Lara Michal Skarf, MD

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Skarf, MD is a practicing Internist in West Roxbury, MA. Dr. Skarf graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine in 2002 and has been in practice for 15 years. She completed a residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Publications

  • Published 7/3/2024

    Patel P, Skarf L, Nathan S. Palliative care of older adults. Ann Palliat Med. 2024 Jul; 13(4):749-750. PMID: 38988074.

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  • Published 4/17/2024

    Kurniawan HI, O'Malley K, Santana R, Kowaleski J, Skarf LM. Calciphylaxis and Intractable Pain in a Veteran with Psychological Trauma History. J Palliat Med. 2024 Sep; 27(9):1279-1283. PMID: 38629826.

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  • Published 7/14/2023

    Madrigal C, Radlicz C, Hayes B, Gosian J, Jensen LL, Skarf LM, Hawley CE, Moye J, Kind AJ, Paik JM, Driver JA. Nurse-led supportive Coordinated Transitional Care (CTraC) program improves care for veterans with serious illness. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 Nov; 71(11):3445-3456. PMID: 37449880.

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  • Published 4/1/2023

    Skarf LM, Jones KF, Meyerson JL, Abrahm JL. Pharmacologic Pain Management: What Radiation Oncologists Should Know. Semin Radiat Oncol. 2023 Apr; 33(2):93-103. PMID: 36990640.

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  • Published 11/2/2022

    Orlovic M, Mossialos E, Orkaby AR, Joseph J, Gaziano JM, Skarf LM, Nohria A, Warraich HJ. Challenges for Patients Dying of Heart Failure and Cancer. Circ Heart Fail. 2022 Dec; 15(12):e009922. PMID: 36321448.

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Education

  • Tufts University School of Medicine, MD
  • Barnard College, BA