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Rachel L Ombres, MD

Hospice and Palliative Care
Hospice and Palliative Care
Dr. Ombres is trained in internal medicine, palliative care, and geriatrics, with additional training in supporting the complex needs of older adult cancer patients and adults with chronic illness. Dr. Ombres completed the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda MD, and the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship, University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA. She also completed the General Internal Medicine Research Fellowship in Geriatric Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston TX. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA, and is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Geriatric Medicine.

Age Groups Seen

Adult, Older Adult

Languages Spoken*

English

*Our providers self-report what languages they speak. All AHN practices have interpretive services available.

Expertise

advance care planning
advance directives discussion
code status discussion and documentation
death & dying counseling
death and dying
death with dignity
end of life decision making
hospice and palliative care for cancer patients
life limiting illness
palliative care comfort measures only (cmo)
palliative care for advance illness symptoms
palliative care for cancer symptoms
palliative care for treatment side effects
palliative care for wound management
palliative care management of anxiety
palliative care management of chronic pain
palliative care management of dyspnea
palliative care management of intestinal obstruction
palliative care management of lung disease
palliative care management of pain
palliative management of chronic kidney disease (ckd)
patient and family end of life care support
patient and family palliative care support
quality of life discussion and management
treatment appropriateness discussion

Credentials

Education

  • Tufts University School of Medicine
  • Residency

  • University of Virginia Medical Center
  • Fellowship

  • MD Anderson Cancer Hospital
  • University of Virginia Medical Center
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
  • Board Certification

  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Hospice and Palliative Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine