills development, communication skills including medical interviewing skills related to palliative care, and also participates in medical student coaching. She provides inpatient palliative care consultation focusing on optimal pain and symptom management, discussions of goals and advance care planning, and planning for future needs. She also participates in clinical research activities conducted by the Palliative Research Center.
- BS, Case Western Reserve University, 1990
- MSE, University of Pennsylvania, 1991
- MD, Northwestern University, 1995
- Internal Medicine Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1998
- Palliative Care Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1999
Education & Training
Childers JW, King LA, Arnold RM. Chronic pain and risk factors for opioid misuse in a palliative care clinic. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2015; 32(6):654-9.
Gilbertson-White S, Shrewood P, Donovan H, King L. Use of distress screening to identify shorter life expectancy in patients with advanced cancer newly referred to palliative care. J Palliat Med. 2016; 19(8):800-1.
Schenker Y, Bahary N, Claxton R, Childers J, Chue E, Kavalieratos D, King L, Lembersky B, Tiver G, Arnold RM. A pilot trial of early specialty palliative care for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer: Challenges encountered and lessons learned. J Palliat Med. 2018; 21(1):28-36.
Andersen SK, Vincent G, Butler RA, Brown EHP, Maloney D, Khalid S, Oanesa R, Yun J, Pidro C, Davis VN, Resick J, Richardson A, Rak K, Barnes J, Bezak KB, Thurston A, Reitschuler-Cross E, King LA, Barbash I., et al. ProPACC: Protocol for a trial of integrated specialty palliative care for critically ill older adults. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022; 63(6):e601-e610.
- Robert Wood Johnson Award for Excellence in End-of-Life Care Textbook Content: "Promoting End-of-Life Content in Medical Textbook.", 2003
- William I Cohen Award, Outstanding Clinical Skills Instruction of Medical Students, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2018
- Senior Physician Excellence in Clinical Care Award, UPMC, 2021
- Award for Outstanding Professional Enrichment Course, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2022
