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John Liantonio, MD

Division Director, Palliative Care – TJUH, JHN, Methodist Hospital Enterprise Lead, Palliative Care

Contact Information

Liantonio

1015 Walnut Street
Suite 401
Phialdelphia, PA 19107

Email John Liantonio

215-955-0638

Division Director, Palliative Care – TJUH, JHN, Methodist Hospital Enterprise Lead, Palliative Care

Education

Medical School

MD – Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica, WI - 2010

Residency

Family Medicine - Hahnemann University Hospital/Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA -2013

Fellowship

Geriatric Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital , Philadelphia, PA - 2014

Publications

Love G, Mangan S, McKay M, Caplan H, Fitzpatrick E, Marks J, Liantonio, J. “Assessing the feasibility and Implementation of Palliative Care Triggers in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit to Improve Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Patient and Family Care”. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2023 Sep;40(9):959-964. doi: 10.1177/10499091221134713. Epub 2022 Oct 17. PMID: 36253188.

Liantonio J, Tapper CX, Danielewicz M, Spina E, Javier NM. Creating LGBTQ+ “Competencies for Hospice and Palliative Medicine Programs.” Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2023 Apr; 65(4):e381-385.

Caplan H, Santos J, Bershad M, Spitzer K, Liantonio J. “Assessment of Feelings Towards advance Care Planning in Latino Communities” Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2024 Feb;41(2):187-192. doi: 10.1177/10499091231173413. Epub 2023 May 9. PMID: 37159467.

Kelly E, Spina E, Liantonio J. “Comparative Analysis of Palliative Care Needs Identified in Inpatient Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Facilities by Multidisciplinary Team Members.” Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2023;104 (12): 2027 - 2034

McKay M, Mangan S, Fitzpatrick E, Caplan H, Love G, Marks JA, Liantonio J. “Instituting a Palliative Care Trigger in a Surgical ICU: Survey Results of SICU Team Members.”  J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2024 Aug 1;26(4):E107-E114. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000001026. Epub 2024 Apr 15. PMID: 38631043.

Tucker M, Hovern D, Liantonio J, Collins E, Binder AF. “End of Life Outcomes Following Comfort Care Orders: A Single Center Experience. American.” Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 2025 Apr;42(4):321-325. doi: 10.1177/10499091241253561. Epub 2024 May 13. PMID: 38739433.

Awards

  • 2014  - Samuels Foundation Fellowship Award – Awarded to outstanding clinicians providing both Geriatrics and Palliative Care to patients in the New York Metro Area.
  • 2017-18 - Education Honor Roll – Sidney Kimmel Medical College
  • 2018  - Vitas Best Physician, Philadelphia Program
  • 2018 - Dean’s Award for Education – Sidney Kimmel Medical College
  • 2018 -  Humanism in Medicine Attending Teaching Award – Internal Medicine Residency, Jefferson University Hospital
  • 2018-19 - Education Honor Roll – Sidney Kimmel Medical College
  • 2019-20-  Education Honor Roll – Sidney Kimmel Medical College
  • 2020 - Vitas Best Physician, Philadelphia Program
  • 2022 - Dean’s Award for Faculty Mentoring – Sidney Kimmel Medical College
  • 2023 - Presidential Poster Award, American Geriatric Society. “Improving geriatric LGBT+ care in graduate medical education”.
  • 2023 - Presidential Poster Award, American Geriatric Society. “Advance directives for LGBTQ+ older adults with serious illness”.
  • 2023 - Dean’s Award for Faculty Team Achievement – Sidney Kimmel Medical College (Interdisciplinary Interstitial Lung Disease Initiative Integrating Palliative Care and Pulmonary Medicine)
  • 2023-24 Education Honor Roll – Sidney Kimmel Medical College
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