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Laura J. Morrison, MD, FAAHPM, FACP

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Associate Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics)
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Director of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Education and Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship

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Associate Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics)

Director of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Education and Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship

Biography

Laura J. Morrison, MD, FAAHPM, FACP is Associate Professor of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine and an attending physician on the Yale-New Haven Hospital Palliative Care Consultation Service. She serves as Director of Palliative Medicine Education and Program Director for the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship at Yale.

Dr. Morrison received her medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, where she also completed her internship, residency, and chief residency in internal medicine at MetroHealth Medical Center. She completed fellowship training in geriatrics and palliative care at Baylor College of Medicine and spent 9 years on faculty, serving as Education Director for the Supportive and Palliative Care Consultation Service at Houston Methodist Hospital from 2006-2013. She is board-certified in geriatrics and hospice and palliative medicine.

Dr. Morrison has witnessed significant gaps in palliative care training for all clinicians and has become a passionate local and national educational leader. She aims to improve local palliative care training for health professional learners across disciplines and learner levels. Dr. Morrison continues to contribute to national work on competencies, milestones, and accreditation standards for hospice and palliative medicine fellowship training and advances in the approach to learner assessment in the field.

Appointments

Education & Training

Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine (2004)
Chief Residency
MetroHealth Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (2001)
Residency
MetroHealth Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University (2000)
Internship
MetroHealth Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University (1998)
MD
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (1997)

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Clinical Care

Overview

Laura J. Morrison, MD, is an internist with additional training in palliative care and geriatric medicine.

“Serving as a palliative care physician is a great privilege,” she says. “I truly value traveling with patients and their families through the course of serious illness, adding extra support around physical symptoms, spiritual concerns, psychological and emotional stressors, and social challenges.”

Dr. Morrison sees patients as part of the Yale Palliative Care Program with the Yale New Haven Hospital Palliative Care Consultation Service with a focus on hospitalized patients.

“I enjoy providing extra support to patients facing serious illness and their families with a focus on managing symptoms, coping with illness, and aligning patient and family goals and treatment options,” she says.

Dr. Morrison also directs the physician fellowship training program for hospice and palliative medicine and focuses her scholarly work on increasing palliative care, communication skills, and health care provider resilience training locally and nationally.

Clinical Specialties

Hospice & Palliative Care; Geriatrics

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Board Certifications

  • Geriatric Medicine

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Latest Certification Date
    2023
    Original Certification Date
    2003

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