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Thomas Carroll, M.D., Ph.D.

Thomas Carroll, M.D., Ph.D.

Palliative Care, Internal Medicine

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Contact

Appointment (585) 275-5681
Fax (585) 273-1041

Locations

Palliative Care

601 Elmwood Avenue, 1st Floor, Suite C
Rochester, NY 14642

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601 Elmwood Avenue, 5th Floor
Rochester, NY 14642

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About Me

Dr. Thomas Carroll is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Rochester. He received his M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut and then completed his internal medicine training at the University of Rochester where he subsequently served as Chief Resident and completed the...
Dr. Thomas Carroll is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Rochester. He received his M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut and then completed his internal medicine training at the University of Rochester where he subsequently served as Chief Resident and completed the fellowship program in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Carroll practices both general internal medicine and palliative care in the office and hospital settings. His interests include communication training, medical education at all stages of training, bioethics, and moral theology.

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor - Department of Medicine, General Medicine (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2012 - 2013

Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2009 - 2011

Internship, Internal Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2008 - 2009

Education

MD | University of Connecticut Health Center Campus. 2008

Awards

Pulsifer Award. 2011

Strong Star. 2009 - 2010

Faculty Award for Overall Academic Excellence. 2008

Sister Therese M. Lang Excellence in Biochemistry Award. 2001

Rochester Academy of Science Research Grant. 2000

Publications

Journal Articles

Validating a virtual human and automated feedback system for training doctor-patient communication skills

Haut, K; Wohn, C; Kane, B; Carroll, T; Guigno, C; Kumar, V; Epstein, R; Schubert, L; Hoque, E.

Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII). 2023; .

A Novel System to Create Customized Primary Palliative Care Curricula for Training Programs

El-Sourady, M; Martin, S; Carroll, T.

American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine. 2023; 0(0): 1-5.

Adaptation of Serious Illness Care Program to be Delivered via Telehealth for Older Patients with Hematologic Malignancy.

Locastro M, Sanapala C, Mendler JH, Norton SA, Bernacki R, Carroll T, Klepin HD, Watson EE, Liesveld JL, Huselton EJ, O'Dwyer KM, Baran AM, Flannery M, Kluger B, Loh KP

Blood advances.. 2022 December 15 Epub 12/15/2022.

Advance care planning in older patients with acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes.

LoCastro M, Sanapala C, Mendler JH, Norton S, Bernacki R, Carroll T, Klepin H, Watson E, Liesveld J, Huselton E, O'Dwyer K, Baran A, Flannery M, Kluger BM, Loh KP

Journal of geriatric oncology.. 2022 September 10 Epub 09/10/2022.

A Scoping Review of Palliative Care for Adults with Huntington's Disease: Current Practice and Future Directions.

El-Sourady M, Martin S, Wong HN, Carroll T

Journal of palliative medicine.. 2022 March 25 (3):488-505. Epub 11/30/2021.

The In-Between Conversations: What Do We Talk About the Day After a Big Discussion?

El-Sourady M, Martin S, Carroll T

Journal of palliative medicine.. 2022 February 25 (2):184. Epub 1900 01 01.

Novel Computational Linguistic Measures, Dialogue System and the Development of SOPHIE: Standardized Online Patient for Healthcare Interaction Education

Rafayet, M; Sen, T; Kane, B; Bose, S; Carroll, T; Epstein, R; Schubert, L; Hoque, E.

IEEE Transaction on Affective Computing. 2021; .

Re-ACT: Remote Advanced Communication Training in a Time of Crisis.

Carroll T, Mooney C, Horowitz R

Journal of pain and symptom management.. 2020 September 5 Epub 09/05/2020.

MVP (Medical situation, Values and Plan): A memorable and useful model for all Serious Illness Conversations.

Horowitz RK, Hogan LA, Carroll T

Journal of pain and symptom management.. 2020 July 29 Epub 07/29/2020.

Primary Palliative Care Education Programs: Review and Characterization.

Carroll T, El-Sourady M, Karlekar M, Richeson A

The American journal of hospice & palliative care.. 2019 June 36 (6):546-549. Epub 11/18/2018.

Primary Palliative Care Education: A Pilot Survey.

Carroll T, Weisbrod N, O'Connor A, Quill T

The American journal of hospice & palliative care.. 2018 April 35 (4):565-569. Epub 08/07/2017.

Relationship and the effectiveness of primary palliative care education

Carroll, T.

Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2018; 21(4): 412-413.

Appropriateness of consults to an inpatient Palliative Care service.

Carroll TM, Ladwig S, Gramling R, Hogan L, Harmor D, Buckley M

Palliative medicine.. 2014 June 28 (6):536-537. Epub 1900 01 01.

JAAD grand rounds. Flaccid pustular eruption.

Carroll T, Kristjansson A, Murphy M, Sloan SB

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.. 2009 November 61 (5):917-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Site-directed mutagenesis and structural studies suggest that the germination protease, GPR, in spores of Bacillus species is an atypical aspartic acid protease.

Carroll TM, Setlow P

Journal of bacteriology.. 2005 October 187 (20):7119-25. Epub 1900 01 01.

Books

Palliative care for older people: a public health perspective (2015)

Chapter: Generalist and Specialist Palliative Care in the Care of Older People

Authors: Lieve Van den Block, Gwenda Albers, Sandra Martins Pereira, Bregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Roeline Pasman, and Luc Deliens

Publisher: Oxford University Press 2015

Continuous sedation at the end of life: Ethical, clinical and legal perspectives (2013)

Chapter: Palliative sedation, consciousness and personhood

Authors: Sigrid Sterckx, Kasper Raus, Freddy Mortier, Sophie Bruinsma, Judith Rietjens, Agnes van der Heide, David Albert Jones, Josep Porta-Sales, Nigel Sykes, Eleanor Wilson, Jane Seymour, David Orentlicher, Evelien Delbeke, Johan Legemaate, Richard Huxtable, Ruth Horn, Timothy Holahan, Thomas Carroll, Claudia Gonzalez, Timothy Quill, Johannes van Delden, Søren Holm, Margaret Battin

Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2013

Evidence-Based Practice of Palliative Medicine, 1st Edition (2013)

Chapter: What are strategies for estimating survival in advanced cancer?

Authors: Nathan E Goldstein M.D. & R. Sean Morrison M.D.

Publisher: Elsevier Press 2013

Ratings & Reviews

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