Neil S. Wenger, MD, MPH

Neil Wenger, MD, MPH

Professor, Department of Medicine, General Internal Medicine
Director, UCLA Healthcare Ethics Center
Chair, Ethics Committee, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Languages

English, Spanish

Specialty

Internal Medicine

Institutional Affiliation

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Education

Fellowship

Internal Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 1987 - 1989

Internship

Internal Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 1984 - 1985

Degree

MD, UCLA School of Medicine, 1984

Residency

Internal Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 1985 - 1987

Board Certification

Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1987

Contact Information

Clinical Interests

AIDS

Scientific Interests

Dr. Neil Wenger's primary interests are measuring quality of care for older patients, advance care planning and care decisions toward the end of life, and the relationship and communication between a physician and patient.

Highlighted Publications

Walling AM, Asch SM, Lorenz KA, Malin J, Roth CP, Barry T, Wenger NS. The quality of supportive care among inpatients dying with advanced cancer. Support Care Cancer. 2012 Sep;20(9):2189-94. Epub 2012 Apr 29

Kelley AS, Ettner SL, Wenger NS, Sarkisian CA. Determinants of death in the hospital among older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Dec;59(12):2321-5. Epub 2011 Nov 8

Walling AM, Asch SM, Lorenz KA, Roth CP, Barry T, Kahn KL, Wenger NS. The quality of care provided to hospitalized patients at the end of life. Arch Intern Med. 2010 Jun 28;170(12):1057-63.

Wenger NS, Vespa PM. Ethical issues in patient-physician communication about therapy for cancer: professional responsibilities of the oncologist. Oncologist. 2010;15 Suppl 1:43-8.

Walling A, Lorenz KA, Dy SM, Naeim A, Sanati H, Asch SM, Wenger NS. Evidence-based recommendations for information and care planning in cancer care. J Clin Oncol. 2008 Aug 10;26(23):3896-902.

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