Kimberly Curseen

Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
Associate Professor

Overview

Kimberly A. Curseen, MD, is the Director of Supportive and Palliative Care Outpatient Services for Emory Healthcare. Dr. Curseen is the director and the primary provider for the Supportive Oncology Clinic. The clinic provides physical, emotional, and spiritual care for patients with cancer at any point in their disease process, and also assists patients with complex decision making.
Dr. Curseen was named a Palliative Medicine Inspirational Leader under 40 by the Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine in 2014-2015

Academic Appointment

Associate Professor of Medicine, Emory University

Education

Degrees

M.D. from Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
B.S. from North Carolina Wesleyan College

Research

Publications

Empathy, expertise, and expeditious communication: identifying how people with hidradenitis suppurativa experience outpatient palliative care.
Arch Dermatol Res Volume: 317 Page(s): 687
04/08/2025 Authors: Soltoff A; Gold S; Echuri H; Curseen K; Soodalter J; Kavalieratos D; Orenstein L
"Telehealth Allows for Flexibility and More Equity": Provider Perspectives on Telehealth for Outpatient Palliative Care for Underserved Patients.
J Palliat Med
02/26/2025 Authors: Bandini JI; Tsuei J; Kavalieratos D; Ahluwalia SC; Vazquez E; Curseen K; Harrison JM
Community Partners' Perceptions of the Benefits and Burdens of Participating in a Community Engagement Course with Medical Students.
J Gen Intern Med Volume: 40 Page(s): 96 - 101
01/01/2025 Authors: Ganguly S; Olsen E; Manguso E; Zeidan A; Kalokhe AS; Curseen K; George M
Telehealth vs In-Person Early Palliative Care for Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer: A Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial.
JAMA Volume: 332 Page(s): 1153 - 1164
09/11/2024 Authors: Greer JA; Temel JS; El-Jawahri A; Rinaldi S; Kamdar M; Park ER; Horick NK; Pintro K; Rabideau DJ; Schwamm L
Social Deprivation and End-of-Life Care Use Among Adults With Cancer.
JCO Oncol Pract Volume: 20 Page(s): 102 - 110
01/01/2024 Authors: Cross SH; Yabroff KR; Yeager KA; Curseen KA; Quest TE; Kamal A; Zarrabi AJ; Kavalieratos D
Healthcare experiences among patients with hidradenitis suppurativa: a qualitative study.
Br J Dermatol Volume: 189 Page(s): 624 - 626
10/25/2023 Authors: Sow Y; Salame N; Siira MR; Flowers N; Garg A; Patzer RE; Kavalieratos D; Curseen KA; Chen SC; Orenstein LAV
Advancing the Vision of Palliative Care for the Older Adult.
Clin Geriatr Med Volume: 39 Page(s): xi - xii
08/01/2023 Authors: Curseen KA
Early Palliative Care for the Geriatric Patient with Cancer.
Clin Geriatr Med Volume: 39 Page(s): 437 - 448
08/01/2023 Authors: Carroll C; Ruder L; Miklosovic C; Bauhof RM; Chiec L; Owusu C; Curseen KA; Gupta M
Advance Care Planning in the Geriatrics Clinic.
Clin Geriatr Med Volume: 39 Page(s): 407 - 416
08/01/2023 Authors: Ben-Moshe S; Curseen KA
Psychedelics and Related Pharmacotherapies as Integrative Medicine for Older Adults in Palliative Care.
Clin Geriatr Med Volume: 39 Page(s): 423 - 436
08/01/2023 Authors: Nigam K; Curseen KA; Beaussant Y
A Web-Based Dyadic Intervention to Manage Psychoneurological Symptoms for Patients With Colorectal Cancer and Their Caregivers: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.
JMIR Res Protoc Volume: 12 Page(s): e48499
06/28/2023 Authors: Lin Y; Porter LS; Chee W; Alese OB; Curseen KA; Higgins MK; Northouse L; Xiao C
Ambulatory palliative care among patients with hidradenitis suppurativa: Aqualitative study.
JAAD Int Volume: 11 Page(s): 147 - 152
06/01/2023 Authors: Chu L; Gangal A; Echuri H; Siira M; Sow Y; Williams MN; Curseen KA; Orenstein LAV
A Different Lens: Using a Critical Race Theory Framework to Discuss Racial Differences in Palliative Care
Volume: 65 Page(s): E266 - E267
03/01/2023 Authors: Marcewicz LJ; Kavalieratos D; Kunihiro S; Curseen KA; Johnson K
Pain experiences among those living with hidradenitis suppurativa: a qualitative study.
Br J Dermatol Volume: 188 Page(s): 41 - 51
01/23/2023 Authors: Orenstein LAV; Salame N; Siira MR; Urbanski M; Flowers NI; Echuri H; Garg A; McKenzie-Brown AM; Curseen KA; Patzer RE
Financial Hardship and Quality of Life Among Patients With Advanced Cancer Receiving Outpatient Palliative Care: A Pilot Study.
Cancer Nurs Volume: 46 Page(s): 3 - 13
01/01/2023 Authors: Belcher SM; Lee H; Nguyen J; Curseen K; Lal A; Zarrabi AJ; Gantz L; Rosenzweig MQ; Hill JL; Yeager KA
Integrating specialist palliative care to improve care and reduce suffering: cystic fibrosis (InSPIRe:CF) - study protocol for a multicentre randomised clinical trial.
BMJ Open Respir Res Volume: 9
09/01/2022 Authors: Lowers J; Dellon EP; Stephenson A; Arnold R; Althouse A; Jeong K; Dubin E; Soodalter J; Hovater C; Bakitas M
Application of Critical Race Theory in Palliative Care Research: A Scoping Review.
J Pain Symptom Manage Volume: 63 Page(s): e667 - e684
06/01/2022 Authors: Marcewicz L; Kunihiro SK; Curseen KA; Johnson K; Kavalieratos D
Integrated Medical Cannabis Consultations in a Palliative Care Program: Policies, Procedures, and Progress after Six Years of Practice.
J Palliat Med Volume: 25 Page(s): 802 - 806
05/01/2022 Authors: Lazris D; Gaur D; Curseen K; Kavalieratos D; Maxwell M; Quest T; Zarrabi AJ
A dose-escalation clinical trial of intranasal ketamine for uncontrolled cancer-related pain.
Pharmacotherapy Volume: 42 Page(s): 298 - 310
04/01/2022 Authors: Singh V; Gillespie TW; Lane O; Spektor B; Zarrabi AJ; Egan K; Curseen K; Tsvetkova M; Beumer JH; Sniecinski R
Response to Fitzgerald Jones et al., Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Delivering Antiracist Care to Black Americans (DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2021.05021).
J Palliat Med Volume: 25 Page(s): 345 - 346
03/01/2022 Authors: Curseen KA; Bullock K
National estimates of mental health service use and unmet needs among adult cancer survivors.
Cancer Volume: 127 Page(s): 4296 - 4305
11/15/2021 Authors: Ji X; Marchak JG; Mertens AC; Curseen KA; Zarrabi AJ; Cummings JR
The Impact of Personal Factors and Patterns of Care on Outcomes for Older Adults Diagnosed with Solid Tumors
Volume: 69 Page(s): S90 - S91
04/01/2021 Authors: Armstrong KA; Lash TL; Curseen KA
Teaching Telepalliative Care: An Elective Rotation for Medical Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
J Palliat Med Volume: 24 Page(s): 318 - 319
03/01/2021 Authors: Lal A; Bell G; Curseen K; Kavalieratos D
Rehabilitation Concerns in the Geriatric Critically Ill and Injured - Part 1.
Crit Care Clin Volume: 37 Page(s): 117 - 134
01/01/2021 Authors: Tapper CX; Curseen K
Will You Hear Me? Have You Heard Me? Do You See Me? Adding Cultural Humility to Resource Allocation and Priority Setting Discussions in the Care of African American Patients With COVID-19.
J Pain Symptom Manage Volume: 60 Page(s): e11 - e14
11/01/2020 Authors: Johnson KA; Quest T; Curseen K
Pain Management in Patients with Serious Illness.
Med Clin North Am Volume: 104 Page(s): 415 - 438
05/01/2020 Authors: Curseen KA; Taj J; Grant Q
Perception of Benefits and Harms of Medical Cannabis among Seriously Ill Patients in an Outpatient Palliative Care Practice.
J Palliat Med Volume: 23 Page(s): 558 - 562
04/01/2020 Authors: Zarrabi AJ; Welsh JW; Sniecinski R; Curseen K; Gillespie T; Baer W; McKenzie-Brown AM; Singh V
EXPLORING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED CANCER IN THE AMBULATORY PALLIATIVE CARE SETTING
Volume: 47
03/01/2020 Authors: Belcher S; Curseen K; Lal A; Nguyen J; Gantz L; Yeager K
Cannabis: A New Addition to the Palliative Care Toolkit
Volume: 59 Page(s): 397 - 397
02/01/2020 Authors: Rosielle DA; Zarrabi AJ; Broglio K; Zama I; Martins-Welch DC; Curseen KA
Instituting a Life-Changing Emergency Response Plan: Because Life Happens to All of Us
Volume: 59 Page(s): 484 - 485
02/01/2020 Authors: Kuntz JG; Quest TE; Taj J; DeSandre PL; Chester R; O'Neill LB; Schmitt M; Curseen KA
Concerns of Patients With Cancer on Accessing Cannabis Products in a State With Restrictive Medical Marijuana Laws: A Survey Study.
J Oncol Pract Volume: 15 Page(s): 531 - 538
10/01/2019 Authors: Singh V; Zarrabi AJ; Curseen KA; Sniecinski R; Welsh JW; McKenzie-Brown AM; Baer W; Gillespie TW
Early Integrated Telehealth versus In-Person Palliative Care for Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer: A Study Protocol.
J Palliat Med Volume: 22 Page(s): 7 - 19
09/01/2019 Authors: Chua IS; Zachariah F; Dale W; Feliciano J; Hanson L; Blackhall L; Quest T; Curseen K; Grey C; Rhodes R
Safety of Intranasal Ketamine for Reducing Uncontrolled Cancer-Related Pain: Protocol of a Phase I/II Clinical Trial.
JMIR Res Protoc Volume: 8 Page(s): e12125
04/30/2019 Authors: Shteamer JW; Harvey RD; Spektor B; Curseen K; Egan K; Chen Z; Gillespie TW; Sniecinski RM; Singh V
How might older age predict differential patterns of palliative care and health disparities outcomes in supportive oncology cohort?
Volume: 66 Page(s): S233 - S233
04/01/2018 Authors: Lal A; Armstrong K; Quest T; Curseen K
Could Payer Mix Affect Length of Stay or Readmissions Among an Outpatient Palliative Care Cohort?
Volume: 55 Page(s): 676 - 676
02/01/2018 Authors: Curseen K; Zarrabi AJ; Armstrong K; Quest T
Demographics and disposition of patients in an academic outpatient palliative care practice.
Volume: 35
11/01/2017 Authors: Zarrabi AJ; Armstrong K; Curseen KA; Quest TE
Could payer mix affect length of stay or readmissions among an outpatient palliative care cohort?
Volume: 35
11/01/2017 Authors: Zarrabi AJ; Armstrong K; Curseen KA; Quest TE
Impact of an initial supportive oncology clinic visit on hospitalizations and emergency department visits.
J Clin Oncol Volume: 33 Page(s): 150
10/10/2015 Authors: Gunter D; Harrell G; Prizer LP; Moulia D; Quest TE
Impact of an initial supportive oncology clinic visit on hospitalizations and emergency department visits.
Volume: 33
10/10/2015 Authors: Curseen KA; Gunter D; Harrell G; Prizer LP; Moulia D; Quest TE
Updates in palliative medicine.
J Ark Med Soc Volume: 110 Page(s): 34 - 37
08/01/2013 Authors: Harrington SB; Curseen K; Devan R
Are Blood Transfusions for Vague Symptoms Useful in the Elderly?
Volume: 61 Page(s): S132 - S133
04/01/2013 Authors: Raza S; Wei JY; Riggs A; Podrazik P; Simmons S; Mendiratta P; Curseen K; Azhar G; Ozdemir B
Trends in percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement in the elderly from 1993 to 2003.
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen Volume: 27 Page(s): 609 - 613
12/01/2012 Authors: Mendiratta P; Tilford JM; Prodhan P; Curseen K; Azhar G; Wei JY
Optimizing medication management in geriatric patients.
Volume: 57 Page(s): S139 - S139
03/01/2009 Authors: Azhar G; Ammons K; Vire S; Mendiratta P; Shams D; Curseen K; Wei J; Liem P
The microcirculation in experimental hypertension and aging.
Cardiovasc Res Volume: 32 Page(s): 772 - 780
10/01/1996 Authors: Hutchins PM; Lynch CD; Cooney PT; Curseen KA

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