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Andrew Tyler Putnam, MD, BA

Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Medicine) and Assistant Professor of Nursing
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Additional Titles

Director, Palliative Pain and Symptom Management, Palliative Medicine

Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

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Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Medicine) and Assistant Professor of Nursing

Director, Palliative Pain and Symptom Management, Palliative Medicine; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

Biography

Dr. Putnam is a specialist in Palliative Medicine who was Director of the Palliative Care Program at Georgetown University for 11 years. His interests include pain and symptom management in people with severe disease including cancer and physician-patient communication.

Dr. Putnam is a graduate of Yale University and received his medical degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in family medicine at State University of New York at Stony Brook and a fellowship in palliative medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Appointments

Education & Training

Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital (2001)
Residency
State University of New York - Stony Brook (1999)
Internship
State University of New York - Stony Brook (1997)
MD
University of Connecticut School of Medicine (1996)
BA
Yale University, History (1980)

Research

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Andrew Tyler Putnam's published research.

Publications

2018

2017

  • Nausea and Vomiting
    Putnam A.T., Nausea and Vomiting. In UNIPAC 4 Nonpain Symptom Management Eds. Shega JW, Paniagua MA. AAHPM, Chicago, Il, 2017.
    Chapters

2016

2015

2009

2006

  • Palliative Medicine
    Dahlin CM, Putnam A.T., Billings, JA, Palliative Medicine. In The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Pain Management 3rd ed., eds. Ballantyne J, Abdi S, Fishman SM, Lippincott, Philadelphia, PA, 2006.
    Chapters
  • The Care of the Terminal Patient
    4. Putnam A.T., The Care of the Terminal Patient. In Oncology; An Evidence-Based Approach, eds. Chang AE, Ganz PA, Hayes DF, Kinsella T, Pass HI, Schiller JH, Stone R, Strecher V. Springer-Verlag, New York, NY, 2006.
    Chapters

2004

  • Pain Management and Palliative Care
    Putnam A.T., Pain Management and Palliative Care. In Moral Issues in Catholic Health Care. ed. McMahon KT, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, 2004.
    Chapters

2003

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • activity

    JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

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    Yale Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship

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    Yale Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Clinical Curriculum Committee

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    Communication, Culture and Engagement Task Force

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    Journal of Palliative Medicine

Clinical Care

Overview

Andrew Putnam, MD, practices adult and pediatric palliative medicine, caring for patients both in and out of the hospital.

Dr. Putnam’s goal is “making people feel better so that they are able to be treated for their disease.” He especially enjoys forming relationships with patients to help them more successfully navigate their medical issues. “I want to help people at crucial times in their lives, to help them think of themselves as whole people—and not just as a disease,” Dr. Putnam says.

The doctor-patient relationship is the key to the successful practice of medicine, not only in palliative care, but in general, Dr Putnam says. “I will always tell the truth even if it is hard to hear and hard to say,” he says, adding that it’s important for patients to understand what is happening medically, and be aware of the options available to them.

Dr. Putnam was director of palliative care at Georgetown University for 11 years before coming to Yale, where he is an assistant professor of medicine and assistant clinical professor of nursing. His interests include pain and symptom management in people with severe disease including cancer, as well as physician-patient communication.

Clinical Specialties

Hospice & Palliative Care

Fact Sheets

Board Certifications

  • Hospice & Palliative Medicine

    Certification Organization
    AB of Family Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    2010
  • Family Medicine (Family Medicine)

    Certification Organization
    AB of Family Medicine
    Latest Certification Date
    2022
    Original Certification Date
    1999

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Contacts

Academic Office Number
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Mailing Address

General Internal Medicine

333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208028

New Haven, CT 06520-8028

United States

Locations

  • Palliative Care

    Academic Office

    Laboratory for Medicine and Pediatrics (LMP)

    15 York Street, Rm 1072

    New Haven, CT 06510

    Information and appointments

    203.785.6977
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