Medical Oncology

Arif H Kamal, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
Campus mail Box 2715, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710
Phone (919) 681-0333
Email address arif.kamal@duke.edu

health services and outcomes research, information-technology enabled registries, supportive oncology and palliative care, quality assessment and improvement

In Their Words

Education and Training

  • Fellowship, Hematology/ Oncology, Mayo Medical School, 2008 - 2009
  • Resident, Internal Medicine, Mayo Medical School, 2005 - 2008
  • M.B.A., University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 2016
  • M.H.S., Duke University, 2015
  • M.D., University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine, 2005

Grants

Publications

Kamal, Arif H., Claudia Bausewein, David J. Casarett, David C. Currow, Deborah J. Dudgeon, and Irene J. Higginson. “Standards, Guidelines, and Quality Measures for Successful Specialty Palliative Care Integration Into Oncology: Current Approaches and Future Directions.” J Clin Oncol 38, no. 9 (March 20, 2020): 987–94. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.18.02440.

PMID
32023165
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Rogers, Maggie M., Arif H. Kamal, Phillip E. Rodgers, Diane E. Meier, and Steven Z. Pantilat. “Response to Bharadwaj et al., Challenges of Promoting Uniformity in Programs Within a Health Care System (DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2019.0404).” Journal of Palliative Medicine, March 20, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2020.0094.

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32196403
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Check, Devon K., Brystana G. Kaufman, Arif H. Kamal, and David J. Casarett. “Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Integrating Population Health Principles into Practice.” Journal of Palliative Medicine, March 13, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2020.0100.

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32176563
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Hlubocky, Fay J., Rebecca Spence, Molly McGinnis, Lynne Taylor, and Arif H. Kamal. “Burnout and Moral Distress in Oncology: Taking a Deliberate Ethical Step Forward to Optimize Oncologist Well-Being.” Jco Oncology Practice, March 5, 2020, OP2000030. https://doi.org/10.1200/op.20.00030.

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32134705
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Winger, Joseph G., Katherine Ramos, Karen E. Steinhauser, Tamara J. Somers, Laura S. Porter, Arif H. Kamal, William S. Breitbart, and Francis J. Keefe. “Enhancing meaning in the face of advanced cancer and pain: Qualitative evaluation of a meaning-centered psychosocial pain management intervention.” Palliat Support Care, March 2, 2020, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1478951520000115.

PMID
32115006
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Kamal, Arif H., Maggie Rogers, Joseph D. Rotella, and Steven Pantilat. “Making Measurement Matter: How Will Your Organization Engage with the New Palliative Care Quality Collaborative?” In Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 59:415–415. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2020.

Scholars@Duke

Moore, Dominic A., Anna Beck, Holly B. Yang, Arif H. Kamal, and Joshua Lakin. “Educators Forum: 'Getting Better All the Time'-Giving Faculty Tools for Effective Feedback and Quality Improvement.” In Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 59:398–398. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2020.

Scholars@Duke

Kamal, Arif H., Rebecca Sudore, Haipeng Zhang, and Angelo Volandes. “Digital Health for the Seriously Ill: Making Your Own Electronic Tools, Apps, and Websites.” In Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 59:462–462. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2020.

Scholars@Duke

Campbell, Toby C., Lynn F. Reinke, Caroline J. Hurd, Abraham A. Brody, Arif H. Kamal, and Elizabeth Lindenberger. “Sojourn's Scholars Present: In the Expert's Studio.” In Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 59:475–76. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2020.

Scholars@Duke

Zachariah, Finly J., Mihir Kamdar, and Arif H. Kamal. “Clinical Informatics for Beginners: Understanding How Informatics Can Improve Your Practice Starting Tomorrow.” In Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 59:453–453. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2020.

Scholars@Duke

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