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Sandra L. Pedraza Cardozo, M.D.

Sandra Liliana Pedraza Cardozo, M.D.

Medical Director, Palliative Care, Sibley Memorial Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Assistant Professor of Oncology

Female

Languages: English, Spanish

Expertise

Geriatric Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Oncology ...read more

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Locations

Sibley Memorial Hospital

5255 Loughboro Road NW
Washington, DC 20016 map

Phone: 202-537-4042 | Fax: 202-243-5271

Background

Titles

Medical Director, Palliative Care, Sibley Memorial Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Assistant Professor of Oncology
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Departments / Divisions

Education

Degrees

MD; Universidad del Rosario (1997)

Residencies

Family Medicine; University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine (2010)

Fellowships

Palliative Medicine; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (2012)
University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine (2011)

Board Certifications

American Board of Family Medicine (Family Medicine) (2010)
American Board of Family Medicine (Geriatric Medicine) (2013)
American Board of Family Medicine (Hospice and Palliative Care) (2012)

Research & Publications

Clinical Trials

Learn more about clinical trials at Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Selected Publications

Pedraza S, Al Snih S, Ottenbacher KJ, Markides KS, Raji MA. Sleep quality and sleep problems in Mexican Americans aged 75 and older. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2012 Aug. Epub 2011 Nov 16

Yennurajalingam S, Balachandran D, Pedraza Cardozo SL, Berg E, Chisholm G, Reddy A, DelaCruz V, Williams J, Bruera E. Patient-reported sleep disturbance in advanced cancer: frequency, predictors and screening performance of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System sleep item. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2017 Sep. Epub 2015 Oct 16

Pedraza SL, Culp S, Falkenstine EC, Moss AH. POST Forms More Than Advance Directives Associated With Out-of-Hospital Death: Insights From a State Registry. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2016 Feb. Epub 2015 Oct 23.

Pedraza SL, Culp S, Knestrick M, Falkenstine EC, Moss AH. Association of POLST form use with end-of- life care quality metrics in cancer patients. Journal of Oncology Practice. 2017 Oct 13. Epub 2017 Jul 20

Activities & Honors

Memberships

American Geriatrics Society
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Academy of Family Physicians

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Lectures and Presentations

Comparison of Patients’ Practices and End-of-Life Outcomes with Use of Advanced Directives and the Physical Orders for Scope of Treatment Program: insights from a Statewide Registry
Oral Presentation, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA (02/27/2015)
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Association of POST form use with quality end-of-life care metrics in cancer patients: Update from the West Virginia registry
Oral Presentation, Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ (02/24/2017)
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Rapid Opioid De-escalation in Cancer-induced Bone Pain Achievable with Acupuncture?
Oral Presentation, Annual Meeting, Annual Assembly, Phoenix (02/24/2017)
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Acupuncture for Intractable Nausea Induced by Novel Anti-Cancer Therapy
Oral Presentation, Annual Meeting, Annual Assembly, Orlando, FL (03/13/2019)
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

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