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Tuesday, July 23, will be my last day with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic. For more information, read my departure letter here.

Dr. Kaoswi Karina Shih is double board certified in Family Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in 2007 at Rice University in ecology and evolutionary biology. She went on to complete her medical degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio in 2011 and completed her Family Medicine residency through the Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program in 2014. She then completed her fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at the University of Texas MD Anderson Center in 2015.

Joined Kelsey-Seybold: February 2023

Awards & Publications

Publications

  • Shih KK, Anderson AE, Brown J, Schuren N, Lyles MY, Williams J, Ross Y, Hampton M, Chen M, Cruz V, Nelson C, Stanton P, Shelal Z, Bruera E. Stay Home, Work Safe: Attitudes and Beliefs of Members of a Department of Palliative Care, Rehabilitation, and Integrative Medicine Regarding Remote Work During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Palliat Med. 2021 Nov 30. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0343. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34847735.
  • Shih KK, Anderson A, Dai J, Fellman B, Moraes AR, Stanton P, Nelson C, Cruz VD, Bruera E. Hybrid Work from Home Clinical Academic Environment: A One-Year Follow-Up Survey of Attitudes and Beliefs of Members of a Department of Palliative Care, Rehabilitation, and Integrative Medicine. J Palliat Med. 2022 Sep 14. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2022.0203. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36108159.
  • Agosta MT, Shih KK, Vidal M, Zhukovsky D, Bruera E. Patient behaviors during virtual clinic encounters in palliative care. Palliat Support Care. 2022 Jun 7:1-3. doi: 10.1017/S1478951522000669. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35670297.
  • Shih, K, Dev R, Dalal S. Pain Management and Symptom Control. In: MD Anderson Manual of Medical Oncology, 4th, In Press. 2022
  • Dev, R, Reddy S, Shih, K. Pain Management and Symptom Control. In: MD Anderson Manual of Medical Oncology, 3rd, 2016
  • Agrawal, C, Shih, K. Constipation and Diarrhea. In: Textbook of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care, 3rd. In Press. 2022
  • Shih, K and Delgado, M. “Symptom Assessment.” In: Oxford University Press Hospice and Palliative Medicine Board Review. In Press
  • Shih, K and Delgado, M. “Geriatric issues in palliative care.” In: Oxford University Press Hospice and Palliative Medicine Board Review. In Press
  • Contributing author/editor Board Review Question Bank Chapters: "Prognostication, Grief and Bereavement, Psychosocial and Spiritual Care, Symptom Management, Dyspnea and Cough," The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Updates in Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Intensive Physician Board Review 2021, Houston TX, Sep. 21 - 23, 2021

Hobbies & Interests

Dr. Shih enjoys hiking, gardening, growing butterfly gardens, bird watching, visiting museums, and traveling.

Medical School

  • University of Texas Health Science Center, 2011

Internship/Residency

  • Family Medicine, Memorial Family Medicine Residency, 2014; Fellowship: Hospice and Palliative Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2015

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Family Medicine - Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Dr. Shih is a member of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and the American Academy of Family Physicians.

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