Craig D. Blinderman, M.D., M.A., FAAHPM is a national leader in palliative medicine and the Chief of the Supportive Care Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). From 2010-2023, Dr. Blinderman was the Director of the Adult Palliative Care Service at Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and the Program Director of the Bi-Campus (Columbia and Cornell) Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. From 2006-2010 Dr. Blinderman served as an attending physician on the Palliative Care Service at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). His publications and interests are far ranging, including early palliative care in lung cancer patients (NEJM 2010), evidence-based review for comfort care for the dying (NEJM 2015), cancer pain management, ethical issues at the end of life (JAMA; J Clin Ethics), and many other areas, including multiple publications on the role of palliative care in the COVID pandemic. His academic interests include decision-making at the end of life, the role of palliative care in public and global health, medical ethics, narrative medicine, and the integration of contemplative care and meditation in clinical practice. He also has a strong interest in teaching and developing programs to improve medical trainees’ skills in communication and care for the dying. He is currently the section editor for Case Discussions in the Journal of Palliative Medicine and a member of the editorial board.

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