Chief, Section of Geriatrics and Palliative Care, VA Boston Healthcare System
Palliative Care Lead, VA New England Healthcare System
Assistant Professor, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
| 1997 | BA, Biology, Barnard College, Columbia University |
| 2003 | MD, Tufts University School of Medicine |
| 2003-2006 | Internal Medicine Residency, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
| 2007-2008 | Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, Harvard Combined Program |
| 2008 - | Staff Physician and Director of Palliative Care, VA Boston Healthcare System |
| 2013 - |
Physician, Division of Palliative Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital |
| 2013 - | Physician, Adult Palliative Care, Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
| 2013 - |
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School |
| 2014 - | Chief, Section of Geriatrics and Palliative Care, VA Boston Healthcare System |
(Lara) Michal Skarf, MD, is Chief of the Section of Palliative Care at the VA Boston Healthcare System. She is Associate Fellowship Director for the BIDMC-VA Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship. In her role at the VA she oversees clinical and educational initiatives related to palliative care including a 15-bed hospice and palliative care unit, ambulatory care and inpatient consults. Her focus is on integrating palliative care into diverse care settings. She served as a coach for the VA Palliative Care-ICU Initiative in 2014. She established an integrated pulmonary-palliative care clinic that serves patients with advanced COPD. She is also the Veteran Integrated Network 1 Life Sustaining Treatment Decisions Initiative Lead and a Goals of Care Trainer. She enjoys many forms of teaching, working with fellows and interacting with patients and their families.