
AHNA H N Provider
AHNA H N Provider
Rachel L Ombres, MD
Hospice and Palliative Care
Hospice and Palliative Care
About
Location
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 AHNA H N practices have interpretive services available.
Expertise
advance directives discussion
code status discussion and documentation
curative to palliative care transition
death and dying
death with dignity
end of life decision making
goals of care discussion
hospice and palliative care for advance illness
life limiting illness
molst discussion and documentation
palliative care
palliative care comfort measures only (cmo)
palliative care for symptom management
palliative care for treatment side effects
palliative care for wound management
palliative care management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als)
palliative care management of depression
palliative care management of dyspnea
palliative care management of fatigue
palliative care management of intestinal obstruction
palliative care management of myoclonus
patient and family end of life care support
spiritual and psychological support
terminal illness
treatment appropriateness discussion
Credentials
Education
- Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency
- University of Virginia Health System
Fellowship
- MD Anderson Cancer Hospital
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
- University of Virginia Health System
Board Certification
- American Board of Internal Medicine - Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine