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Voluntary rank detailsNora Segar, MD
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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.
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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
Mona Sharifi, MD, MPH
Nancy Kim, MD, PhD
Publications
2026
Designing a clinical decision support tool to promote timely palliative care in heart failure
Men Y, Wright N, O'Connor G, Kaur H, Suh E, Chen J, Kadhim B, Ahmad T, Beasley M, Segar N, Quang J, Sharifi M, Feder S. Designing a clinical decision support tool to promote timely palliative care in heart failure. Heart & Lung 2026, 79: 102821. PMID: 42068688, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2026.102821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsClinical decision support toolPalliative carePalliative care decision-makingAvoidable healthcare utilizationPalliative care involvementPalliative care cliniciansDecision support toolHealthcare utilization dataMarker of clinical deteriorationAcademic health systemClinical decision supportCare decision-makingQualitative descriptive studyQuality of lifeDecision supportCare involvementInterruptive alertsCare cliniciansHealthcare utilizationSupport toolHealth systemWorkflow challengesFocus groupsDescriptive studyReferral time
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.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
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 NotesCitationsMeSH 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 number
2016
The Moonlighter's List
Segar N. The Moonlighter's List. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2016, 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
2012
Readability of Patient Education Materials Available at the Point of Care
Stossel L, Segar N, Gliatto P, Fallar R, Karani R. Readability of Patient Education Materials Available at the Point of Care. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2012, 27: 1165-1170. PMID: 22528620, PMCID: PMC3514986, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2046-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2011
Barriers to Health Care Access among Refugee Asylum Seekers
Asgary R, Segar N. Barriers to Health Care Access among Refugee Asylum Seekers. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2011, 22: 506-522. PMID: 21551930, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2011.0047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAsylum seekersCultural competencyRefugee asylum seekersInadequate community supportCommunity-based organizationsResettlement challengesEmployment insecuritySocial programsSocial assimilationOrganization representativesCommunity supportQualitative dataAfrican countriesHealth care accessFocus groupsSeekersHealth careLimited servicesComprehensive interviewPoor accessMedical interpretersInterviewsMental health servicesPurposive samplingHealth services
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