Bio
CONTACT:
Email: periyakoil@stanford.edu
Twitter: @palliator
VJ Periyakoil, MD , Associate Professor of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine; Director, Stanford Palliative Care Education & Training Program & the Stanford Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program.
Dr. Periyakoil is a member of the study section for the National Institute of Aging, National Institutes of Health, the Senior Associate Editor of the Journal of Palliative Medicine and Associate Editor, the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. She is the Chair of the Ethnogeriatrics Committee of the American Geriatrics Society, was the founding Chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine?s Hospice & Palliative Medicine SEP Committee, Board member of the Council of faculty and Societies, founding Chair, Diversity Committee of the American Association of Medical Colleges. Her work has been and is funded by grants from NIH, HRSA, foundations as well as the Department of Veterans Affairs.
A nationally recognized leader in geriatrics and palliative care, Periyakoil founded and directs Stanford Aging, Geriatrics and Ethnogeriatrics transdisciplinary collaborative center (SAGE Center), the Ethno-geriatrics & the Successful Aging Project (http://geriatrics.stanford.edu ), and the Palliative Care portal (http://palliative.stanford.edu) and the Letter Project (http://med.stanford.edu/letter.html).
She has won many research awards including an young investigator award by the American Association of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, a plenary research paper award by the American Geriatrics Society (2014), Ethnogeriatrics Research poster award (2015) and a research award by the American Association of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (2015) and an Innovator award from the American Medical Association (2015)
In the clinical realm, she serves as the Associate Director of Palliative Care Services at the VA Palo Alto Health Care Center. Her research focuses on wellbeing of multi-cultural persons in the context of geriatrics, ethno-geriatrics and hospice, palliative care & end-of-life care. She has presented in numerous national meetings including the plenary of the American Geriatrics Society and the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization annual meetings as well as the recent End-of-Life meeting of the Institute of Medicine.
She can be contacted by email (periyakoil@stanford.edu) or through twitter : @palliator
Academic Appointments
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Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
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Associate Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Neurology & Neurological Sciences
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Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
Administrative Appointments
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Associate Director, Palliative Care Services, VA Palo Alto Health Care System System (2003 - Present)
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Director, VA Interprofessional Fellowship in Palliative Care, VA Palo Alto Health Care System System (2005 - Present)
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Director, Stanford e-Campus, Stanford University (2008 - Present)
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Director, Stanford University Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program, Stanford University (2008 - Present)
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Director of Palliative Care Education and Training, Stanford University (2008 - Present)
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Director, Stanford Aging, Geriatrics and Ethnogeriatrics Center, National Institute of Aging (granting agency) (2018 - Present)
Honors & Awards
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Member, Nominating Committee, Council of Faculty and Academic Societies (CFAS), American Association Medical Colleges (2017)
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Founding Chair, Diversity Committee, Council of Faculty and Academic Societies (CFAS), American Association Medical Colleges (2016)
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Associate Editor, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS), Wiley Publishers (2016-)
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Doctors and End-of-Life Discussions: : http://to.pbs.org/1QbE3JK, Public Broadcasting Service (January 2016)
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American Medical Association and Medical Group Management Association Practice Innovation Award, American Medical Association (October 2015)
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Pitfalls for Proxies: Op-ed http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/author/vj-periyakoil/?_r=0, New York Times (November 2015)
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Doctor-reported barriers to conducting EOL conversations with diverse patients. (Mixed methods), American Geriatrics Society; Presidential Best Poster Award for Health and Healthcare Disparities (May 2015)
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Best Paper Award for Outstanding Excellence in Geriatrics Research in All Categories, American Geriatrics Society (May 2014)
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We Need a Role Reversal in the Conversation on Dying, New York Times http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/author/vj-periyakoil/?_r=0 (April 2015)
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Board Member, Council of Faculty and Academic Societies (CFAS), American Association Medical Colleges (2015)
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Member, Communications Committee, Council of Faculty and Academic Societies (CFAS), American Association Medical Colleges (2015)
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Research award: Doctor reported barriers to end-of-life conversations with diverse patients., American Association of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (2015)
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Member,Review Committee, Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences, Institute of Medicine (2014)
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Member, Council of Faculty and Academic Societies (CFAS)., Association of American Medical Colleges (2013-)
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Member, Public Health: Care, Prevention, and Disparities Committee,, Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (IPRCC) Department of Health and Human Services (2013-)
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Member, Scientific Review Panel, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Aging (NIA) (2013-)
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Vice Chair, Ethno Geriatrics Committee, American Geriatrics Society (2013-)
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Clinical Teaching Award, Department of Medicine (2013)
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Member, Publications Committee, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (2012-)
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Chair, Self Evaluation Process for Hospice and Palliative Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (2012)
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Editor-in-Chief, AAHPM Quarterly, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (2012)
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Member of the Program Planning Committee, American Geriatrics Society (2012)
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Member of the National Planning Committee on end of life care, Institute of Medicine (2011)
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Member, Primary Palliative Care Committee, American Board of Internal Medicine (2011)
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Senior Associate Editor for Social Media, Journal of Palliative Medicine (2011)
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Certificate of Merit for service, American Cancer Society Santa Clara Chapter (2010)
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Clinical Teaching Award, Division of General Internal Medicine (2010)
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Member, National Priorities Partnership (NPP) Palliative and end-of-life Convening Workshop, National Quality Forum (2010)
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Award for Outstanding Service to Palliative Care, Department of Veterans Affairs (2008)
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Outstanding service award:, American Geriatrics Society: Ethnogeriatrics committee (2008)
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Young investigator award, American Association of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (2007)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Founding Chair, Diversity Committee,, CFAS, AAMC (2016 - Present)
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Chair, Ethnogeriatrics Committee, American Geriatrics Society (2015 - Present)
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Board Member, Council of Faculty and Societies, American Association of Medical Colleges (2015 - Present)
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National Pain Strategy Committee Member: http://iprcc.nih.gov/docs/HHSNational_Pain_Strategy.pdf, Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee & Department of Health and Human Services (2014 - 2016)
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Member, Council of Faculty and Academic Societies, American Association of Medical Colleges (2014 - Present)
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Vice Chair, Ethnogeriatrics Committee, American Geriatrics Society (2012 - 2015)
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Publication committee member, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (2010 - 2015)
Professional Education
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Board Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine (2010)
Community and International Work
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Member, Board of Directors, Ravenswood Community Clinic, East Palo A;lto
Topic
Clinical care
Location
Bay Area
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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Member, Board of Directors, East Palo Alti
Partnering Organization(s)
Ravenswood Family Center (FQHC)
Location
Bay Area
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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Member, Board of Directors, American Cancer Society Santa Clara County Unit, Campbell, CA, Campbell, California
Topic
Advocacy through ACS community-based cancer outreach, advocacy, and volunteer efforts.
Partnering Organization(s)
American Cancer Society
Populations Served
Cancer patients in Santa Clara County
Location
Bay Area
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
Yes