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Rebecca Ellis, M.D.

Rebecca Ellis, M.D.

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Medicine , Palliative Care

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Appointment (585) 273-1154

About Me

Dr. Rebecca Ellis is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Rochester. She completed her internal medicine residency and chief residency at University of Washington, followed by fellowships in palliative care and addiction medicine at UPMC. Dr. Ellis practices palliative care both i...
Dr. Rebecca Ellis is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Rochester. She completed her internal medicine residency and chief residency at University of Washington, followed by fellowships in palliative care and addiction medicine at UPMC. Dr. Ellis practices palliative care both in the hospital and office settings. Dr. Ellis is passionate about increasing access to palliative care for marginalized groups, and she is particularly interested in improving the care of patients living with serious illness and substance use disorders. Her clinical and research interests lie at the intersection of serious illness communication, pain and symptom management, addiction, and harm reduction. 

Certified Specialties

Addiction Medicine - American Board of Preventive Medicine

Faculty Appointments

Assistant Professor - Department of Medicine, Palliative Care (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Addiction Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. 2024 - 2025

Fellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. 2023 - 2024

Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. 2020 - 2023

Internship, Internal Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. 2019 - 2020

Education

MD | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. 2019

Publications

Journal Articles

Pain Management in the Older Adult with Opioid Use Disorder.

Ellis R, Rodin R

Clinics in geriatric medicine.. 2026 February 42 (1):175-189. Epub 09/13/2025.

The association of goals of care note content with patient care plan decisions.

Piscitello GM, Ellis R, Arnold RM, Schell J

Journal of pain and symptom management.. 2026 January 5 Epub 01/05/2026.

The role of values in scientific theory selection and why it matters to medical education.

Ellis RD

Bioethics.. 2019 November 33 (9):984-991. Epub 06/20/2019.

Books

The Patient-Centered Approach to Medical Note-Writing (2023)

Chapter: The Social History

Authors: Rebecca D. Ellis, Renata Thronson

Publisher: Springer Cham 2023

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