Barry M. Kinzbrunner, MD
Executive Vice President
Chief Medical Officer
Vitas Innovative Hospice Care
Miami, FL
Barry M. Kinzbrunner, MD and FACP, is
Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
for Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Miami, Florida.
He is board certified in internal medicine and medical
oncology, and hospice and palliative medicine. He received
rabbinic ordination from Pirchei Shoshanim.
Dr. Kinzbrunner spent nine years in the private practice of medical oncology/hematology while
also serving as the Medical Director of Hospice,
Incorporated, an operational unit of what is now
known as Vitas Healthcare Corporation.
Dr. Kinzbrunner developed a research program
and a medical education program in hospice and
palliative care for third-year medical students at
the University of Miami. He has published several
articles in major peer-reviewed journals, authored a
chapter on the care of the terminally ill cancer patient
for a new major medical oncology textbook published
in March, 1995 (second edition, January, 2000). He
has also written chapters on the treatment of cancer
pain and the team approach to pain management in
a pain management handbook, published in February,
1996. In September 2001, Dr. Kinzbrunner’s book
20 Common Problems in End of Life Care was
published by McGraw Hill. His chapter “Jewish
Medical Ethics for Patients Near the End of Life" was
published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine in
the summer of 2004.
Dr. Kinzbrunner continues to develop professional
handbooks, organize and teach courses for
medical students, participate in prestigious editorial
boards and committees, and publish articles and book
chapters, including in the Jewish Hospice Manual.
He lectures widely on Jewish Medical Ethics.
Barry.Kinzbrunner@vitas.com
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