Joshua Lakin

Josh Lakin is a Palliative Care Physician, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham & Women’s Hospital; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Joshua Lakin serves as the clinical lead for the Serious Illness Care Program at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, both in primary care and general inpatient medicine settings. His recent research focuses on the implementation of the program in non-cancer settings. He plays a key role in the Serious Illness Care Program at Ariadne Labs, working to develop and evaluate simpler approaches for driving more, better, and earlier conversations about goals and values with seriously ill patients and their families.

Education

Fellowship:

University of California, San Francisco, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2013

Medical School:

Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, 2009

Residency:

University of California, San Francisco, Internal Medicine, 2012

Board Certifications:

Internal Medicine, 2012

Clinical Interests

• End-of-life care
• Palliative medicine
• Symptom management