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Amy Klein

  • Assistant Clinical Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Series Track)
Contact
  • (520) 626-6453
  • AHSC, Rm. 2301
  • kleina@arizona.edu
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Biography

Amy Klein MD has been with Banner University Medical Center since July of 2018.  She is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Medicine, Geriatrics, and Palliative Medicine. She spends the majority of her time with the inpatient palliative care service and serves as the Director of Palliative Medicine at Banner University Medical Center Tucson. She also also works with the University of Arizona Cancer Center Supportive Care Clinic.  She is the Program Director for the University of Arizona Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program.  She is actively involved in teaching students, residents, fellows, and faculty about specialty care for patients with serious medical illnesses focused on maximizing quality of life. 

She received her undergraduate degree from Luther College in Decorah, IA, and her MD degree from University of Iowa. She completed her fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University in 2016. She has interest in pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic modalities to improve quality of life for cancer patients,  quality improvement initiatives to improve medical care for hospitalized patients, and development of didactics related to communicaation and symptom management. 

Degrees

  • M.D. Medicine
    • University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
  • B.A. Biology
    • Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, United States

Work Experience

  • Banner University Medical Center (2018 - Ongoing)
  • Beaumont Hospital (2016 - 2018)

Awards

  • Spurring Success for Women in Medicine and Science Fellowship (SSWIMS)
    • University of Arizona Women in Medicine, Summer 2024
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine
    • AAHPM, Winter 2023
  • Torchebearer Award
    • Women in Medicine, Winter 2023

Licensure & Certification

  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine Board Certification, ABIM (2020)
  • Arizona Medical License (2018)
  • Internal Medicine Board Certification, ABIM (2016)

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Interests

Research

Transitions of care especially during periods of life with serious illness, providing culturally competent end of life care, communication during serious medical illness, complex total person medical care during advanced cancer treatment.

Teaching

Palliative care including intense symptom management for patients with cancer and other serious medical illnesses. Improving communication skills by engaging in mindful conversations. Symptom management including opioids, pain adjuvants, antipsychotics, and non-pharmacologic methods of symptom relief.

Courses

2024-25 Courses

  • End Life/Palliative Care
    FCM 850B (Spring 2025)
  • End Life/Palliative Care
    FCM 850B (Fall 2024)

2023-24 Courses

  • End Life/Palliative Care
    FCM 850B (Spring 2024)

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Scholarly Contributions

Journals/Publications

  • Klein, A. (2019). Hospice Care for Patients with Dementia. Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers, 2.

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