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Nora Segar, MD MPH, is Director of Palliative Medicine at the Saint Raphael Campus of Yale New Haven Hospital and Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine. She received her medical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and completed her residency and chief residency at the Yale Primary Care Residency Program. She completed her hospice and palliative medicine fellowship training at Northwestern University. Prior to returning to Yale in July of 2020, Dr. Segar practiced palliative care at the Jesse Brown VA in Chicago, and community-based primary care. Dr. Segar is dedicated to improving the care of patients with serious illness, and to primary palliative care education.
Last Updated on April 03, 2025.
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- Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2011)
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Dana Cavallo, PhD
Jeanette Tetrault, MD, FACP, FASAM
Jennifer Kapo, MD
Karen Jubanyik, MD
Nancy Kim, MD, PhD
Stephen Holt, MD, MS, FACP, FASAM
12Publications
478Citations
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2025
Letter: Implementing the Surprise Question in the Emergency Department: Reducing Time to Palliative Care Consultation and Hospital Length of Stay with Significant Cost Savings
Kim N, Segar N, Jubanyik K, Kapo J, Rhodes D. Letter: Implementing the Surprise Question in the Emergency Department: Reducing Time to Palliative Care Consultation and Hospital Length of Stay with Significant Cost Savings. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2025, 28: 704-705. PMID: 40176462, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0466.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
When Differences in Belief Intensify Family Tensions at End of Life
Andersen L, Segar N. When Differences in Belief Intensify Family Tensions at End of Life. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 67: e556. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.02.346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpiritual conflictPalliative care chaplainsMedical decisionsChristian churchesFaith traditionsPatients' medical decisionsChurch leadersEnd of lifeReligious womenReligious beliefsGodSpiritual beliefsFamily wishesDeep listeningBeliefsChurchFaithInterdisciplinary palliative care teamChaplainsPalliative care teamInterdisciplinary team membersConflictFamily tensionsMatriarchHistory of homelessnessCreating Required Palliative Care Exposure in Internal Medicine Residency: Curriculum Development and Evaluation
Segar N, DeLappe E, Morrison L. Creating Required Palliative Care Exposure in Internal Medicine Residency: Curriculum Development and Evaluation. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 67: e598-e599. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.02.416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative care rotationCommunication skills workshopPalliative careCare rotationIM residentsSymptom managementKnowledge of palliative careSkills workshopSelf-ReportPalliative care curriculumAdvance care planningCurriculum-based approachInternal medicine internsInternal medicine residentsIM internsDying patientsCare planningFamily conferencesCare curriculumMedicine residentsMedicine internsClinical encountersEnd-of-year surveyClinical rotationsRotation evaluations
2023
Chant to Kill a Snake
Segar N. Chant to Kill a Snake. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2023, 26: 1292-1293. PMID: 37672240, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2023.0198.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH Keywords
2022
As Hospitals Restrict Visitors, What Constitutes A ‘Good Death’?
Segar N. As Hospitals Restrict Visitors, What Constitutes A ‘Good Death’? Health Affairs 2022, 41: 921-924. PMID: 35666976, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and Concepts
2020
Poetry for Veterans: Using Poetry to Help Care for Patients in Palliative Care—A Case Series
Segar N, Sullivan J, Litwin K, Hauser J. Poetry for Veterans: Using Poetry to Help Care for Patients in Palliative Care—A Case Series. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2020, 24: 464-467. PMID: 32830990, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2020.0078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsLiterary organizationsCreative voiceClose readingMedical humanitiesPoetryReflective writingShort collectionReadingJoyful experienceLess literaturePhysician developmentNatural opportunityAppreciationLiteraturePoemsLife reviewWritingExperienceHumanityLess workVoiceJoyCultureThemesDiscussion guide
2017
The Addiction Recovery Clinic
Holt SR, Segar N, Cavallo DA, Tetrault JM. The Addiction Recovery Clinic. Academic Medicine 2017, 92: 680-683. PMID: 28441678, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000001480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPatient satisfaction surveyInternal medicine residentsRecovery clinicSubstance useMedicine residentsUse disordersAddiction medicine specialistsOpioid use disorderOutpatient clinical servicesPrimary care practicesUnhealthy substance useSubstance use disordersAddiction treatment facilitiesSatisfaction surveyDirect referralNew patientsMedicine specialistsPatientsCare practicesPatient encountersConsecutive weeksBehavioral treatmentAddiction medicineClinical servicesVisit numberPoetry for Patients: Learning to Read Poetry with Your Colleagues, Patients and Families: A Collaborative Workshop with the Poetry Foundation (FR415)
Segar N, Hauser J, Litwin K, You W. Poetry for Patients: Learning to Read Poetry with Your Colleagues, Patients and Families: A Collaborative Workshop with the Poetry Foundation (FR415). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2017, 53: 355-356. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.12.108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
2015
The Moonlighter's List
Segar N. The Moonlighter's List. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2015, 19: 114-115. PMID: 26652687, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2015.0340.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Bedside
Segar N. Bedside. The Hastings Center Report 2013, 43: 8-9. PMID: 24092582, DOI: 10.1002/hast.204.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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