Sundeep Grandhe, MD, MBBS
Biography
| Harvard Medical International Affiliated Institution-Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India | MBBS | 04/2013 | Bachelor of Medicine | Bachelor of Surgery |
| UCLA-Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, CA | MD | 06/2020 | Internal Medicine | Residency |
| BIDMC-Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA | HMDC | 06/2021 | Hospice Palliative Medicine | Fellowship |
| Harvard University Center for Bioethics, Virtual | HEC-C | 06/2025 | Bioethics | Fellowship |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore, Virtual | PhD | 08/2028 | Palliative Care | Thanatology |
| American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine | 2024 | | FAAHPM | Fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine |
| American College of Healthcare Executives | 2026 | | FACHE | Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives |
| American Board of Lifestyle Medicine | 2024
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| 2034 | Diplomate ABLM | Certified Lifestyle Medicine Intensivist |
| American Society Bioethics Humanities | 2022
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| 2027 | HEC-C | Healthcare Ethics Consultant-Certified |
| Hospice Medical Director Certification Board | 2024 | | HMDC | Hospice Medical Director Certified |
| American Association for Physician Leadership | 2024 | | CPE | Certified Physician Executive |
| University of Maryland Baltimore | 2024 | | Global Health Scholar | Center for Global Engagement |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center | 2022
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| 2024 | Associate Medical Director | Champion in Care |
| Castle Connolly Top Doctors | 2025 | | Top AAPI Doctors |
| American Society for Bioethics + Humanities | 2024 | | Graphic Design Contest Winner |
| American Medical Association | 2020
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| 2024 | Steering Committee Ambassador |
| Business Leaders | 2025 | | 40 under 40 Central California |
Overview
Dr. Grandhe is a triple board-certified physician–executive with dual fellowships from Harvard-affiliated institutions. He completed fellowship training in Hospice Palliative Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and in Bioethics at the Harvard Center for Bioethics, shaping a career at the intersection of clinical excellence, ethics, and healthcare leadership.
At age 35, Dr. Grandhe became the youngest physician ever inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (FAAHPM), the Academy’s highest honor recognizing exceptional clinical practice and national leadership. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) and is recognized as one of the youngest physicians to achieve Fellowship in ACHE, reflecting board-certified expertise in healthcare management, governance, and executive leadership.
Dr. Grandhe is board-certified in Hospice care through the Hospice Medical Director Certification Board (HMDCB) and board-certified in healthcare management by the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) as a Fellow (FACHE). He is also a Healthcare Ethics Consultant–Certified (HEC-C) and a Certified Physician Executive (CPE). In addition, he is the only board-certified Lifestyle Medicine Intensivist and Diplomate of the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine (DipABLM) in California’s Central Valley, integrating evidence-based lifestyle and preventive strategies into serious illness care to improve outcomes and value.
Raised in California’s Central Valley, Dr. Grandhe has remained deeply committed to serving medically underserved and disadvantaged communities. After completing his Harvard education and training, he returned to the region with a mission to deliver culturally responsive, compassionate, and ethically grounded care, particularly for patients facing serious illness and end-of-life decisions.
Dr. Grandhe’s care philosophy is captured in two guiding principles:
“You Can’t Spell Hospice Without HOPE®” and
“Sometimes Cure, Often Treat, ALWAYS Care®.”
Through clinical leadership, ethical stewardship, and system-level innovation, he focuses on improving quality of life, enhancing patient and family experience, reducing avoidable hospitalizations, and advancing patient-centered care across the continuum.
🏥 UCLA | David Geffen School of Medicine
🏥 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Harvard Medical School
⚖️ Harvard Center for Bioethics ⚖️
🎓 Fellow, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (FAAHPM)
🎓 Fellow, American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE)
Clinical Bioethics,
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Hospice,
Medical Decision Making,
Medical Futility,
Pain Medicine,
Palliative Medicine,
Palliative Oncology,
Public Health,
Rural Medicine,
Surgical Ethics,
Virtual Reality
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Multivalvular Endocarditis Involving 3 Valves in a Nonsurgical Candidate. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2020 Jan-Dec; 8:2324709620936855.
Boyer R, Grandhe S, Win T, Ragland A, Heidari A. PMID: 32583702; PMCID: PMC7318816.
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A rare case of acute pancreatitis due to very severe hypertriglyceridemia treated with subcutaneous insulin and lipid lowering drugs. AME Case Rep. 2019; 3:26.
Bajaj T, Grandhe S, Duong H, Ratnayake SN. PMID: 31463431; PMCID: PMC6691183.
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A Rare Case of Stage IV Basaloid Squamous Cell Cancer with Intrapulmonary and Brain Metastases. Am J Case Rep. 2019 May 09; 20:664-667.
Grandhe S, Bajaj T, Duong H, Ratnayake SN. PMID: 31068568; PMCID: PMC6523992.
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Western Section American Federation for Medical Research. General Internal Medicine and Aging. 2019; 38.
R Sidhu, A Heidari, G Petersen, S Grandhe, A Sandhu and E Cobos. View Publication.
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Follow-up of Prostatectomy versus Observation for Early Prostate Cancer. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2017; 2(377):142.
Timothy J. Wilt, M.D., M.P.H., Karen M. Jones, M.S., Michael J. Barry, M.D., Gerald L. Andriole, M.D., Daniel Culkin, M.D., Thomas Wheeler, M.D., William J. Aronson, M.D., and Michael K. Brawer, M.D., Sundeep Grandhe, M.D. (photo filler). View Publication.
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From Dancing to Debilitated. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2016; 5(374):477.
Brian A. Houston, M.D., P. Elliott Miller, M.D., Lisa M. Rooper, M.D., Paul J. Scheel, Jr., M.D., and Allan C. Gelber, M.D., Sundeep Grandhe, M.D. (photo filler). View Publication.
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Clinical Microbiology made ridiculously simple™. 2016.
Mark Gladwin, MD
William Trattler, MD
C. Scott Mahan, MD. View Publication.
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Applying Public Health Principles to the HIV Epidemic — How Are We Doing?. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2015; 23(373):2287.
Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., Kathryn E. Foti, M.P.H., and Jonathan Mermin, M.D., M.P.H., Sundeep Grandhe, M.D. (photo filler). View Publication.
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Randomized Trial of Peanut Consumption in Infants at Risk for Peanut Allergy. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2015; 372(9):813.
George Du Toit, M.B., B.Ch., Graham Roberts, D.M., Peter H. Sayre, M.D., Ph.D., Henry T. Bahnson, M.P.H.,
Suzana Radulovic, M.D., Alexandra F. Santos, M.D., Helen A. Brough, M.B., B.S., Deborah Phippard, Ph.D.,
Monica Basting, M.A., Mary Feeney, M.Sc., R.D., Victor Turcanu, M.D., Ph.D., Michelle L. Sever, M.S.P.H., Ph.D.,
Margarita Gomez Lorenzo, M.D., Marshall Plaut, M.D., and Gideon Lack, M.B., B.Ch., Sundeep Grandhe M.D. (photo filler). . View Publication.
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Age Related Macular Degeneration. Complications of Intravitreal Injections. 2014; 255-262.
Vazquez ML, Gonzalez JM, Sheth V, Bhatt H, Grandhe S, Amara M, Jager R. View Publication.
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| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 |
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