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Danielle Chammas, MD

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Title(s)Associate Professor, Medicine
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address550 16th Street, #6773
San Francisco CA 94158
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    Dr. Danielle Chammas is a palliative care physician and psychiatrist at UCSF whose work focuses on holistically tending to the multiple dimensions of serious illness, including psychological and existential domains. Her academic interests center on integrating psychotherapeutic frameworks into serious illness communication, with the goal of helping clinicians more effectively support patients and families facing complex medical circumstances.

    She is also engaged in medical humanities–based education and programming through the UCSF MERI Center for Humanity in Healthcare, including the development of initiatives that use narrative and poetry to foster reflection, connection, and resilience among clinicians and patients.

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    University of California, San FranciscoM.D.2010 Medicine

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    1. Psychotherapeutically Informed Serious Illness Communication: Series Introduction. J Palliat Med. 2026 Mar 23; 10966218261417859. Chammas D, Brenner KO. PMID: 41870460.
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    2. Avoidance: Exposure Therapy Informed Communication for Serious Illness Care. J Palliat Med. 2026 Mar 20; 10966218261431684. Chammas D, Jackson V, Brenner KO. PMID: 41858215.
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    3. Overwhelming Uncertainty: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Informed Communication for Serious Illness Care. J Palliat Med. 2026 Mar 17; 10966218261433430. Williamson B, Merrill G, Slomoff T, Brenner KO, Gamble A, Chammas D. PMID: 41841463.
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    4. Process Rounds to Elevate Psychological Skills in Palliative Care. J Palliat Med. 2026 Feb; 29(2):217-221. Chammas D, Rosenberg LB, Moment A, Shalev D, Brenner K. PMID: 40929019.
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    5. Her Defiance. JAMA Oncol. 2026 Feb 01; 12(2):215. Chammas D. PMID: 41452611.
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    6. Where Do I Put This? N Engl J Med. 2026 Jan 01; 394(1):9-11. Chammas D. PMID: 41460150.
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    7. Remembering the Way. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Dec 01; 185(12):1415-1416. Chammas D. PMID: 40892420.
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    8. I Hear Your Laugh. J Palliat Med. 2025 Sep 30; 10966218251385354. Chammas D. PMID: 41027672.
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    9. Do No Harm. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2025 Aug 12. Chammas D. PMID: 40803566.
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    10. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Supporting Coping in Serious Illness. J Palliat Med. 2026 Mar; 29(3):374-380. Chammas D, Moment A, Leff V, Buxton D, Rosa WE, Brenner K. PMID: 40405812; PMCID: PMC13191161.
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    11. Integrating Psychotherapeutic Concepts to Enhance Serious Illness Communication: Assessment of a Model Curriculum. J Palliat Med. 2025 Sep; 28(9):1202-1209. Chammas D, Brenner K, Moment A, Byrne-Martelli SE, Rosenberg LB, Shalev D. PMID: 40384456; PMCID: PMC12570864.
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    12. One Size Fits … Some. N Engl J Med. 2025 Feb 27; 392(9):839-841. Chammas D. PMID: 39991934.
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    13. Wishing for a No-Show. Ann Intern Med. 2025 Jan; 178(1):134-135. Chammas D. PMID: 39832382.
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    14. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Addressing Patient Sexuality and Intimacy in Serious Illness. J Palliat Med. 2025 Nov; 28(11):1516-1523. Chammas D, Shindel AW, Rowen TS, Schanche K, Wittmann D, Shalev D, D'Addario J, Wisniewski R, Scheel T, Nelson CJ, Ratner ES, Rosa WE, Rabow MW. PMID: 39588705; PMCID: PMC12677212.
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    15. Facing Illness Together: Understanding the Role of the Couple in Palliative Care. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2025 Nov; 42(11):1097-1101. Chammas D, Fishel A, Cramer M, Brenner KO, Rosenberg LB. PMID: 39566476.
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    16. Formulation in Palliative Care: Elevating Our Potential for Therapeutic Communication. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2025 Oct; 42(10):1022-1030. Chammas D, Moment A, Rosenberg L, Shalev D, Brenner KO. PMID: 39526843.
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    17. Shades of Loneliness. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2025 Nov; 70(5):e343-e345. Chammas D. PMID: 39490846.
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    18. Dancing with Dyads: Supporting Relationships Through Serious Illness. J Palliat Med. 2024 Dec; 27(12):1679-1680. Chammas D. PMID: 39383052.
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    19. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Applying Key Psychotherapy Concepts in Practice. J Palliat Med. 2025 Aug; 28(8):1108-1113. Chammas D, Williamson B, Scheel T, Goyal N, Rosenberg LB, Shalev D, Gamble A, Polisso M, Rosa WE, Brenner KO. PMID: 39269882; PMCID: PMC12417045.
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    20. Should I Laugh at That? Coping in the Setting of Serious Illness. N Engl J Med. 2024 07 25; 391(4):295-297. Chammas D. PMID: 39037047.
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    21. There Is No Floor: The Myth of Certainty. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2025 Jun; 69(6):e793-e794. Chammas D. PMID: 38355072.
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    22. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About the Psychological Aspects of Palliative Care Encounters. J Palliat Med. 2024 02; 27(2):251-254. Chammas D, Brenner KO, Gamble A, Buxton D, Byrne-Martelli S, Polisso M, Shalev D, Rosenberg LB. PMID: 37449809.
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    23. The Stories We Tell Ourselves. JAMA. 2023 06 20; 329(23):2019-2020. Chammas D. PMID: 37266954.
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    24. Different Than Me. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 01; 67(1):e111-e112. Chammas D. PMID: 36933750.
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    25. Speaking the Unspoken. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2023 Nov; 66(5):e644-e645. Chammas D. PMID: 36646331.
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    26. Seeing With My Ears. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 05; 63(5):e563-e564. Chammas D. PMID: 32976945; PMCID: PMC7508185.
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