Brooke Worster, MD
Assistant Professor
Contact
925 Chestnut Street
Fourth Floor, Suite 420A
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-955-1888
215-503-3152 fax
Brooke Worster, MD
Assistant Professor
Education
Medical School
Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA - 2007
Residency
Internal Medicine, Temple Hospital, Philadelphia, PA - 2010
Fellowship
Palliative Care Massachusetts General Hospital & DFCI Boston, MA - 2012
Pain, MGH & Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA - 2013
Publications
- Characterizing anxiety, pain, sleep, and quality of life among patients in a state Medical Marijuana Program
- COVID-19 Pandemic Influence on Medical Oncology Provider Perceptions of Telehealth Video Visits
- “1,000 conversations I’d rather have than that one:” A qualitative study of prescriber experiences with opioids and the impact of a prescription drug monitoring program
- A Failure to Guide: Patient Experiences within a State-Run Cannabis Program in Pennsylvania, United States
- Living Through the Pandemic: The Voices of Persons With Dementia and Their Caregivers
Certifications
My research interests focus on improving the quality of life for patients with serious illness – both the impact, risks and benefits of cannabis compared to other prescription pharmacotherapy for pain and other burdensome symptoms as well as how to quantify and maximize the benefits of team-based interprofessional interactions for patients and their families.
Certifications
- SAMHSA X Waiver - 2019
Awards
- Attending Teaching Award, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital - 2015
- Gold Humanism Honor Society, Sidney Kimmel Medical College - 2018
- Leadership Academy, Jefferson Health - 2018
- Dean’s Award for Excellence in Education, Sidney Kimmel Medical College - 2018
- James B. Erdmann, PhD Award for Excellence In Interprofessional Collaborative Practice - 2018
Biography
Brooke grew up in central PA and went to medical school in Philadelphia at Temple University and completed her internal medicine residency and was a chief resident after completing her residency at Temple as well. This is where she fell in love with treating underserved patients with serious illness. Subsequently she completed a pain and palliative medicine fellowship in Boston, MA at the Harvard MGH/Dana Farber Palliative Care/Pain program and loves the challenges of creating a Supportive Medicine and Cancer Survivorship program spanning the SKCC enterprise as well as new endeavors in transitional, home base and nursing home palliative care.