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Find a Doctor![]() Diane Portman, MD, FAAHPMChair, Department of Supportive Care Medicine Sub Specialty: Hospice & Palliative Medicine Program: Supportive Care Medicine
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Diane Portman, MD, FAAHPM is the Chair of the Supportive Care Medicine department at Moffitt Cancer Center, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Oncologic Sciences at the University of South Florida. Dr. Portman received her MD degree at Jefferson Medical College and completed an Anesthesia Residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She is board certified in Anesthesiology and Hospice and Palliative Medicine, is a fellow in the Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, is credentialed in pain management and is a frequent speaker and advocate in Palliative Care matters regionally and nationally. Dr. Portman has extensive experience in the integration of Interventional Pain Management techniques with pharmacologic methods and collaboration with other disciplines to enhance patient quality of life through symptom control. Dr. Portman’s clinical interests include therapy of cancer-related and cancer treatment-related pain and other symptoms, palliative communications and shared decision making and their integration into the comprehensive supportive care model. Her research interests include service models, outcomes and quality assessment of Palliative Care. Dr. Portman has successfully led the interdisciplinary effort to attain The Joint Commission Advanced Certification in Palliative Care at Moffitt. She has an ardent interest in the integration of Palliative care in Oncologic services and has been a fervent promoter of the advancement of the field of Palliative Medicine overall. Education & TrainingBoard Certification:
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