Dr. Sanaz Kashan teaches medical students at all stages of their training in pharmacology, cardiovascular and respiratory systems, gastrointestinal and renal systems, palliative medicine, and geriatrics. She also contributes to developing the hospice and palliative care curriculum.
Kashan is the founding program director for the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship and the Transitional Year Residency programs at Aventura Hospital in Aventura, Florida.
Areas of Expertise
- Palliative medicine
- Geriatrics
- End-of-life care
- Bioethics
Research Interests
- End-of-life care
- Advanced care planning
- Cultural factors in patient decision-making
- Pharmacology
- Enhancing the quality of health care through medical education
- Inter-professional teamwork to improve health outcomes
See research publications and more on FIU Discovery.
Education
- Fellowship, Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
- Fellowship, Geriatric Medicine, Hurley Medical Center/Michigan State University, Flint, MI
- Residency, Internal Medicine, Hurley Medical Center/Michigan State University, Flint, MI
- Internship, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center/RWJ Barnabas Health, New Jersey
- M.D., Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran