Fernando Kawai, MD
Fernando Kawai, MD
Associate program Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Hospitalist, Division of Hospital Medicine | Attending, Division of Geriatrics & Palliative Care Medicine
Board Certifications:
Internal Medicine; Geriatrics; Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Academic Appointment:
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School from 2009 to 2011
Practice Began:
Internal Medicine in 2003, Geriatrics in 2008
Hospice and Palliative Medicine in 2011
Education and Training:
Hospice and Palliative Care Fellowship, Stanford University
Geriatrics Fellowship, Harvard Medical School Division on Aging
Chief Medical Residency and Internal Medicine Residency, New York Medical College
MD and Internal Medicine Residency, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Specialty Society Membership:
American Geriatrics Society, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Year Appointed at NYP Queens:
2012
Academic Interests:
Medical education, Hospital Medicine, Inpatient Geriatrics and Palliative Care, Mindfulness and Contemplative Care, Medical Care of Ethnic minorities
Personal Interests:
Playing Jazz Piano, running and cycling, traveling, spending time with family
Languages Spoken:
Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese