Rachel May Adams, MD| Hospice And Palliative Care | MedStar Health
Rachel May Adams

Rachel May Adams, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Hospice And Palliative Care

Languages: English

(877) 303-1460

About me

Dr. Adams serves as Division Chief for Palliative Care within the Department of Medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (MGUH). Prior to joining Medstar Georgetown, Dr. Adams was associate director for inpatient consult services in the Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Care at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, NY, where she also completed her Palliative Medicine fellowship. Dr. Adams is a graduate of the Boston University Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program in Boston, MA and received her medical degree from SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Adams is deeply committed to interdisciplinary team work, which is core to the structure of high-quality palliative care and is very proud to lead a team at Georgetown with representation from nursing, social work, medicine, and pharmacy. Dr. Adams holds a BA from Swarthmore College in English Literature.

Clinical areas of focus

  • Advance Care Planning
  • Advance Directives Discussion
  • Artificial Nutrition And Hydration Discussion
  • Curative To Palliative Care Transition
  • Hospice And Palliative Care For Cancer Patients
  • Palliative Care
  • Palliative Care For Symptom Management
  • Patient And Family End Of Life Care Support
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Side Effects Of Cancer Treatment
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Procedures I perform

  • Advance Care Planning
  • Advance Directives Discussion
  • Artificial Nutrition And Hydration Discussion
  • Curative To Palliative Care Transition
  • Hospice And Palliative Care For Cancer Patients
  • Palliative Care
  • Palliative Care For Cancer Symptoms
  • Palliative Care For Symptom Management
  • Palliative Care Management Of Delirium
  • Patient And Family End Of Life Care Support
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Practice locations

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110 Irving Street Northwest
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-7000
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9000 Franklin Square Drive
Baltimore, MD, 21237

443-777-7000
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18101 Prince Philip Drive
Olney, MD, 20832

301-774-8882
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3001 South Hanover Street
Baltimore, MD, 21225

410-350-3200
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201 East University Parkway
Baltimore, MD, 21218

410-554-2000
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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-2000
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7503 Surratts Road
Clinton, MD, 20735

301-868-8000
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5601 Loch Raven Boulevard
Baltimore, MD, 21239

443-444-8000
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25500 Point Lookout Road
Leonardtown, MD, 20650

301-475-8981
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Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Fellowship: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2013)

Residency: Boston Medical Center (2012)

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University - College of Medicine (2008)