Lara Michal Skarf MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine
72 E. Concord Street lara.skarf@va.gov
Sections
General Internal 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.
Education
Medicine, MD, Tufts University School of Medicine
Biology, BA, Barnard College
Publications
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.
Published on 4/1/2023Skarf 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.
Published on 11/2/2022Orlovic 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.
Published on 4/27/2022Schwartz AW, Driver JA, Pollara LM, Roefaro J, Harrington MB, Charness ME, Skarf LM. Increasing Telehealth Visits for Older Veterans Associated with Decreased No-Show Rate in a Geriatrics Consultation Clinic. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Sep; 37(12):3217-3219. PMID: 35476240.
Published on 5/5/2021Meyerson JL, McNamara LA, Nathan SN, Skarf LM. Complexities of Corona Virus Disease-19: The Role of Palliative Care at a Veterans Affairs Hospital. J Palliat Med. 2021 Sep; 24(9):1375-1378. PMID: 33956526.
Published on 10/21/2020Rosenberg LB, Goodlev ER, Izen RSE, Gelfand SL, Goodlev CL, Lanckton RB, Skarf LM, Wershof Schwartz A, Jones CA, Tulsky JA. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Caring for Jewish Patients. J Palliat Med. 2020 12; 23(12):1658-1661. PMID: 33085936.
Published on 7/21/2020Haley EM, Stone J, Childers J, Davis A, Ehrman S, Houser MW, Olenik JM, Roche M, Jones CA, Skarf LM. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Opioid Use Disorder. J Palliat Med. 2020 09; 23(9):1250-1256. PMID: 32716738.
Published on 7/11/2019Sager ZS, Buss MK, Hill KP, Driver JA, Skarf LM. Managing Opioid Use Disorder in the Setting of a Terminal Disease: Opportunities and Challenges. J Palliat Med. 2020 02; 23(2):296-299. PMID: 31295046.
Published on 1/31/2019Meyerson JL, McKinell KJ, Skarf LM, Nathan SN, Hinrichs KLM. Rally the Troops: Interdisciplinary Response to a Veteran Who Attempted Suicide on a Veterans Affairs Hospice Unit. J Palliat Med. 2019 Jul; 22(7):870-872. PMID: 30702373.
Published on 12/2/2016Diop MS, Rudolph JL, Zimmerman KM, Richter MA, Skarf LM. Palliative Care Interventions for Patients with Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Palliat Med. 2017 01; 20(1):84-92. PMID: 27912043.