Faculty

NewYork-Presbyterian Queens

Faculty

Matthew Castillo, MD

Matthew Castillo, MD, FACP

Matthew Castillo, MD, FACP

Program Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship

Attending Physician, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care Medicine

Board Certifications:
Internal Medicine; Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Academic Appointment:
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College

Practice Began:
Internal Medicine in 2017,
Hospice and Palliative Medicine in 2020

Education and Training:
Hospice and Palliative Care Fellowship, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Internal Medicine Residency, Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center

Specialty Society Membership:
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, American College of Physicians

Year Appointed at NYP Queens:
2021

Academic Interests:
Medical Education, Faculty Development, Inpatient Palliative Care, Mindfulness and Wellbeing

Personal Interests:
Playing tennis and pickleball, running in the city, camping in Montauk and upstate NY, spending time with family and friends, exploring different coffee shops and bakeries in NYC

Languages Spoken:
English

Selected Publications:

  1. Moore, C., Pan, C., Roseman, K., Stephens, M., Bien-Aime, C., Morgan, A., Ross, W., Castillo, M., Palathra, B., Jones, C., Ailey, S., Tuffrey-Wijne, I., Smeltzer, S., & Tobias, J. (2022). Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Navigating the Needs of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities. Journal Of Palliative Medicine. Doi: 10.1089/jpm.2022.0384
  2. Chung, J., Karass, S., Choi, Y., Castillo, M., Garcia, C., Shin, R., Tanco, K., Kim, L., Hong, M., & Pan, C. (2023). Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Caring for Filipino American and Korean American Patients. Journal of Palliative Medicine. Doi: 10.1089/jpm.2023.0255