Lynn Hallarman, MD
Director of Palliative Medicine
Director of Survivorship & Supportive Care
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Department of Preventative Medicine
Cancer Pain Management
Medical-Legal Issues at End of Life
e-mail: lynn.hallarman@stonybrook.edu
Dr. Hallarman holds the rank of Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology in the Department of Medicine and jointly with the Department of Preventative Medicine. She is Senior Fellow at the Stony Brook University Center of Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics. She currently directs the Survivorship and Supportive Care Service at Stony Brook Hospital.
Dr. Hallarmam is board certified in Internal Medicine 1996 & 2006 and Palliative Medicine 2004 & 2008. She is a graduate of Yale University School of Medicine and completed her residency training at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY. Her first academic position was at Tufts University School of Medicine in 1997 where she served primarily urban, poor and elderly patients. Dr. Hallarman joined the staff of the VA affiliate of the University of Maryland in 1999 where she continued her career as a clinician-educator and developed her interest in the care of the dying through her clinical work in primary care. In 2003, Dr. Hallarman was hired as the VA Maryland Health Care System’s first director of Palliative Care. Dr. Hallarman successfully grew palliative care services (ran a 15 bed inpatient palliative care unit and a busy consultation service) at the VA until 2006 when she accepted the position as the Director of Palliative Care Services for SBUMC. Since its start in January 2007 the Survivorship and Supportive Care Program has helped close to 2000 patients and their families cope with the difficulties of living with advanced life-limiting illness. Dr. Hallarman is highly active as a clinical educator and lecturer both at Stony Brook Medical School and in the community. She developed and currently teaches an integrated palliative care curriculum as part of the mandatory training for all 1st, 2nd 3rd and 4th year medical students. The Survivorship & Supportive care service hosts numerous learners including geriatric fellows, oncology fellows, medical students and nurse practitioner trainees.
Awards
Grants
2009 - Medical School Palliative Care Education Project
Medical College of Wisconsin, EPERC
Publications
Hallarman L. “My Father’s Silence” Journal of Palliative Medicine, Vol 13, Number 7, 2010
Hallarman L. et al The Military History as a Vehicle for Exploring End of Life Care for Veterans; Fast Facts: Journal of Palliative Medicine, Vol 11, No. 1 Jan 2008
Hospital Policy and Project Development for SBUMC, Key Author: